Update settings for Synapse v1.14.0

roles/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml

@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ matrix_synapse_password_config_localdb_enabled: true
 # Controls the number of events that Synapse caches in memory.
 matrix_synapse_event_cache_size: "100K"
 
-# Controls cache sizes for Synapse via the SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR environment variable.
+# Controls cache sizes for Synapse.
 # Raise this to increase cache sizes or lower it to potentially lower memory use.
 # To learn more, see:
 # - https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#help-synapse-eats-all-my-ram
 # - https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3939
-matrix_synapse_cache_factor: 0.5
+matrix_synapse_caches_global_factor: 0.5
 
 # Controls whether Synapse will federate at all.
 # Disable this to completely isolate your server from the rest of the Matrix network.
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ matrix_synapse_default_room_version: "5"
 #
 # If a spam-checker extension is enabled, this variable's value is set automatically by the playbook during runtime.
 # If not, you can also control its value manually.
-matrix_synapse_spam_checker: ~
+matrix_synapse_spam_checker: []
 
 matrix_synapse_trusted_key_servers:
   - server_name: "matrix.org"

roles/matrix-synapse/tasks/ext/synapse-simple-antispam/setup_install.yml

@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@
   become_user: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
 
 - set_fact:
-    matrix_synapse_spam_checker:
-      module: "synapse_simple_antispam.AntiSpamInvites"
-      config:
-        blocked_homeservers: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_config_blocked_homeservers }}"
+    matrix_synapse_spam_checker: >
+      {{ matrix_synapse_spam_checker }}
+      +
+      [{
+        "module": "synapse_simple_antispam.AntiSpamInvites",
+        "config": {
+          "blocked_homeservers": {{ matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_config_blocked_homeservers }}
+        }
+      }]
 
     matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments: >
       {{ matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments|default([]) }}

roles/matrix-synapse/tasks/validate_config.yml

@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@
     - {'old': 'matrix_synapse_container_expose_client_api_port', 'new': '<superseded by matrix_synapse_container_client_api_host_bind_port>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_synapse_container_expose_federation_api_port', 'new': '<superseded by matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_host_bind_port>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_synapse_container_expose_metrics_port', 'new': '<superseded by matrix_synapse_container_metrics_api_host_bind_port>'}
+    - {'old': 'matrix_synapse_cache_factor', 'new': 'matrix_synapse_caches_global_factor'}

roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2

@@ -320,22 +320,27 @@ listeners:
 # Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
 #server_context: context
 
-# Resource-constrained homeserver Settings
+# Resource-constrained homeserver settings
 #
-# If limit_remote_rooms.enabled is True, the room complexity will be
-# checked before a user joins a new remote room. If it is above
-# limit_remote_rooms.complexity, it will disallow joining or
-# instantly leave.
+# When this is enabled, the room "complexity" will be checked before a user
+# joins a new remote room. If it is above the complexity limit, the server will
+# disallow joining, or will instantly leave.
 #
-# limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error can be set to customise the text
-# displayed to the user when a room above the complexity threshold has
-# its join cancelled.
+# Room complexity is an arbitrary measure based on factors such as the number of
+# users in the room.
 #
-# Uncomment the below lines to enable:
-#limit_remote_rooms:
-#  enabled: True
-#  complexity: 1.0
-#  complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
+limit_remote_rooms:
+  # Uncomment to enable room complexity checking.
+  #
+  #enabled: true
+
+  # the limit above which rooms cannot be joined. The default is 1.0.
+  #
+  #complexity: 0.5
+
+  # override the error which is returned when the room is too complex.
+  #
+  #complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
 
 # Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
 # Defaults to 'true'.
@@ -605,6 +610,50 @@ acme:
 
 
 
+## Caching ##
+
+# Caching can be configured through the following options.
+#
+# A cache 'factor' is a multiplier that can be applied to each of
+# Synapse's caches in order to increase or decrease the maximum
+# number of entries that can be stored.
+
+# The number of events to cache in memory. Not affected by
+# caches.global_factor.
+#
+event_cache_size: "{{ matrix_synapse_event_cache_size }}"
+
+caches:
+   # Controls the global cache factor, which is the default cache factor
+   # for all caches if a specific factor for that cache is not otherwise
+   # set.
+   #
+   # This can also be set by the "SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR" environment
+   # variable. Setting by environment variable takes priority over
+   # setting through the config file.
+   #
+   # Defaults to 0.5, which will half the size of all caches.
+   #
+   global_factor: {{ matrix_synapse_caches_global_factor }}
+
+   # A dictionary of cache name to cache factor for that individual
+   # cache. Overrides the global cache factor for a given cache.
+   #
+   # These can also be set through environment variables comprised
+   # of "SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_" + the name of the cache in capital
+   # letters and underscores. Setting by environment variable
+   # takes priority over setting through the config file.
+   # Ex. SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_GET_USERS_WHO_SHARE_ROOM_WITH_USER=2.0
+   #
+   # Some caches have '*' and other characters that are not
+   # alphanumeric or underscores. These caches can be named with or
+   # without the special characters stripped. For example, to specify
+   # the cache factor for `*stateGroupCache*` via an environment
+   # variable would be `SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_STATEGROUPCACHE=2.0`.
+   #
+   per_cache_factors:
+     #get_users_who_share_room_with_user: 2.0
+
 ## Database ##
 
 database:
@@ -618,10 +667,6 @@ database:
     cp_min: 5
     cp_max: 10
 
-# Number of events to cache in memory.
-#
-event_cache_size: "{{ matrix_synapse_event_cache_size }}"
-
 
 ## Logging ##
 
@@ -884,25 +929,28 @@ url_preview_accept_language:
 
 
 ## Captcha ##
-# See docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP for full details of configuring this.
+# See docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md for full details of configuring this.
 
-# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA public key.
+# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA public key. Must be specified if
+# enable_registration_captcha is enabled.
 #
 #recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY"
 
-# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA private key.
+# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA private key. Must be specified if
+# enable_registration_captcha is enabled.
 #
 #recaptcha_private_key: "YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY"
 
-# Enables ReCaptcha checks when registering, preventing signup
+# Uncomment to enable ReCaptcha checks when registering, preventing signup
 # unless a captcha is answered. Requires a valid ReCaptcha
-# public/private key.
+# public/private key. Defaults to 'false'.
 #
-#enable_registration_captcha: false
+#enable_registration_captcha: true
 
 # The API endpoint to use for verifying m.login.recaptcha responses.
+# Defaults to "https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify".
 #
-#recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
+#recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://my.recaptcha.site"
 
 
 ## TURN ##
@@ -1182,6 +1230,7 @@ metrics_flags:
     #known_servers: true
 
 # Whether or not to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics.
+#
 report_stats: {{ matrix_synapse_report_stats|to_json }}
 
 # The endpoint to report the anonymized homeserver usage statistics to.
@@ -1448,6 +1497,94 @@ saml2_config:
   #template_dir: "res/templates"
 
 
+# Enable OpenID Connect for registration and login. Uses authlib.
+#
+oidc_config:
+    # enable OpenID Connect. Defaults to false.
+    #
+    #enabled: true
+
+    # use the OIDC discovery mechanism to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
+    #
+    #discover: true
+
+    # the OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and discover the providers endpoints. Required.
+    #
+    #issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
+
+    # oauth2 client id to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # oauth2 client secret to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # auth method to use when exchanging the token.
+    # Valid values are "client_secret_basic" (default), "client_secret_post" and "none".
+    #
+    #client_auth_method: "client_secret_basic"
+
+    # list of scopes to ask. This should include the "openid" scope. Defaults to ["openid"].
+    #
+    #scopes: ["openid"]
+
+    # the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
+
+    # the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
+
+    # the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is not asked.
+    #
+    #userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
+
+    # URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is used.
+    #
+    #jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
+
+    # skip metadata verification. Defaults to false.
+    # Use this if you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant.
+    # Avoid this in production.
+    #
+    #skip_verification: false
+
+
+    # An external module can be provided here as a custom solution to mapping
+    # attributes returned from a OIDC provider onto a matrix user.
+    #
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      # The custom module's class. Uncomment to use a custom module.
+      # Default is 'synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider'.
+      #
+      #module: mapping_provider.OidcMappingProvider
+
+      # Custom configuration values for the module. Below options are intended
+      # for the built-in provider, they should be changed if using a custom
+      # module. This section will be passed as a Python dictionary to the
+      # module's `parse_config` method.
+      #
+      # Below is the config of the default mapping provider, based on Jinja2
+      # templates. Those templates are used to render user attributes, where the
+      # userinfo object is available through the `user` variable.
+      #
+      config:
+        # name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user.
+        # Defaults to `sub`, which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide.
+        #
+        #subject_claim: "sub"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID
+        #
+        localpart_template: "{% raw %}{{ user.preferred_username }}{% endraw %}"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the display name to set on first login. Optional.
+        #
+        #display_name_template: "{% raw %}{{ user.given_name }} {{ user.last_name }}{% endraw %}"
+
+
 
 # Enable CAS for registration and login.
 #
@@ -1455,10 +1592,96 @@ saml2_config:
 #   enabled: true
 #   server_url: "https://cas-server.com"
 #   service_url: "https://homeserver.domain.com:8448"
+#   #displayname_attribute: name
 #   #required_attributes:
 #   #    name: value
 
 
+# Additional settings to use with single-sign on systems such as SAML2 and CAS.
+#
+sso:
+    # A list of client URLs which are whitelisted so that the user does not
+    # have to confirm giving access to their account to the URL. Any client
+    # whose URL starts with an entry in the following list will not be subject
+    # to an additional confirmation step after the SSO login is completed.
+    #
+    # WARNING: An entry such as "https://my.client" is insecure, because it
+    # will also match "https://my.client.evil.site", exposing your users to
+    # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
+    # hostname: "https://my.client/".
+    #
+    # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
+    # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
+    # addition to any URLs in this list.
+    #
+    # By default, this list is empty.
+    #
+    #client_whitelist:
+    #  - https://riot.im/develop
+    #  - https://my.custom.client/
+
+    # Directory in which Synapse will try to find the template files below.
+    # If not set, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
+    #
+    # DO NOT UNCOMMENT THIS SETTING unless you want to customise the templates.
+    # If you *do* uncomment it, you will need to make sure that all the templates
+    # below are in the directory.
+    #
+    # Synapse will look for the following templates in this directory:
+    #
+    # * HTML page for a confirmation step before redirecting back to the client
+    #   with the login token: 'sso_redirect_confirm.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given three variables:
+    #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+    #                     manual escaping (see
+    #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * display_url: the same as `redirect_url`, but with the query
+    #                    parameters stripped. The intention is to have a
+    #                    human-readable URL to show to users, not to use it as
+    #                    the final address to redirect to. Needs manual escaping
+    #                    (see https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * server_name: the homeserver's name.
+    #
+    # * HTML page which notifies the user that they are authenticating to confirm
+    #   an operation on their account during the user interactive authentication
+    #   process: 'sso_auth_confirm.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
+    #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+    #                     manual escaping (see
+    #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * description: the operation which the user is being asked to confirm
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown after a successful user interactive authentication session:
+    #   'sso_auth_success.html'.
+    #
+    #   Note that this page must include the JavaScript which notifies of a successful authentication
+    #   (see https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#fallback).
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown during single sign-on if a deactivated user (according to Synapse's database)
+    #   attempts to login: 'sso_account_deactivated.html'.
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
+    # * HTML page to display to users if something goes wrong during the
+    #   OpenID Connect authentication process: 'sso_error.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given two variables:
+    #     * error: the technical name of the error
+    #     * error_description: a human-readable message for the error
+    #
+    # You can see the default templates at:
+    # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
+    #
+    #template_dir: "res/templates"
+
+
 # The JWT needs to contain a globally unique "sub" (subject) claim.
 #
 #jwt_config:
@@ -1501,8 +1724,8 @@ email:
   # Username/password for authentication to the SMTP server. By default, no
   # authentication is attempted.
   #
-  # smtp_user: "exampleusername"
-  # smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
+  #smtp_user: "exampleusername"
+  #smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
 
   # Uncomment the following to require TLS transport security for SMTP.
   # By default, Synapse will connect over plain text, and will then switch to
@@ -1681,10 +1904,17 @@ push:
    include_content: {{ matrix_synapse_push_include_content|to_json }}
 
 
-#spam_checker:
-#  module: "my_custom_project.SuperSpamChecker"
-#  config:
-#    example_option: 'things'
+# Spam checkers are third-party modules that can block specific actions
+# of local users, such as creating rooms and registering undesirable
+# usernames, as well as remote users by redacting incoming events.
+#
+# spam_checker:
+   #- module: "my_custom_project.SuperSpamChecker"
+   #  config:
+   #    example_option: 'things'
+   #- module: "some_other_project.BadEventStopper"
+   #  config:
+   #    example_stop_events_from: ['@bad:example.com']
 spam_checker: {{ matrix_synapse_spam_checker|to_json }}
 
 # Uncomment to allow non-server-admin users to create groups on this server

roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/systemd/matrix-synapse.service.j2

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run --rm --name matrix-synapse \
 			--read-only \
 			--tmpfs=/tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size={{ matrix_synapse_tmp_directory_size_mb }}m \
 			--network={{ matrix_docker_network }} \
-			-e SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR={{ matrix_synapse_cache_factor }} \
 			{% if matrix_synapse_container_client_api_host_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_synapse_container_client_api_host_bind_port }}:8008 \
 			{% endif %}