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* 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
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* 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
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* 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.
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* 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"
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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md: add ensure-matrix-users-created to the raw ansible-playbook
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* 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.
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* Add notes bullet lists
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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md and docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md: adopt common instructions
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* 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.
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* Add notes about changing passwords of users specified on vars.yml
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* Update docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md: add the playbook command and just recipes
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* Remove redundant blank lines
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* 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.
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* Update docs/importing-synapse-media-store.md: code block for ansible-playbook
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# Configuring Element Web (optional)
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By default, this playbook installs the [Element Web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web) Matrix client for you. If that's okay, you can skip this document.
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💡 **Note**: the latest version of Element Web is also available on the web, hosted by 3rd parties. If you trust giving your credentials to the following 3rd party Single Page Applications, you can consider using it from there and avoiding the (small) overhead of self-hosting (by [disabling Element Web](#disabling-element-web)):
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- [app.element.io](https://app.element.io/), hosted by [Element](https://element.io/)
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- [app.etke.cc](https://app.etke.cc/), hosted by [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/)
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## Disabling Element Web
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If you'd like for the playbook to not install Element Web (or to uninstall it if it was previously installed), add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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matrix_client_element_enabled: false
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```
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## Adjusting the playbook configuration
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The playbook provides some customization variables you could use to change Element Web's settings.
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Their defaults are defined in [`roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml) and they ultimately end up in the generated `/matrix/element/config.json` file (on the server). This file is generated from the [`roles/custom/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2`](../roles/custom/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2) template.
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**If there's an existing variable** which controls a setting you wish to change, you can simply define that variable in your configuration file (`inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml`) and [re-run the playbook](installing.md) to apply the changes.
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Alternatively, **if there is no pre-defined variable** for an Element Web setting you wish to change:
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- you can either **request a variable to be created** (or you can submit such a contribution yourself). Keep in mind that it's **probably not a good idea** to create variables for each one of Element Web's various settings that rarely get used.
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- or, you can **extend and override the default configuration** ([`config.json.j2`](../roles/custom/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2)) by making use of the `matrix_client_element_configuration_extension_json_` variable. You can find information about this in [`roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml).
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- or, if extending the configuration is still not powerful enough for your needs, you can **override the configuration completely** using `matrix_client_element_configuration_default` (or `matrix_client_element_configuration`). You can find information about this in [`roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml`](../roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml).
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### Themes
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To change the look of Element Web, you can define your own themes manually by using the `matrix_client_element_setting_defaults_custom_themes` setting.
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Or better yet, you can automatically pull it all themes provided by the [aaronraimist/element-themes](https://github.com/aaronraimist/element-themes) project by simply flipping a flag (`matrix_client_element_themes_enabled: true`).
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If you make your own theme, we encourage you to submit it to the **aaronraimist/element-themes** project, so that the whole community could easily enjoy it.
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Note that for a custom theme to work well, all Element Web instances that you use must have the same theme installed.
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### Adjusting the Element Web URL
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By default, this playbook installs Element Web on the `element.` subdomain (`element.example.com`) and requires you to [adjust your DNS records](#adjusting-dns-records).
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By tweaking the `matrix_client_element_hostname` and `matrix_client_element_path_prefix` variables, you can easily make the service available at a **different hostname and/or path** than the default one.
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Example additional configuration for your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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# Switch to the domain used for Matrix services (`matrix.example.com`),
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# so we won't need to add additional DNS records for Element Web.
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matrix_client_element_hostname: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}"
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# Expose under the /element subpath
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matrix_client_element_path_prefix: /element
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```
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## Adjusting DNS records
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Once you've decided on the domain and path, **you may need to adjust your DNS** records to point the Element Web domain to the Matrix server.
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By default, you will need to create a CNAME record for `element`. See [Configuring DNS](configuring-dns.md) for details about DNS changes.
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If you've decided to reuse the `matrix.` domain, 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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<!-- NOTE: let this conservative command run (instead of install-all) to make it clear that failure of the command means something is clearly broken. -->
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```sh
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start
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```
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The shortcut commands with `just` program are also available: `just run-tags install-all,start` or `just run-tags setup-all,start`
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`just run-tags install-all,start` is useful for maintaining your setup quickly when its components remain unchanged. If you adjust your `vars.yml` to remove other components, you'd need to run `just run-tags setup-all,start`, or these components will still remain installed. For more information about `just` shortcuts, take a look at this page: [Running `just` commands](just.md)
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