Homeserver Admin Section
Configuration options relating to the deployed Homeserver Admin (i.e. Admin Console) instance provided by ESS
Homeserver Admin is the web-based client for the Synapse Admin API. Homeserver Admin serves as a user interface for administering Synapse homeservers, allowing management of users, rooms, federation and more.
Advanced
Verify TLS
Configures TLS verification, options include:
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Use Global Setting
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Force
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Disable
It is not recommended to change this setting.
Delegated Authentication
If you are using delegated authentication and have kept Allow Local Users Login
as Auto
or set have directly set to Disabled
then the built-in defualt Synapse Admin user onprem-admin-donotdelete
will not be able to login.
Once deployed, to promote a user from your identity provider to Synapse Admin i.e. Bob:
- Ensure they have logged in once. so that their Matrix ID has been created, i.e. @bob:example.com
- Use the following to promote them to Synapse Admin:
kubectl exec -n element-onprem -it pods/synapse-postgres-0 -- /usr/bin/psql -d synapse -U synapse_user -c "update users set admin = 1 where name = '@bob:example.com';"