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Document and recommend `default_server_name`
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You can configure the app by copying `config.sample.json` to
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You can configure the app by copying `config.sample.json` to
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`config.json` and customising it:
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`config.json` and customising it:
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For a good example, see https://riot.im/develop/config.json
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For a good example, see https://riot.im/develop/config.json.
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1. `default_hs_url` is the default homeserver url.
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1. `default_server_name` sets the default server name to use for authentication.
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1. `default_is_url` is the default identity server url (this is the server used
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This will trigger Riot to ask
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`https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/client` for the homeserver and
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identity server URLs to use. This is the recommended approach for setting a
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default server. However, it is also possible to use the following to directly
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configure each of the URLs:
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* `default_hs_url` sets the default homeserver URL.
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* `default_is_url` sets the default identity server URL (this is the server used
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for verifying third party identifiers like email addresses). If this is blank,
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for verifying third party identifiers like email addresses). If this is blank,
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registering with an email address, adding an email address to your account,
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registering with an email address, adding an email address to your account,
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or inviting users via email address will not work. Matrix identity servers are
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or inviting users via email address will not work. Matrix identity servers are
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very simple web services which map third party identifiers (currently only email
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very simple web services which map third party identifiers (currently only email
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addresses) to matrix IDs: see http://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/unstable.html
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addresses) to matrix IDs: see http://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/unstable.html
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for more details. Currently the only public matrix identity servers are https://matrix.org
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for more details. Currently the only public matrix identity servers are https://matrix.org
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and https://vector.im. In future identity servers will be decentralised.
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and https://vector.im. In the future, identity servers will be decentralised.
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* Riot will report an error if you accidentally configure both `default_server_name` _and_ `default_hs_url` since it's unclear which should take priority.
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1. `features`: Lookup of optional features that may be `enable`d, `disable`d, or exposed to the user
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1. `features`: Lookup of optional features that may be `enable`d, `disable`d, or exposed to the user
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in the `labs` section of settings. The available optional experimental features vary from
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in the `labs` section of settings. The available optional experimental features vary from
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release to release.
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release to release.
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