diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-appservice-double-puppet.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-appservice-double-puppet.md index 0c0f7077e..41967f3fa 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-playbook-appservice-double-puppet.md +++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-appservice-double-puppet.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Setting up Appservice Double Puppet (optional) -Appservice Double Puppet is a homeserver appservice through which bridges (and potentially other services) can impersonate any user on the homeserver. +The playbook can install and configure the Appservice Double Puppet service for you. It is a homeserver appservice through which bridges (and potentially other services) can impersonate any user on the homeserver. -This is useful for performing [double-puppeting](https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/general/double-puppeting.html) via the [appservice method](https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/general/double-puppeting.html#appservice-method-new). The Appservice Double Puppet service is an implementation of this approach. +This is useful for performing [double-puppeting](https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/general/double-puppeting.html) via the appservice method. The service is an implementation of this approach. Previously, bridges supported performing double-puppeting with the help of the [Shared Secret Auth password provider module](./configuring-playbook-shared-secret-auth.md), but this old and hacky solution has been superseded by this Appservice Double Puppet method. @@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ To enable the Appservice Double Puppet service, add the following configuration matrix_appservice_double_puppet_enabled: true ``` +### Extending the configuration + +There are some additional things you may wish to configure about the service. + +Take a look at: + +- `roles/custom/matrix-appservice-double-puppet/defaults/main.yml` for some variables that you can customize via your `vars.yml` file. You can override settings (even those that don't have dedicated playbook variables) using the `matrix_appservice_double_puppet_registration_configuration_extension_yaml` variable + ## Installing After configuring the playbook, run it with [playbook tags](playbook-tags.md) as below: @@ -33,4 +41,4 @@ ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-use ## Usage -When enabled, double puppeting will automatically be enabled for all bridges that support double puppeting via the appservice method. +Installing the service will automatically enable double puppeting for all bridges that support double puppeting via the appservice method.