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# Setting up Honoroit (optional)
The playbook can install and configure [Honoroit](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit) for you.
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It's a bot you can use to setup **your own helpdesk on matrix**
See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit/blob/main/README.md) to learn what it does and why it might be useful to you.
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## Adjusting the playbook configuration
To enable Honoroit, add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
matrix_bot_honoroit_enabled: true
# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
# matrix_bot_honoroit_login: honoroit
# Generate a strong password for the bot. You can create one with a command like `pwgen -s 64 1`.
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matrix_bot_honoroit_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust this to your room ID
matrix_bot_honoroit_roomid: "!qporfwt:{{ matrix_domain }}"
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```
### Adjusting the Honoroit URL
By default, this playbook installs Honoroit on the `matrix.` subdomain, at the `/honoroit` path (https://matrix.example.com/honoroit). This makes it easy to install it, because it **doesn't require additional DNS records to be set up**. If that's okay, you can skip this section.
By tweaking the `matrix_bot_honoroit_hostname` and `matrix_bot_honoroit_path_prefix` variables, you can easily make the service available at a **different hostname and/or path** than the default one.
Example additional configuration for your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
```yaml
# Change the default hostname and path prefix
matrix_bot_honoroit_hostname: honoroit.example.com
matrix_bot_honoroit_path_prefix: /
```
## Adjusting DNS records
If you've changed the default hostname, **you may need to adjust your DNS** records to point the Honoroit domain to the Matrix server.
See [Configuring DNS](configuring-dns.md) for details about DNS changes.
If you've decided to use the default hostname, you won't need to do any extra DNS configuration.
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## Installing
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After configuring the playbook and potentially [adjusting your DNS records](#adjusting-dns-records), run the playbook with [playbook tags](playbook-tags.md) as below:
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Edit descriptions about installation of components (#3842) * Replace installation command shortcut for the "just" program with the most conservative raw ansible-playbook command This commit replaces installation command shortcut ("recipe") for the "just" program with the raw ansible-playbook command, so that the shortcut will be added to it later. The command is so conservative that failure of the command will mean something is clearly broken. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add comments about using setup-all instead of install-all Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about shortcut command with the "just" program to the ansible-playbook command with "setup-all" and "start" tags It also explains difference between "just install-all" and "just setup-all" recipes. The explanation is based on docs/playbook-tags.md Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update raw ansible-playbook command to have it do what "just install-all" or "just setup-all" does Since "just install-all" or "just setup-all" invokes "ensure-matrix-users-created" as well, it needs adding to the raw ansible-playbook command. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove "ensure-matrix-users-created" from the raw ansible-playbook command which does not need it Also: update the "just" recipes accordingly. "just install-all" and "just setup-all" run "ensure-matrix-users-created" tag as well, therefore they need to be replaced with "run-tags" recipes to skip "ensure-matrix-users-created" Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md: add ensure-matrix-users-created to the raw ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about "ensure-matrix-users-created" and create a list with description about shortcut commands with "just" This commit also fixes list item capitalization and punctuation. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes bullet lists Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md and docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md: adopt common instructions Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Replace "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" Now that shortcut commands for the "just" program are displayed along with the existing "installation command", this commit replaces "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" in order to prevent misunderstanding and confusion. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes about changing passwords of users specified on vars.yml Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md: add the playbook command and just recipes Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove redundant blank lines Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-alertmanager-receiver.md: remove the direction to proceed to Usage Such a kind of direction is not used on other documentation, so it should be fine to just remove it. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/importing-synapse-media-store.md: code block for ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> --------- Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-authored-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org>
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<!-- NOTE: let this conservative command run (instead of install-all) to make it clear that failure of the command means something is clearly broken. -->
```sh
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-users-created,start
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```
**Notes**:
Edit descriptions about installation of components (#3842) * Replace installation command shortcut for the "just" program with the most conservative raw ansible-playbook command This commit replaces installation command shortcut ("recipe") for the "just" program with the raw ansible-playbook command, so that the shortcut will be added to it later. The command is so conservative that failure of the command will mean something is clearly broken. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add comments about using setup-all instead of install-all Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about shortcut command with the "just" program to the ansible-playbook command with "setup-all" and "start" tags It also explains difference between "just install-all" and "just setup-all" recipes. The explanation is based on docs/playbook-tags.md Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update raw ansible-playbook command to have it do what "just install-all" or "just setup-all" does Since "just install-all" or "just setup-all" invokes "ensure-matrix-users-created" as well, it needs adding to the raw ansible-playbook command. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove "ensure-matrix-users-created" from the raw ansible-playbook command which does not need it Also: update the "just" recipes accordingly. "just install-all" and "just setup-all" run "ensure-matrix-users-created" tag as well, therefore they need to be replaced with "run-tags" recipes to skip "ensure-matrix-users-created" Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md: add ensure-matrix-users-created to the raw ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about "ensure-matrix-users-created" and create a list with description about shortcut commands with "just" This commit also fixes list item capitalization and punctuation. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes bullet lists Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md and docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md: adopt common instructions Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Replace "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" Now that shortcut commands for the "just" program are displayed along with the existing "installation command", this commit replaces "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" in order to prevent misunderstanding and confusion. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes about changing passwords of users specified on vars.yml Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md: add the playbook command and just recipes Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove redundant blank lines Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-alertmanager-receiver.md: remove the direction to proceed to Usage Such a kind of direction is not used on other documentation, so it should be fine to just remove it. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/importing-synapse-media-store.md: code block for ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> --------- Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-authored-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org>
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- The `ensure-matrix-users-created` playbook tag makes the playbook automatically create the bot's user account.
- The shortcut commands with the [`just` program](just.md) are also available: `just install-all` or `just setup-all`
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`just install-all` is useful for maintaining your setup quickly ([2x-5x faster](../CHANGELOG.md#2x-5x-performance-improvements-in-playbook-runtime) than `just setup-all`) when its components remain unchanged. If you adjust your `vars.yml` to remove other components, you'd need to run `just setup-all`, or these components will still remain installed.
Edit descriptions about installation of components (#3842) * Replace installation command shortcut for the "just" program with the most conservative raw ansible-playbook command This commit replaces installation command shortcut ("recipe") for the "just" program with the raw ansible-playbook command, so that the shortcut will be added to it later. The command is so conservative that failure of the command will mean something is clearly broken. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add comments about using setup-all instead of install-all Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about shortcut command with the "just" program to the ansible-playbook command with "setup-all" and "start" tags It also explains difference between "just install-all" and "just setup-all" recipes. The explanation is based on docs/playbook-tags.md Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update raw ansible-playbook command to have it do what "just install-all" or "just setup-all" does Since "just install-all" or "just setup-all" invokes "ensure-matrix-users-created" as well, it needs adding to the raw ansible-playbook command. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove "ensure-matrix-users-created" from the raw ansible-playbook command which does not need it Also: update the "just" recipes accordingly. "just install-all" and "just setup-all" run "ensure-matrix-users-created" tag as well, therefore they need to be replaced with "run-tags" recipes to skip "ensure-matrix-users-created" Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md: add ensure-matrix-users-created to the raw ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add description about "ensure-matrix-users-created" and create a list with description about shortcut commands with "just" This commit also fixes list item capitalization and punctuation. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes bullet lists Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md and docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md: adopt common instructions Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Replace "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" Now that shortcut commands for the "just" program are displayed along with the existing "installation command", this commit replaces "run the installation command" with "run the playbook with tags" in order to prevent misunderstanding and confusion. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Add notes about changing passwords of users specified on vars.yml Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md: add the playbook command and just recipes Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Remove redundant blank lines Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/configuring-playbook-alertmanager-receiver.md: remove the direction to proceed to Usage Such a kind of direction is not used on other documentation, so it should be fine to just remove it. Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> * Update docs/importing-synapse-media-store.md: code block for ansible-playbook Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> --------- Signed-off-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-authored-by: Suguru Hirahara <acioustick@noreply.codeberg.org>
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- If you change the bot password (`matrix_bot_honoroit_password` in your `vars.yml` file) subsequently, the bot user's credentials on the homeserver won't be updated automatically. If you'd like to change the bot user's password, use a tool like [synapse-admin](configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md) to change it, and then update `matrix_bot_honoroit_password` to let the bot know its new password.
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## Usage
To use the bot, invite it to the room you specified on your `vars.yml` file (`/invite @honoroit:example.com` where `example.com` is your base domain, not the `matrix.` domain).
After the bot joins the room, any Matrix user can send a message to it to start a new thread in that room.
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Send `!ho help` to the bot in the room to see the available commands.
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You can also refer to the upstream [documentation](https://github.com/etkecc/honoroit#features).