<![CDATA[Trying to configure element with custom background]]>Hey there,

Having some issues configuring the Element client based on the Cloudron docs. I wasnt sure where to put the branding options. I've literally tried placing them everywhere. Is there something wrong with my syntax? Would love some input.

{
"default_server_config": {
"m.homeserver": {
"base_url": "https://matrix.swirlon.app",
"server_name": "swirlon.app"
},
"m.identity_server": {
"base_url": "https://vector.im"
},
"branding": {
"welcomeBackgroundUrl": "/custom/background.png",
"authHeaderLogoUrl": "/custom/header.png"
},
"disable_custom_urls": false,
"disable_guests": true,
"disable_login_language_selector": false,
"disable_3pid_login": true,
"brand": "swirlon",
"integrations_ui_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/",
"integrations_rest_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"integrations_widgets_urls": [
"https://scalar.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
],
"bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://riot.im/bugreports/submit",
"defaultCountryCode": "USA",
"showLabsSettings": false,
"features": {
"feature_pinning": "labs",
"feature_custom_status": "labs",
"feature_custom_tags": "labs",
"feature_state_counters": "labs"
},
"default_federate": true,
"default_theme": "light",
"roomDirectory": {
"servers": [
"matrix.org"
]
},
"piwik": true,
"enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
"https://matrix.org": false,
"https://matrix-client.matrix.org": false
},
"settingDefaults": {
"breadcrumbs": true
},
"jitsi": {
"preferredDomain": "jitsi.riot.im"
}
}

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/5053/trying-to-configure-element-with-custom-backgroundRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 13:22:27 GMTWed, 12 May 2021 02:33:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Mon, 31 May 2021 06:09:29 GMT]]>@girish said in Trying to configure element with custom background:

{
"default_server_config": {
"m.homeserver": {
"base_url": "https://matrix.cloudron.work",
"server_name": "cloudron.work"
},
"m.identity_server": {
"base_url": "https://vector.im"
}
},
"disable_custom_urls": true,
"disable_guests": true,
"disable_login_language_selector": false,
"disable_3pid_login": true,
"brand": "Riot",
"integrations_ui_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/",
"integrations_rest_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"integrations_widgets_urls": [
"https://scalar.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
],
"bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://riot.im/bugreports/submit",
"defaultCountryCode": "DE",
"showLabsSettings": false,
"features": {
"feature_pinning": "labs",
"feature_custom_status": "labs",
"feature_custom_tags": "labs",
"feature_state_counters": "labs"
},
"default_federate": true,
"default_theme": "light",
"roomDirectory": {
"servers": [
"matrix.org"
]
},
"branding": {
"welcomeBackgroundUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/background.png",
"authHeaderLogoUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/header.png"
},
"piwik": false,
"enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
"https://matrix.org": false,
"https://matrix-client.matrix.org": false
},
"settingDefaults": {
"breadcrumbs": true
},
"jitsi": {
"preferredDomain": "jitsi.riot.im"
}
}

Oh my gosh thank you so much!!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/32193https://forum.cloudron.io/post/32193Mon, 31 May 2021 06:09:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Tue, 25 May 2021 18:53:23 GMT]]>Here's the full config in case it helps:

{
  "default_server_config": {
    "m.homeserver": {
      "base_url": "https://matrix.cloudron.work",
      "server_name": "cloudron.work"
    },
    "m.identity_server": {
      "base_url": "https://vector.im"
    }
  },
  "disable_custom_urls": true,
  "disable_guests": true,
  "disable_login_language_selector": false,
  "disable_3pid_login": true,
  "brand": "Riot",
  "integrations_ui_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/",
  "integrations_rest_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/api",
  "integrations_widgets_urls": [
    "https://scalar.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
    "https://scalar.vector.im/api",
    "https://scalar-staging.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
    "https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
    "https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
  ],
  "bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://riot.im/bugreports/submit",
  "defaultCountryCode": "DE",
  "showLabsSettings": false,
  "features": {
    "feature_pinning": "labs",
    "feature_custom_status": "labs",
    "feature_custom_tags": "labs",
    "feature_state_counters": "labs"
  },
  "default_federate": true,
  "default_theme": "light",
  "roomDirectory": {
    "servers": [
      "matrix.org"
    ]
  },
  "branding": {
    "welcomeBackgroundUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/background.png",
    "authHeaderLogoUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/header.png"
  },
  "piwik": false,
  "enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
    "https://matrix.org": false,
    "https://matrix-client.matrix.org": false
  },
  "settingDefaults": {
    "breadcrumbs": true
  },
  "jitsi": {
    "preferredDomain": "jitsi.riot.im"
  }
}
]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31925https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31925Tue, 25 May 2021 18:53:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Tue, 25 May 2021 18:42:48 GMT]]>@derin just got around to trying this. It just worked for me. All I did was add this in config.json and I restarted the app (did you restart the app?):

  "branding": {
    "welcomeBackgroundUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/background.png",
    "authHeaderLogoUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/header.png"
  },

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]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31920https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31920Tue, 25 May 2021 18:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Sun, 23 May 2021 22:28:36 GMT]]>@girish No actually. I ended up going down a rabbit whole when I discovered the theming options. Any pointers would be much appreciated.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31786https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31786Sun, 23 May 2021 22:28:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Fri, 21 May 2021 05:33:15 GMT]]>@derin Did you figure this one out?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31689https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31689Fri, 21 May 2021 05:33:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Wed, 12 May 2021 17:32:33 GMT]]>@fbartels Thank you I realized that later a few minutes after I posted it. The odd thing is that it didnt change anything. It didnt replace the background image on my instance or the logo. I must be misunderstanding something somewhere.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31242https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31242Wed, 12 May 2021 17:32:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Wed, 12 May 2021 07:45:38 GMT]]>Hi @derin,

if this is the full file you have posted here then this is indeed broken json. Your code is missing a last closing }.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31213https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31213Wed, 12 May 2021 07:45:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to configure element with custom background on Wed, 12 May 2021 02:40:15 GMT]]>This was the last setup i tried but still no dice. Error shows:
Your Element is misconfigured
Your Element configuration contains invalid JSON. Please correct the problem and reload the page.

The message from the parser is: Unexpected end of JSON input

{
"default_server_config": {
"m.homeserver": {
"base_url": "https://matrix.swirlon.app",
"server_name": "swirlon.app"
},
"m.identity_server": {
"base_url": "https://vector.im"
},
"branding": {
"welcomeBackgroundUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/background.png",
"authHeaderLogoUrl": "https://chat.swirlon.app/custom/header.png"
},
"disable_custom_urls": false,
"disable_guests": true,
"disable_login_language_selector": false,
"disable_3pid_login": true,
"brand": "swirlon",
"integrations_ui_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/",
"integrations_rest_url": "https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"integrations_widgets_urls": [
"https://scalar.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/_matrix/integrations/v1",
"https://scalar-staging.vector.im/api",
"https://scalar-staging.riot.im/scalar/api"
],
"bug_report_endpoint_url": "https://riot.im/bugreports/submit",
"defaultCountryCode": "USA",
"showLabsSettings": false,
"features": {
"feature_pinning": "labs",
"feature_custom_status": "labs",
"feature_custom_tags": "labs",
"feature_state_counters": "labs"
},
"default_federate": true,
"default_theme": "light",
"roomDirectory": {
"servers": [
"matrix.org"
]
},
"piwik": true,
"enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
"https://matrix.org": false,
"https://matrix-client.matrix.org": false
},
"settingDefaults": {
"breadcrumbs": true
},
"jitsi": {
"preferredDomain": "jitsi.riot.im"
}
}

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31205https://forum.cloudron.io/post/31205Wed, 12 May 2021 02:40:15 GMT