From 53dbf2738cc9dcc3cf9f65c4281799a5523f29e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Slavi Pantaleev Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 09:44:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Try to improve Dendrite announcement message This is an attempt to address this: https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/commit/dc893485d1a3893dfebd2f55c5a45ddb14e1dd74#commitcomment-63097721 --- CHANGELOG.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 3fc0e741d..3b5f1fe0a 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## Dendrite support -**Existing (Synapse) installations need to be updated**, see below. +**TLDR**: We now have optional experimental [Dendrite](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite) homeserver support for new installations. **Existing (Synapse) installations need to be updated**, because some internals changed. See [Adapting the configuration for existing Synapse installations](#adapting-the-configuration-for-existing-synapse-installations). [Jip J. Dekker](https://github.com/Dekker1) did the [initial work](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/pull/818) of adding [Dendrite](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite) support to the playbook back in January 2021. Lots of work (and time) later, Dendrite support is finally ready for testing. @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ The playbook was previously quite [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synaps **Synapse is still the default homeserver implementation** installed by the playbook. A new variable (`matrix_homeserver_implementation`) controls which server implementation is enabled (`synapse` or `dendrite` at the given moment). +### Adapting the configuration for existing Synapse installations + Because the playbook is not so Synapse-centric anymore, a small configuration change is necessary for existing installations to bring them up to date. The `vars.yml` file for **existing installations will need to be updated**: @@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ The `vars.yml` file for **existing installations will need to be updated**: matrix_homeserver_generic_secret_key: "{{ matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_key }}" ``` +### Trying out Dendrite + Finally, **to try out Dendrite**, we recommend that you **use a new server** and the following addition to your `vars.yml` configuration: ```yaml