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# Setting up maubot (optional)
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The playbook can install and configure [maubot](https://github.com/maubot/maubot) for you.
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After setting up maubot, you can use the web management interface to make it do things.
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The default location of the management interface is `matrix.example.com/_matrix/maubot/`
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See the project's [documentation](https://docs.mau.fi/maubot/usage/basic.html) to learn what it
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does and why it might be useful to you.
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## Adjusting the playbook configuration
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To enable maubot, add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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matrix_bot_maubot_enabled: true
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# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
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# matrix_bot_maubot_login: bot.maubot
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# Generate a strong password here. Consider generating it with `pwgen -s 64 1`
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matrix_bot_maubot_initial_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
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matrix_bot_maubot_admins:
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- yourusername: securepassword
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```
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You can add multiple admins. The admin accounts are only used to access the maubot administration interface.
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### Adjusting the maubot URL
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By default, this playbook installs maubot on the `matrix.` subdomain, at the `/_matrix/maubot/` path (https://matrix.example.com/_matrix/maubot/). 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.
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By tweaking the `matrix_bot_maubot_hostname` and `matrix_bot_maubot_path_prefix` variables, you can easily make the service available at a **different hostname and/or path** than the default one.
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Example additional configuration for your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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# Change the default hostname and path prefix
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matrix_bot_maubot_hostname: maubot.example.com
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matrix_bot_maubot_path_prefix: /
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```
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## Adjusting DNS records
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If you've changed the default hostname, **you may need to adjust your DNS** records to point the maubot domain to the Matrix server.
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See [Configuring DNS](configuring-dns.md) for details about DNS changes.
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If you've decided to use the default hostname, you won't need to do any extra DNS configuration.
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## Installing
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After configuring the playbook and potentially [adjusting your DNS records](#adjusting-dns-records), run the [installation](installing.md) command: `just install-all`
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**Notes**:
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- if you change the bot password (`matrix_bot_maubot_initial_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_maubot_initial_password` to let the bot know its new password
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## Usage
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By default, you can visit `matrix.example.com/_matrix/maubot/` to manage your available plugins, clients and instances.
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You should start in the following order
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1. **Create one or more clients**: A client is a Matrix account which the bot will use to message. By default, the playbook creates a `bot.maubot` account (as per the configuration above). You only need to [obtain an access token](#obtaining-an-access-token) for it
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2. **Upload some Plugins**: Plugins can be obtained from [here](https://github.com/maubot/maubot#plugins) or any other source.
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3. **Create an instance**: An instance is the actual bot. You have to specify a client which the bot instance will use
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and the plugin (how the bot will behave)
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## Obtaining an access token
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This can be done via `mbc login` then `mbc auth` (see the [maubot documentation](https://docs.mau.fi/maubot/usage/cli/auth.html)). To run these commands, you'll first need to `exec` into the maubot container with `docker exec -it matrix-bot-maubot sh`.
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Alternatively, you can follow our generic [obtain an access token](obtaining-access-tokens.md) documentation. Be aware that you'd better use the **Obtain an access token via curl** method (not **Obtain an access token via Element**) as the latter will give your bot issues in encrypted rooms. Read [more](https://docs.mau.fi/maubot/usage/basic.html#creating-clients).
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