Merge pull request #794 from matrix-org/kegan/join-with-server-name

Allow clients to specify a server_name to avoid 'No known servers'

synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py

@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         if RoomID.is_valid(room_identifier):
             room_id = room_identifier
+            try:
+                remote_room_hosts = request.args["server_name"]
+            except:
                 remote_room_hosts = None
         elif RoomAlias.is_valid(room_identifier):
             handler = self.handlers.room_member_handler