From d44541ff6e97b5a61f8cc316b8e385fa184277cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Slavi Pantaleev Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:22:19 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Mention matrix_synapse_allow_public_rooms_over_federation in the docs Fixes #502 (Github Issue) --- docs/configuring-playbook-federation.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-federation.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-federation.md index ad818ab24..1e4ad61e3 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-playbook-federation.md +++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-federation.md @@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ matrix_synapse_federation_domain_whitelist: If you wish to disable federation, you can do that with an empty list (`[]`), or better yet by completely disabling federation (see below). +## Exposing the room directory over federation + +By default, your server's public rooms directory is not exposed to other servers via federation. + +If you wish to expose it, add this to your configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix./vars.yml`): + +```yaml +matrix_synapse_allow_public_rooms_over_federation: true +``` + + ## Disabling federation To completely disable federation, isolating your server from the rest of the Matrix network, add this to your configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix./vars.yml`):