synapse/docs
David Robertson 872dbb0181
Correct check_username_for_spam annotations and docs (#12246)
* Formally type the UserProfile in user searches
* export UserProfile in synapse.module_api
* Update docs

Co-authored-by: Sean Quah <8349537+squahtx@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-03-18 13:51:41 +00:00
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admin_api Document why auth providers aren't validated in the admin API. (#12004) 2022-02-18 17:24:25 +00:00
development Note that contributors can sign off privately (#12204) 2022-03-11 11:10:20 +00:00
modules Correct check_username_for_spam annotations and docs (#12246) 2022-03-18 13:51:41 +00:00
other Enable complexity checking in complexity checking docs example (#11998) 2022-03-02 16:11:16 +00:00
privacy_policy_templates/en Update documentation and templates for new consent 2018-10-12 17:53:14 -06:00
setup Update installation docs to indicate that we support Python 3.10 (#11820) 2022-01-26 16:05:29 -08:00
systemd-with-workers Minor cleanup to Debian packaging (#11269) 2021-11-07 21:18:33 +00:00
usage Move scripts directory inside synapse, exposing as setuptools entry_points (#12118) 2022-03-02 13:00:16 +00:00
website_files Removed page summaries from the top of installation and contributing doc pages (#10711) 2021-08-27 14:19:17 +00:00
.sample_config_header.yaml Fix broken links in INSTALL.md (#10331) 2021-07-08 15:46:13 +01:00
ancient_architecture_notes.md change 'Home Server' to one word 'homeserver' (#11320) 2021-11-16 10:21:01 +00:00
application_services.md Add some explanation to application_services.md (#7091) 2020-04-27 15:03:09 +01:00
architecture.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
auth_chain_diff.dot Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
auth_chain_diff.dot.png Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
auth_chain_difference_algorithm.md Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
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 Add suffices to scripts in scripts-dev (#12137) 2022-03-02 18:00:26 +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 Add notes about dropping support for Python 3.6 and Postgres 9.6. 2021-12-21 12:06:31 +00:00
favicon.png Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
favicon.svg Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
federate.md Clean-up demo scripts & documentation (#12143) 2022-03-08 15:02:59 -05:00
jwt.md Add config for customizing the claim used for JWT logins. (#11361) 2021-11-22 13:01:03 -05:00
log_contexts.md Fix 2 typos in docs/log_contexts.md (#10795) 2021-09-10 16:33:36 +01:00
manhole.md Remove HomeServer.get_datastore() (#12031) 2022-02-23 11:04:02 +00:00
media_repository.md Update the media repository documentation (#11415) 2021-11-29 15:37:56 +00:00
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 Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
openid.md Update documentation for configuring facebook login (#11755) 2022-01-17 12:35:00 +00:00
opentracing.md Support enabling opentracing by user (#9978) 2021-05-14 10:51:08 +01:00
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 Move synctl into synapse._scripts and expose as an entrypoint (#12140) 2022-03-04 11:58:49 +00:00
presence_router_module.md Port the PresenceRouter module interface to the new generic interface (#10524) 2021-08-17 13:22:45 +00:00
README.md Update README.md 2021-11-19 14:01:55 -08:00
replication.md Docs: Use something other than the document name to describe a page (#10399) 2021-07-15 12:47:55 +01:00
reverse_proxy.md update ngnix reverse-proxy example (#11680) 2022-01-04 22:31:45 +00:00
room_and_user_statistics.md Remove functionality associated with unused historical stats tables (#9721) 2021-07-08 16:57:13 +01:00
sample_config.yaml Add config settings for background update parameters (#11980) 2022-03-11 10:46:45 -08:00
sample_log_config.yaml Make PeriodicallyFlushingMemoryHandler the default logging handler. (#10518) 2021-08-17 13:13:11 +01:00
server_notices.md Docs: Use something other than the document name to describe a page (#10399) 2021-07-15 12:47:55 +01:00
spam_checker.md Make deprecation notice of the spam checker doc more obvious (#10395) 2021-07-15 15:54:22 +02:00
sso_mapping_providers.md Clarify SSO mapping provider documentation by writing def or async def before the names of methods, as appropriate. (#11681) 2022-01-05 11:25:32 +00:00
structured_logging.md Remove support for the legacy structured logging configuration. (#12008) 2022-02-17 13:32:18 +00:00
SUMMARY.md Clean-up demo scripts & documentation (#12143) 2022-03-08 15:02:59 -05:00
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 Fix deleting pushers when using sharded pushers. (#9465) 2021-02-22 21:14:42 +00:00
templates.md Implement a Jinja2 filter to extract localparts from email addresses (#12212) 2022-03-11 15:15:11 +00:00
turn-howto.md Move synctl into synapse._scripts and expose as an entrypoint (#12140) 2022-03-04 11:58:49 +00:00
upgrade.md Deprecate the groups/communities endpoints and add an experimental configuration flag. (#12200) 2022-03-12 13:23:37 -05:00
user_directory.md Add an admin API to run background jobs. (#11352) 2021-11-19 19:39:46 +00:00
welcome_and_overview.md Add content to the Synapse documentation intro page (#10990) 2021-10-06 17:09:35 +00:00
workers.md Document that most streams can only have a single writer. (#12196) 2022-03-10 18:15:19 +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. Please note that index.html is not built by default, it is created by copying over the file welcome_and_overview.html to index.html during deployment. Thus, when running mdbook serve locally the book will initially show a 404 in place of the index due to the above. Do not be alarmed!

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.