matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/docs/configuring-playbook-bot-honoroit.md

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# Setting up Honoroit (optional)
The playbook can install and configure [Honoroit](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/honoroit) for you.
It's a bot you can use to setup **your own helpdesk on matrix**
See the project's [documentation](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/honoroit#how-it-looks-like) to learn what it does with screenshots and why it might be useful to you.
## Registering the bot user
By default, the playbook will set up the bot with a username like this: `@honoroit:DOMAIN`.
(to use a different username, adjust the `matrix_bot_honoroit_login` variable).
You **need to register the bot user manually** before setting up the bot. You can use the playbook to [register a new user](registering-users.md):
```
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --extra-vars='username=honoroit password=PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT admin=no' --tags=register-user
```
Choose a strong password for the bot. You can generate a good password with a command like this: `pwgen -s 64 1`.
## Adjusting the playbook configuration
Add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` file:
```yaml
matrix_bot_honoroit_enabled: true
# Adjust this to whatever password you chose when registering the bot user
matrix_bot_honoroit_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust this to your room ID
matrix_bot_honoroit_roomid: "!yourRoomID:DOMAIN"
```
## Installing
After configuring the playbook, run the [installation](installing.md) command again:
```
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start
```
## Usage
To use the bot, invite the `@honoroit:DOMAIN` to the room you specified in config, after that any matrix user can send a message to the `@honoroit:DOMAIN` to start a new thread in that room.
Send `!ho help` to the room to see the bot's help menu for additional commands.
You can also refer to the upstream [documentation](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/honoroit#features).