LibrePortal/containers/matrix/matrix.config
librelad b9e334dc49 matrix: add Synapse + Element as a federated chat app
Synapse on Postgres plus the Element web client, on two subdomains: the
homeserver on matrix.<domain> (which becomes server_name, so IDs read
@alice:matrix.<domain>) and Element on element.<domain>.

Two hosts rather than one because server_name then matches the host Traefik
already terminates TLS for, so 'serve_server_wellknown: true' is all the
federation delegation needed and nothing has to be published at the apex
domain — which this app has no way to configure.

CFG_MATRIX_AUTHELIA is pinned false and documented: forward-auth in front of
/_matrix locks out every client and every federating peer, since they carry
Matrix access tokens and cannot follow a redirect. Real SSO goes through the
OIDC block in resources/homeserver.yaml instead.

The install hook generates the signing key once via upstream's own 'generate'
command and refuses to regenerate it over an existing install — a new key would
be rejected by every server that had cached the old one.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-18 05:28:31 +01:00

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#
# =============================================================================
# GENERAL CONFIGURATION
# =============================================================================
# APP_NAME = name of application for use in scripts
# REQUIRES = comma-separated install prerequisites (see scripts/checks/requirements/check_app_install.sh)
# COMPOSE_FILE = default for no app_name in docker-compose file name, app if there is
# BACKUP = if true, include this application in backup operations
# UPDATE_TYPE = auto: new image builds are applied automatically (a recovery snapshot is taken first), manual: only when you press Update
# HEALTHCHECK = if true, default docker health checks for that container will be enabled
# AUTHELIA = if true, use Authelia authentication, if false turned off.
# HEADSCALE = options : false, local, remote (see general config). e.g false or local,remote
# ENABLE_REGISTRATION = if true, anyone who can reach the homeserver can create an account on it
# ADMIN_USERNAME = localpart of the first admin account created at install (the full ID becomes @<name>:<server_name>)
# ADMIN_PASSWORD = password for that first admin account
# MONITORING = if true, export this app's metrics to Prometheus + Grafana (needs both apps installed)
#
CFG_MATRIX_APP_NAME=matrix
# A domain and Traefik are hard requirements, not conveniences. Synapse bakes
# server_name into every event and user ID it has ever signed, and it CANNOT be
# changed afterwards without throwing the database away — so the homeserver must
# know its real public name at install time, over real TLS.
CFG_MATRIX_REQUIRES="domain,traefik"
CFG_MATRIX_BACKUP=true
CFG_MATRIX_BACKUP_STRATEGY=auto
CFG_MATRIX_UPDATE_TYPE=auto
CFG_MATRIX_COMPOSE_FILE=default
CFG_MATRIX_HEALTHCHECK=true
# Must stay false. Authelia's forward-auth would sit in front of /_matrix, which
# is the API every Matrix client and every federating server speaks — they
# authenticate with Matrix access tokens and cannot follow an Authelia redirect,
# so turning this on breaks all clients and federation at once. Synapse can do
# real SSO against Authelia instead, via the OIDC block in
# resources/homeserver.yaml.
CFG_MATRIX_AUTHELIA=false
CFG_MATRIX_HEADSCALE=false
CFG_MATRIX_ENABLE_REGISTRATION=false
CFG_MATRIX_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
CFG_MATRIX_ADMIN_PASSWORD=RANDOMIZEDPASSWORD1
CFG_MATRIX_MONITORING=false
#
# =============================================================================
# METADATA
# =============================================================================
# CATEGORY = application category for grouping
# TITLE = display name for the application
# DESCRIPTION = short description of the application
# LONG_DESCRIPTION = detailed description of the application
# URL = source repository or documentation URL
# ACTIONS = available actions for this application
# REQUIRES_SERVICE = name of another LibrePortal app that must be installed before this one can be configured
#
CFG_MATRIX_CATEGORY="communication"
CFG_MATRIX_TITLE="Matrix"
CFG_MATRIX_DESCRIPTION="Federated Chat"
CFG_MATRIX_LONG_DESCRIPTION="Matrix is the open federated chat protocol — Spaces and rooms cover what Discord servers and channels do, with end-to-end encryption and bridges to Discord, IRC and Slack. This installs the Synapse homeserver on Postgres plus the Element web client, on their own subdomains. Because it federates, accounts on this server can talk to every other Matrix server without either side giving up control"
CFG_MATRIX_URL="https://github.com/element-hq/synapse"
CFG_MATRIX_ACTIONS="configure|install|restart|shutdown|uninstall"
CFG_MATRIX_REQUIRES_SERVICE=traefik
#
# =============================================================================
# NETWORK CONFIGURATION
# =============================================================================
# DOMAIN = number of domain from the general config, useful when using multiple domains
# WHITELIST = if true only allow whitelisted ips (see general config), if false allow all
#
CFG_MATRIX_DOMAIN=1
CFG_MATRIX_WHITELIST=false
CFG_MATRIX_NETWORK=default
#
# =============================================================================
# PORT CONFIGURATION
# =============================================================================
# PORT_ = port configuration: app|name|external:internal|access|protocol|login|traefik|webui|description
# - app: application name
# - name: service identifier (webui, dns, ssh, etc.)
# - external:internal: port mapping (external can be 'random' for auto-allocation)
# - access: 'public' (internet accessible), 'private' (local network only), 'disabled' (not running)
# - protocol: 'tcp' or 'udp'
# - login: if true, this port requires basic-auth via Traefik (only meaningful when traefik=true)
# - traefik: if true, Traefik handles this port (reverse proxy)
# - webui: if true, this port serves the main web interface
# - description: human-readable description of the service
#
# Two hosts, on purpose. Port 1 is the homeserver API on matrix.<domain>, which
# becomes server_name — so user IDs read @alice:matrix.<domain>. Port 2 is the
# Element web client on element.<domain>. Keeping them apart means Synapse can
# answer /.well-known/matrix/server for itself and federation needs no
# delegation from the apex domain, which this app has no way to configure.
#
# Port 1 must NOT be marked login=true: /_matrix is the client and federation
# API and basic-auth in front of it locks out every client and every peer.
#
CFG_MATRIX_PORT_1="matrix-synapse|homeserver|random:8008|public|tcp|false|true|false|Matrix Homeserver (client + federation API)||matrix"
CFG_MATRIX_PORT_2="matrix-element|webui|random:80|public|tcp|false|true|true|Element Web Interface||element"