From 0c9e9703b1ee0cf591a0b82ed390f1decfc0b95b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Cloke Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:45:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify confusing wording. --- docs/workers.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md index 42b5f4b6c2..3bb679fa37 100644 --- a/docs/workers.md +++ b/docs/workers.md @@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ stream_writers: #### Background tasks There is also *experimental* support for moving background tasks to a separate -worker. These are either run periodically or started via replication and which -tasks are run depend on your Synapse configuration (e.g. if stats is enabled). +worker. Background tasks are run periodically or started via replication. Exactly +which tasks are configured to run depends on your Synapse configuration (e.g. if +stats is enabled). To enable this, the worker must have a `worker_name` and be listed in the `instance_map` config. For example, to move background tasks to a dedicated