synapse/docs
Nicolai Søborg e2dabec996
Docs: Quote wildcard federation_certificate_verification_whitelist (#11381)
Otherwise I get this beautiful stacktrace:

```
python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path /etc/matrix/homeserver.yaml
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/root/synapse/synapse/app/homeserver.py", line 455, in <module>
    main()
  File "/root/synapse/synapse/app/homeserver.py", line 445, in main
    hs = setup(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/root/synapse/synapse/app/homeserver.py", line 345, in setup
    config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
  File "/root/synapse/synapse/config/_base.py", line 671, in load_or_generate_config
    config_dict = read_config_files(config_files)
  File "/root/synapse/synapse/config/_base.py", line 717, in read_config_files
    yaml_config = yaml.safe_load(file_stream)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/__init__.py", line 125, in safe_load
    return load(stream, SafeLoader)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/__init__.py", line 81, in load
    return loader.get_single_data()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/constructor.py", line 49, in get_single_data
    node = self.get_single_node()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 36, in get_single_node
    document = self.compose_document()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 55, in compose_document
    node = self.compose_node(None, None)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 84, in compose_node
    node = self.compose_mapping_node(anchor)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 133, in compose_mapping_node
    item_value = self.compose_node(node, item_key)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 82, in compose_node
    node = self.compose_sequence_node(anchor)
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/composer.py", line 110, in compose_sequence_node
    while not self.check_event(SequenceEndEvent):
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/parser.py", line 98, in check_event
    self.current_event = self.state()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/parser.py", line 379, in parse_block_sequence_first_entry
    return self.parse_block_sequence_entry()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/parser.py", line 384, in parse_block_sequence_entry
    if not self.check_token(BlockEntryToken, BlockEndToken):
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/scanner.py", line 116, in check_token
    self.fetch_more_tokens()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/scanner.py", line 227, in fetch_more_tokens
    return self.fetch_alias()
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/scanner.py", line 610, in fetch_alias
    self.tokens.append(self.scan_anchor(AliasToken))
  File "/root/synapse/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/yaml/scanner.py", line 922, in scan_anchor
    raise ScannerError("while scanning an %s" % name, start_mark,
yaml.scanner.ScannerError: while scanning an alias
  in "/etc/matrix/homeserver.yaml", line 614, column 5
expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found '.'
  in "/etc/matrix/homeserver.yaml", line 614, column 6
```

Signed-off-by: Nicolai Søborg <git@xn--sb-lka.org>
2021-11-18 12:24:40 +00:00
..
admin_api Add ability to un-shadow-ban via the admin API. (#11347) 2021-11-16 12:43:53 +00:00
development Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
modules Make minor correction to type of auth_checkers callbacks (#11253) 2021-11-04 17:10:11 +00:00
privacy_policy_templates/en
setup Suggest using /etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ for configuration with Debian packages (#11281) 2021-11-12 13:17:06 +00:00
systemd-with-workers Minor cleanup to Debian packaging (#11269) 2021-11-07 21:18:33 +00:00
usage Add documentation page stubs for Single Sign-On, SAML and CAS pages (#11298) 2021-11-10 17:54:56 +00:00
website_files
.sample_config_header.yaml
ancient_architecture_notes.md change 'Home Server' to one word 'homeserver' (#11320) 2021-11-16 10:21:01 +00:00
application_services.md
architecture.md
auth_chain_diff.dot
auth_chain_diff.dot.png
auth_chain_difference_algorithm.md
CAPTCHA_SETUP.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
code_style.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
consent_tracking.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
delegate.md Support for serving server well-known files (#11211) 2021-11-01 15:10:16 +00:00
deprecation_policy.md
favicon.png
favicon.svg
federate.md
jwt.md
log_contexts.md
manhole.md
media_repository.md
message_retention_policies.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
metrics-howto.md
MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md
openid.md Add doc to integrate synapse with LemonLDAP OIDC (#11257) 2021-11-05 12:08:02 +00:00
opentracing.md
password_auth_providers.md Correct target of link to the modules page from the Password Auth Providers page (#11309) 2021-11-12 12:58:39 +00:00
postgres.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
presence_router_module.md
README.md
replication.md
reverse_proxy.md Add domain specific matching for haproxy config (#11128) 2021-11-01 14:16:02 +00:00
room_and_user_statistics.md
sample_config.yaml Docs: Quote wildcard federation_certificate_verification_whitelist (#11381) 2021-11-18 12:24:40 +00:00
sample_log_config.yaml
server_notices.md
spam_checker.md
sso_mapping_providers.md
structured_logging.md
SUMMARY.md Add documentation page stubs for Single Sign-On, SAML and CAS pages (#11298) 2021-11-10 17:54:56 +00:00
synctl_workers.md Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs (#11221) 2021-11-01 11:35:55 +00:00
tcp_replication.md
templates.md
turn-howto.md Merge branch 'master' into develop 2021-11-17 14:19:56 +00:00
upgrade.md Remove deprecated delete room admin API (#11213) 2021-11-01 15:11:24 +00:00
user_directory.md
welcome_and_overview.md
workers.md Add support for /_matrix/media/v3 APIs (#11371) 2021-11-17 15:30:24 +00:00

Synapse Documentation

The documentation is currently hosted here. Please update any links to point to the new website instead.

About

This directory currently holds a series of markdown files documenting how to install, use and develop Synapse. The documentation is readable directly from this repository, but it is recommended to instead browse through the website for easier discoverability.

Adding to the documentation

Most of the documentation currently exists as top-level files, as when organising them into a structured website, these files were kept in place so that existing links would not break. The rest of the documentation is stored in folders, such as setup, usage, and development etc. All new documentation files should be placed in structured folders. For example:

To create a new user-facing documentation page about a new Single Sign-On protocol named "MyCoolProtocol", one should create a new file with a relevant name, such as "my_cool_protocol.md". This file might fit into the documentation structure at:

  • Usage
    • Configuration
      • User Authentication
        • Single Sign-On
          • My Cool Protocol

Given that, one would place the new file under usage/configuration/user_authentication/single_sign_on/my_cool_protocol.md.

Note that the structure of the documentation (and thus the left sidebar on the website) is determined by the list in SUMMARY.md. The final thing to do when adding a new page is to add a new line linking to the new documentation file:

- [My Cool Protocol](usage/configuration/user_authentication/single_sign_on/my_cool_protocol.md)

Building the documentation

The documentation is built with mdbook, and the outline of the documentation is determined by the structure of SUMMARY.md.

First, get mdbook. Then, from the root of the repository, build the documentation with:

mdbook build

The rendered contents will be outputted to a new book/ directory at the root of the repository. You can browse the book by opening book/index.html in a web browser.

You can also have mdbook host the docs on a local webserver with hot-reload functionality via:

mdbook serve

The URL at which the docs can be viewed at will be logged.

Configuration and theming

The look and behaviour of the website is configured by the book.toml file at the root of the repository. See mdbook's documentation on configuration for available options.

The site can be themed and additionally extended with extra UI and features. See website_files/README.md for details.