matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/docs/configuring-playbook-bot-honoroit.md
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# Setting up Honoroit (optional)
The playbook can install and configure [Honoroit](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit) for you.
It's a bot you can use to setup **your own helpdesk on matrix**
See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit#how-it-looks-like) to learn what it does with screenshots and why it might be useful to you.
## Adjusting the playbook configuration
To enable Honoroit, add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
```yaml
matrix_bot_honoroit_enabled: true
# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
# matrix_bot_honoroit_login: honoroit
# Generate a strong password here. Consider generating it with `pwgen -s 64 1`
matrix_bot_honoroit_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust this to your room ID
matrix_bot_honoroit_roomid: "!yourRoomID:{{ matrix_domain }}"
```
### Adjusting the Honoroit URL
By default, this playbook installs Honoroit on the `matrix.` subdomain, at the `/honoroit` path (https://matrix.example.com/honoroit). This makes it easy to install it, because it **doesn't require additional DNS records to be set up**. If that's okay, you can skip this section.
By tweaking the `matrix_bot_honoroit_hostname` and `matrix_bot_honoroit_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:
```yaml
# Change the default hostname and path prefix
matrix_bot_honoroit_hostname: honoroit.example.com
matrix_bot_honoroit_path_prefix: /
```
## Adjusting DNS records
If you've changed the default hostname, **you may need to adjust your DNS** records to point the Honoroit domain to the Matrix server.
See [Configuring DNS](configuring-dns.md) for details about DNS changes.
If you've decided to use the default hostname, you won't need to do any extra DNS configuration.
## Installing
After configuring the playbook and potentially [adjusting your DNS records](#adjusting-dns-records), run the [installation](installing.md) command:
```sh
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-users-created,start
```
**Notes**:
- the `ensure-matrix-users-created` playbook tag makes the playbook automatically create the bot's user account
- if you change the bot password (`matrix_bot_honoroit_password` in your `vars.yml` file) subsequently, the bot user's credentials on the homeserver won't be updated automatically. If you'd like to change the bot user's password, use a tool like [synapse-admin](configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md) to change it, and then update `matrix_bot_honoroit_password` to let the bot know its new password
## Usage
To use the bot, invite the `@honoroit:example.com` to the room you specified in config, after that any Matrix user can send a message to the `@honoroit:example.com` to start a new thread in that room.
Send `!ho help` to the room to see the bot's help menu for additional commands.
You can also refer to the upstream [documentation](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit#features).