In short, this makes Synapse a 2nd class citizen,
preparing for a future where it's just one-of-many homeserver software
options.
We also no longer have a default Postgres superuser password,
which improves security.
The changelog explains more as to why this was done
and how to proceed from here.
I had intentionally held it back in 39ea3496a4
until:
- it received more testing (there were a few bugs during the
migration, but now it seems OK)
- this migration guide was written
While administering we will occasionally invoke this script interactively with the "non-interactive" switch still there, yet still sit at the desk waiting for 300 seconds for this timer to run out.
The systemd-timer already uses a 3h randomized delay for automatic renewals, which serves this purpose well.
The `mobile` branch got merged to `master`, which ends up becoming
`:latest`. It's a "rewrite" of the bridge's backend and only
supports a Postgres database.
We'd like to go back (well, forward) to `:latest`, but that will take
a little longer, because:
- we need to handle and document things for people still on SQLite
(especially those with external Postgres, who are likely on SQLite for
bridges)
- I'd rather test the new builds (and migration) a bit before
releasing it to others and possibly breaking their bridge
Brave ones who are already using the bridge with Postgres
can jump on `:latest` and report their experience.
Fixes https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues/756
Related to https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues/737
I feel like timers are somewhat more complicated and dirty (compared to
cronjobs), but they come with these benefits:
- log output goes to journald
- on newer systemd distros, you can see when the timer fired, when it
will fire, etc.
- we don't need to rely on cron (reducing our dependencies to just
systemd + Docker)
Cronjobs work well, but it's one more dependency that needs to be
installed. We were even asking people to install it manually
(in `docs/prerequisites.md`), which could have gone unnoticed.
Once in a while someone says "my SSL certificates didn't renew"
and it's likely because they forgot to install a cron daemon.
Switching to systemd timers means that installation is simpler
and more unified.
This reverts commit 2a25b63bb6.
Looking at other roles, we trigger building regardless of this.
It's better to always trigger it, because it's less fragile.
If the build fails and we only trigger it on "git changes"
then we won't trigger it for a while. That's not good.
Triggering it each and every time may seem like a waste,
but it supposedly runs quickly due to Docker caching.
This variable has been useless since 2019-01-08.
We probably don't need to check for its usage anymore,
given how much time has passed since then, but ..
Before we potentially clone to that path, we'd better make sure it exists.
We also simplify `when` statements a bit.
Given that we're in `setup_install.yml`, we know that the bridge is enabled,
so there's no need to check for that.
Not sure if it breaks with them or not, but no other directive
uses quotes and the nginx docs show examples without quotes,
so we're being consistent with all of that.
The different configurations are now all lower case, for consistent
naming.
`matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_config` is now called
`matrix_nginx_proxy_ssl_preset`. The different options for "modern",
"intermediate" and "old" are stored in the main.yml file, instead of
being hardcoded in the configuration files. This will improve the
maintainability of the code.
The "custom" preset was removed. Now if one of the variables is set, it
will use it instead of the preset. This will allow to mix and match more
easily, for example using all the intermediate options but only
supporting TLSv1.2. This will also provide better backward
compatibility.
While it's kind of nice having it, it's also somewhat raw
and unnecessary.
Having a good default and not even mentioning it seems better
for most users.
People who need a more exposed bridge (rare) can use
override the default configuration using
`matrix_mautrix_signal_configuration_extension_yaml`.
The answer to these is: it's good to have them in both places.
The role defines the obvious things it depends on (not knowing
what setup it will find itself into), and then
`group_vars/matrix_servers` "extends" it based on everything else it
knows (the homeserver being Synapse, whether or not the internal
Postgres server is being used, etc.)
