From 3479599387164aca2613e88d1697191b087e55bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dirk Klimpel <5740567+dklimpel@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 19:35:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add missing worker settings to shared configuration (#14748) * Add missing worker settings to shared configuration * newsfile * update docs after review * more update for doc * This -> These Co-authored-by: David Robertson --- changelog.d/14748.doc | 1 + .../configuration/config_documentation.md | 54 ++++++++++++++++--- docs/workers.md | 41 ++++++++++++-- 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/14748.doc diff --git a/changelog.d/14748.doc b/changelog.d/14748.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6926136f79 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/14748.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add missing worker settings to shared configuration documentation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md index 6cfcce817f..93d6c7fb02 100644 --- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md +++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md @@ -2623,18 +2623,18 @@ state events are shared with users: - `m.room.topic` To change the default behavior, use the following sub-options: -* `disable_default_event_types`: boolean. Set to `true` to disable the above +* `disable_default_event_types`: boolean. Set to `true` to disable the above defaults. If this is enabled, only the event types listed in `additional_event_types` are shared. Defaults to `false`. -* `additional_event_types`: A list of additional state events to include in the - events to be shared. By default, this list is empty (so only the default event +* `additional_event_types`: A list of additional state events to include in the + events to be shared. By default, this list is empty (so only the default event types are shared). Each entry in this list should be either a single string or a list of two - strings. + strings. * A standalone string `t` represents all events with type `t` (i.e. with no restrictions on state keys). - * A pair of strings `[t, s]` represents a single event with type `t` and + * A pair of strings `[t, s]` represents a single event with type `t` and state key `s`. The same type can appear in two entries with different state keys: in this situation, both state keys are included in prejoin state. @@ -3126,7 +3126,7 @@ Options for each entry include: * `picture_claim`: name of the claim containing an url for the user's profile picture. Defaults to 'picture', which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide and has to refer to a direct image file such as PNG, JPEG, or GIF image file. - + Currently only supported in monolithic (single-process) server configurations where the media repository runs within the Synapse process. @@ -3864,6 +3864,48 @@ Example configuration: ```yaml run_background_tasks_on: worker1 ``` +--- +### `update_user_directory_from_worker` + +The [worker](../../workers.md#updating-the-user-directory) that is used to +update the user directory. If not provided this defaults to the main process. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +update_user_directory_from_worker: worker1 +``` + +_Added in Synapse 1.59.0._ + +--- +### `notify_appservices_from_worker` + +The [worker](../../workers.md#notifying-application-services) that is used to +send output traffic to Application Services. If not provided this defaults +to the main process. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +notify_appservices_from_worker: worker1 +``` + +_Added in Synapse 1.59.0._ + +--- +### `media_instance_running_background_jobs` + +The [worker](../../workers.md#synapseappmedia_repository) that is used to run +background tasks for media repository. If running multiple media repositories +you must configure a single instance to run the background tasks. If not provided +this defaults to the main process or your single `media_repository` worker. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +media_instance_running_background_jobs: worker1 +``` + +_Added in Synapse 1.16.0._ + --- ### `redis` diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md index c21638564e..bc66f0e1bc 100644 --- a/docs/workers.md +++ b/docs/workers.md @@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ An example for a dedicated background worker instance: You can designate one generic worker to update the user directory. -Specify its name in the shared configuration as follows: +Specify its name in the [shared configuration](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#update_user_directory_from_worker) +as follows: ```yaml update_user_directory_from_worker: worker_name @@ -490,7 +491,8 @@ worker application type. You can designate one generic worker to send output traffic to Application Services. Doesn't handle any REST endpoints itself, but you should specify its name in the -shared configuration as follows: +[shared configuration](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#notify_appservices_from_worker) +as follows: ```yaml notify_appservices_from_worker: worker_name @@ -502,11 +504,38 @@ after setting this option in the shared configuration! This style of configuration supersedes the legacy `synapse.app.appservice` worker application type. +#### Push Notifications + +You can designate generic worker to sending push notifications to +a [push gateway](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.5/push-gateway-api/) such as +[sygnal](https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal) and email. + +This will stop the main process sending push notifications. + +The workers responsible for sending push notifications can be defined using the +[`pusher_instances`](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#pusher_instances) +option. For example: + +```yaml +pusher_instances: + - pusher_worker1 + - pusher_worker2 +``` + +Multiple workers can be added to this map, in which case the work is balanced +across them. Ensure the main process and all pusher workers are restarted after changing +this option. + +These workers don't need to accept incoming HTTP requests to send push notifications, +so no additional reverse proxy configuration is required for pusher workers. + +This style of configuration supersedes the legacy `synapse.app.pusher` +worker application type. ### `synapse.app.pusher` It is likely this option will be deprecated in the future and is not recommended for new -installations. Instead, [use `synapse.app.generic_worker` with the `pusher_instances`](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#pusher_instances). +installations. Instead, [use `synapse.app.generic_worker` with the `pusher_instances`](#push-notifications). Handles sending push notifications to sygnal and email. Doesn't handle any REST endpoints itself, but you should set @@ -547,7 +576,7 @@ Note this worker cannot be load-balanced: only one instance should be active. ### `synapse.app.federation_sender` It is likely this option will be deprecated in the future and not recommended for -new installations. Instead, [use `synapse.app.generic_worker` with the `federation_sender_instances`](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#federation_sender_instances). +new installations. Instead, [use `synapse.app.generic_worker` with the `federation_sender_instances`](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#federation_sender_instances). Handles sending federation traffic to other servers. Doesn't handle any REST endpoints itself, but you should set @@ -606,7 +635,9 @@ expose the `media` resource. For example: ``` Note that if running multiple media repositories they must be on the same server -and you must configure a single instance to run the background tasks, e.g.: +and you must specify a single instance to run the background tasks in the +[shared configuration](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md#media_instance_running_background_jobs), +e.g.: ```yaml media_instance_running_background_jobs: "media-repository-1"