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nixos/matrix-synapse: update documentation
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<para>
This chapter will show you how to set up your own, self-hosted Matrix
homeserver using the Synapse reference homeserver, and how to serve your own
copy of the Riot web client. See the
copy of the Element web client. See the
<link xlink:href="https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html">Try
Matrix Now!</link> overview page for links to Riot Apps for Android and iOS,
Matrix Now!</link> overview page for links to Element Apps for Android and iOS,
desktop clients, as well as bridges to other networks and other projects
around Matrix.
</para>
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ in {
"m.homeserver" = { "base_url" = "https://${fqdn}"; };
"m.identity_server" = { "base_url" = "https://vector.im"; };
};
# ACAO required to allow riot-web on any URL to request this json file
# ACAO required to allow element-web on any URL to request this json file
in ''
add_header Content-Type application/json;
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ in {
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.forceSSL">forceSSL</link> = true;
# Or do a redirect instead of the 404, or whatever is appropriate for you.
# But do not put a Matrix Web client here! See the Riot Web section below.
# But do not put a Matrix Web client here! See the Element web section below.
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.locations._name_.extraConfig">locations."/".extraConfig</link> = ''
return 404;
'';
@ -171,17 +171,19 @@ Success!
option until a better solution for NixOS is in place.
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-services-matrix-riot-web">
<title>Riot Web Client</title>
<section xml:id="module-services-matrix-element-web">
<title>Element (formerly known as Riot) Web Client</title>
<para>
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/">Riot Web</link> is
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/">Element Web</link> is
the reference web client for Matrix and developed by the core team at
matrix.org. The following snippet can be optionally added to the code before
matrix.org. Element was formerly known as Riot.im, see the
<link xlink:href="https://element.io/blog/welcome-to-element/">Element introductory blog post</link>
for more information. The following snippet can be optionally added to the code before
to complete the synapse installation with a web client served at
<code>https://riot.myhostname.example.org</code> and
<code>https://riot.example.org</code>. Alternatively, you can use the hosted
copy at <link xlink:href="https://riot.im/app">https://riot.im/app</link>,
<code>https://element.myhostname.example.org</code> and
<code>https://element.example.org</code>. Alternatively, you can use the hosted
copy at <link xlink:href="https://app.element.io/">https://app.element.io/</link>,
or use other web clients or native client applications. Due to the
<literal>/.well-known</literal> urls set up done above, many clients should
fill in the required connection details automatically when you enter your
@ -191,14 +193,14 @@ Success!
featureset.
<programlisting>
{
services.nginx.virtualHosts."riot.${fqdn}" = {
services.nginx.virtualHosts."element.${fqdn}" = {
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.enableACME">enableACME</link> = true;
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.forceSSL">forceSSL</link> = true;
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.serverAliases">serverAliases</link> = [
"riot.${config.networking.domain}"
"element.${config.networking.domain}"
];
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.root">root</link> = pkgs.riot-web.override {
<link linkend="opt-services.nginx.virtualHosts._name_.root">root</link> = pkgs.element-web.override {
conf = {
default_server_config."m.homeserver" = {
"base_url" = "${config.networking.domain}";
@ -212,13 +214,13 @@ Success!
</para>
<para>
Note that the Riot developers do not recommend running Riot and your Matrix
Note that the Element developers do not recommend running Element and your Matrix
homeserver on the same fully-qualified domain name for security reasons. In
the example, this means that you should not reuse the
<literal>myhostname.example.org</literal> virtualHost to also serve Riot,
<literal>myhostname.example.org</literal> virtualHost to also serve Element,
but instead serve it on a different subdomain, like
<literal>riot.example.org</literal> in the example. See the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web#important-security-note">Riot
<literal>element.example.org</literal> in the example. See the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web#important-security-note">Element
Important Security Notes</link> for more information on this subject.
</para>
</section>