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# matrix-synapse
Install a matrix synapse server.
## Requirements
The following should be present on the target system
* `pip`
* `systemd`
* `rsyslogd`
* `logrotate`
## Role Variables
### Mandatory Variables
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| Name | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **matrix_server_name** | __string__ | |
| **matrix_synapse_tls_cert** | __string__ | server's TLS certificate chain (_when matrix_synapse_extra_config.no_tls is set to true_) |
| **matrix_synapse_tls_key** | __string__ | server's TLS key (_when matrix_synapse_extra_config.no_tls is set to true_) |
| **matrix_synapse_report_stats** | __bool__ | Report the stats to matrix.org |
| **matrix_synapse_pg_host** | __string__ | postgresql server |
| **matrix_synapse_pg_user** | __string__ | postgresql user |
| **matrix_synapse_pg_pass** | __string__ | postgresql user's password |
| **matrix_synapse_pg_db** | __string__ | postgresql database |
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### Optional Variables
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| Name | Value | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| matrix_synapse_base_path | "/opt/synapse" | |
| matrix_synapse_secrets_path | "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/secrets" | |
| matrix_synapse_extra_config | _None_ | configuration parameters as given in the [synapse configuration file ](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/docs ) |
| matrix_synapse_dh_path | "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/tls/{{ matrix_server_name }}.dh" | |
| matrix_synapse_baseurl | "https://{{ matrix_server_name }}" | |
| matrix_synapse_signing_key_path | "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/ssl/{{ matrix_server_name }}.signing.key" | |
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| matrix_synapse_version | "v1.22.0" | |
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| matrix_synapse_unstable | false | when true, release candidate versions are deployed too |
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| matrix_synapse_log_days_keep | 14 | |
| matrix_synapse_deployment_method | pip | Either pip or docker [¹ ](#footnote_1 ) |
| matrix_synapse_supervision_method | systemd | Either systemd, runit or docker [¹ ](#footnote_1 ) |
| matrix_synapse_python_version | 3 | Default python version (2, 3) to be used |
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< a name = "footnote_1" > ¹< / a > : Docker must be used for both or neither deployment and supervision
## Dependencies
__None__.
## Example Playbook
```yaml
#TODO: Add example
```
## License
Apache 2.0
# Author Information
* Michael Kaye
* Jan Christian Grünhage
* Emmanouil Kampitakis
