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msbt

hey @yusf
I've pushed another update for the latest riot and matrix apps. I did not set up email and ignored the turn settings too, since quite a few things changed since they're heading towards v1.0 and I don't have too much time on my hands. But I tested it and login should work for Ldap users. Thanks for the info, didn't realize it wasn't working on fresh setups.

yusf

Thanks so much, will try soon.

yusf

Works good so far. Email is not important in this case but TURN is, so I’m eagerly awaiting that feature.

Thank you for fixing it.

I just reread an earlier post of yours. From this version of synapse an onwards, will there be forward compatibility? It’s my bad I didn’t read it properly and of course my fault for installing unfinished packages but since I’m pretty screwed if I can’t upgrade this package later I want to inquire if that’s the case and possibly beg you to keep future versions compatible with this version. I’d help with testing if that

yusf

Idea: Put index.html in /app/data so that it's editable.

yusf

Building app I get deprecation warnings:

DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 won't be maintained after that date. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7.

Is that on app or box level?

msbt

This message is on app-level but valid nonetheless. In a week (10th of June) there should be the release of v1.0 and I'll do a rebuild of the container with python 3 and hopefully audio/video support. I'll keep you posted.

yusf

That is great, thank you!

msbt

fyi, v1.0.0 got released earlier and I'm working on it. Everything is looking good so far, the only things that aren't working at the moment are videocalls (audio is working) and the integration server, not sure why. Will keep you posted and eventually push the "final" version so people can test it.

yusf

That’s exciting. Your work is much appreciated, @msbt .

msbt

alright alright alright, v1.0.0 is (mostly) working, as far as I can see only the videochat feature is missing, I'll further investigate when I have the time. Other than that it seems to be looking good, changed to python3, registration including email & activation is working, url preview (which wasn't always before), introduced a new healthcheck page.

Grab it from here and let me know if you encounter any other issues. Not sure if upgrading from older versions work flawlessly, since quite a few config items got introduced and some are required. So if it doesn't work from scratch, install a fresh one on another domain and compare with your current one before upgrading.

Possible things that might need changing if you want the features (depending on the the version you first installed it) in homeserver.yaml:

enable_notifs: true
comment #template_dir
require_transport_security: false
comment #riot_base_url
add public_base_url: https://yourmatrixserver.com
change case url_preview_enabled: true
comment '172.18.0.0/12' in url_preview_ip_range_blacklist

The Riot app also got pushed to 1.2.2, available here as usual.

msbt

ok this is embarrassing, videochat was working all along, only my strict windows settings prohibited me from using it

yusf

Nice work! From a glance I can't see anything breaking when upgrading the Matrix package.

Is federation working for you though?

Log.

technotame

Thanks for working on this! I've tested it out and it works great so far, both Matrix and Riot.

One issue I see, and this may just be me not being very familiar with Matrix, is that when I go to search the room directory for Matrix.org, I get Riot failed to get the public room list. Internal server error. I don't know if I am supposed to be able to search and connect to Matrix.org rooms, but I thought I should be able to. Is this a bug or just me?

Thanks again!

msbt

Ah nice catch, I haven't tested federation because it used to work. This could be for a number of reasons, either new regular homeserver settings, nginx config or cors related issues. I'll try to narrow it down, thanks for reporting!

murgero

@msbt I can test if there is a need for that.

murgero

@msbt I noticed this app does not actually have Riot front end? Also is the identity server implemented?

Edit: for the federation errors, here is my relevant log line(s):

2019-06-21 19:25:33,552 - synapse.http.matrixfederationclient - 433 - INFO - POST-317 - {GET-O-4} [matrix.org] Got response headers: 401 Unauthorized
2019-06-21 19:25:33,553 - synapse.http.matrixfederationclient - 517 - WARNING - POST-317 - {GET-O-4} [matrix.org] Request failed: GET matrix://matrix.org/_matrix/federation/v1/publicRooms?include_all_networks=true&limit=20: HttpResponseException("401: b'Unauthorized'",)
2019-06-21 19:25:33,554 - synapse.http.server - 112 - ERROR - POST-317 - Failed handle request via 'PublicRoomListRestServlet': <XForwardedForRequest at 0x7f13e8464ba8 method='POST' uri='/_matrix/client/r0/publicRooms?server=matrix.org' clientproto='HTTP/1.0' site=8008>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/http/server.py", line 81, in wrapped_request_handler
    yield h(self, request)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/http/server.py", line 316, in _async_render
    callback_return = yield callback(request, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py", line 387, in on_POST
    third_party_instance_id=third_party_instance_id,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/handlers/room_list.py", line 467, in get_remote_public_room_list
    third_party_instance_id=third_party_instance_id,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/federation/transport/client.py", line 348, in get_public_rooms
    ignore_backoff=True,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py", line 760, in get_json
    timeout=timeout,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1416, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = result.throwExceptionIntoGenerator(g)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 512, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
    return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py", line 248, in _send_request_with_optional_trailing_slash
    request, **send_request_args
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1418, in _inlineCallbacks
    result = g.send(result)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py", line 472, in _send_request
    raise e
synapse.api.errors.HttpResponseException: 401: b'Unauthorized'

msbt

@murgero yes, the riot frontend is here: https://git.cloudron.io/msbt/riot-app - the devs suggested not to run both on the same machine, splitting the apps was the way to go. The identity server is also not implemented (yet), so the registration uses vector.im at the moment.

Thanks for your input, I'll review the changes and try to figure out the point where the federation stopped working.

yusf

Also check my log records in https://forum.cloudron.io/post/3817

murgero

Any news on federation?

~~Edit: I know the devs for Cloudron recommended that these apps be separated, however I believe they would be better together (maybe a 3rd app that includes both?) because:~~

~~Users can get confused on the domains (logging into riot.example.com, but user is matrix.example.com)~~
~~Having them in the same place can allow for better troubleshooting, and in some cases, is just more convenient.~~
~~Easier to update both at the same time, then to have to rebuild the app twice.~~

msbt

This is no recommendation from cloudron, but from the riot-devs themselves: https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web#important-security-note

I didn't have time to look further into the federation issue, maybe I'll find some time this weekend, sorry for the delay.

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