matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/docs/configuring-playbook-client-hydrogen.md
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Edit descriptions about installation of components (#3842)
* Replace installation command shortcut for the "just" program with the most conservative raw ansible-playbook command

This commit replaces installation command shortcut ("recipe") for the "just" program with the raw ansible-playbook command, so that the shortcut will be added to it later. The command is so conservative that failure of the command will mean something is clearly broken.

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* Add comments about using setup-all instead of install-all

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* Add description about shortcut command with the "just" program to the ansible-playbook command with "setup-all" and "start" tags

It also explains difference between "just install-all" and "just setup-all" recipes. The explanation is based on docs/playbook-tags.md

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* Update raw ansible-playbook command to have it do what "just install-all" or "just setup-all" does

Since "just install-all" or "just setup-all" invokes "ensure-matrix-users-created" as well, it needs adding to the raw ansible-playbook command.

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* Remove "ensure-matrix-users-created" from the raw ansible-playbook command which does not need it

Also: update the "just" recipes accordingly. "just install-all" and "just setup-all" run "ensure-matrix-users-created" tag as well, therefore they need to be replaced with "run-tags" recipes to skip "ensure-matrix-users-created"

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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md: add ensure-matrix-users-created to the raw ansible-playbook

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* Add description about "ensure-matrix-users-created" and create a list with description about shortcut commands with "just"

This commit also fixes list item capitalization and punctuation.

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* Add notes bullet lists

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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md and docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md: adopt common instructions

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* Replace "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags"

Now that shortcut commands for the "just" program are displayed along with the existing "installation command", this commit replaces "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" in order to prevent misunderstanding and confusion.

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* Add notes about changing passwords of users specified on vars.yml

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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-alertmanager-receiver.md: remove the direction to proceed to Usage

Such a kind of direction is not used on other documentation, so it should be fine to just remove it.

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* Update docs/importing-synapse-media-store.md: code block for ansible-playbook

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Setting up Hydrogen (optional)

This playbook can install the Hydrogen Matrix web client for you.

Hydrogen is a lightweight web client that supports mobile and legacy web browsers. It can be installed alongside or instead of Element Web.

Adjusting the playbook configuration

To enable Hydrogen, add the following configuration to your inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml file:

matrix_client_hydrogen_enabled: true

Adjusting the Hydrogen URL

By default, this playbook installs Hydrogen on the hydrogen. subdomain (hydrogen.example.com) and requires you to adjust your DNS records.

By tweaking the matrix_client_hydrogen_hostname and matrix_client_hydrogen_path_prefix variables, you can easily make the service available at a different hostname and/or path than the default one.

Example additional configuration for your inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml file:

# Switch to the domain used for Matrix services (`matrix.example.com`),
# so we won't need to add additional DNS records for Hydrogen.
matrix_client_hydrogen_hostname: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}"

# Expose under the /hydrogen subpath
matrix_client_hydrogen_path_prefix: /hydrogen

Adjusting DNS records

Once you've decided on the domain and path, you may need to adjust your DNS records to point the Hydrogen domain to the Matrix server.

By default, you will need to create a CNAME record for hydrogen. See Configuring DNS for details about DNS changes.

If you've decided to reuse the matrix. domain, you won't need to do any extra DNS configuration.

Installing

After configuring the playbook and potentially adjusting your DNS records, run the playbook with playbook tags as below:

ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start

The shortcut commands with just program are also available: just run-tags install-all,start or just run-tags setup-all,start

just run-tags install-all,start is useful for maintaining your setup quickly when its components remain unchanged. If you adjust your vars.yml to remove other components, you'd need to run just run-tags setup-all,start, or these components will still remain installed. For more information about just shortcuts, take a look at this page: Running just commands