matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/docs/configuring-playbook-bot-matrix-reminder-bot.md
Slavi Pantaleev c3dc64b1d5 Add matrix-user-creator role - automatic user account creation support
We no longer ask users to create Matrix user accounts for these bots:

- Postmoogle
- Honoroit
- Reminder Bot

Other bots and services (matrix-registration-bot, maubot, mjolnir,
Dimension, etc.) require an Access Token to run (not a password),
so this new role doesn't help for them.

It does help for the above bots though, and for defining your own
"initial user accounts" in the `matrix_user_creator_users_additional`
variable.
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# Setting up matrix-reminder-bot (optional)
The playbook can install and configure [matrix-reminder-bot](https://github.com/anoadragon453/matrix-reminder-bot) for you.
It's a bot you can use to **schedule one-off & recurring reminders and alarms**.
See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/anoadragon453/matrix-reminder-bot#usage) to learn what it does and why it might be useful to you.
## Adjusting the playbook configuration
Add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` file:
```yaml
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_enabled: true
# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
# matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_id_localpart: bot.matrix-reminder-bot
# Generate a strong password here. Consider generating it with `pwgen -s 64 1`
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust this to your timezone
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_reminders_timezone: Europe/London
```
## Installing
After configuring the playbook, run the [installation](installing.md) command again:
```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_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_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_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_password` to let the bot know its new password
## Usage
To use the bot, start a chat with `@bot.matrix-reminder-bot:DOMAIN` (where `YOUR_DOMAIN` is your base domain, not the `matrix.` domain).
You can also add the bot to any existing Matrix room (`/invite @bot.matrix-reminder-bot:DOMAIN`).
Basic usage is like this: `!remindme in 2 minutes; This is a test`
Send `!help reminders` to the room to see the bot's help menu for additional commands.
You can also refer to the upstream [Usage documentation](https://github.com/anoadragon453/matrix-reminder-bot#usage).