Mention external roles in the FAQ

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Slavi Pantaleev 2023-03-06 13:52:22 +02:00
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### What configuration variables are available?
You can discover the variables you can override in each role (`role/matrix*/defaults/main.yml`).
You can discover the variables you can override in each role (`roles/*/*/defaults/main.yml`).
As described in [How is the effective configuration determined?](#how-is-the-effective-configuration-determined), these role-defaults may be overriden by values defined in `group_vars/matrix_servers`.
Refer to both of these for inspiration. Still, as mentioned in [Configuring the playbook](configuring-playbook.md), you're only ever supposed to edit your own `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` file and nothing else inside the playbook (unless you're meaning to contribute new features).
**Note**: some of the roles (`roles/galaxy/*`) live in separate repositories and are only installed after your run `just roles` (or `make roles`).
### I'd like to adjust some configuration which doesn't have a corresponding variable. How do I do it?
The playbook doesn't aim to expose all configuration settings for all services using variables.
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Besides that, each role (component) aims to provide a `matrix_SOME_COMPONENT_configuration_extension_yaml` (or `matrix_SOME_COMPONENT_configuration_extension_json`) variable, which can be used to override the configuration.
Check each role's `role/matrix*/defaults/main.yml` for the corresponding variable and an example for how use it.
Check each role's `roles/*/*/defaults/main.yml` for the corresponding variable and an example for how use it.
**Note**: some of the roles (`roles/galaxy/*`) live in separate repositories and are only installed after your run `just roles` (or `make roles`).
## Installation