Synapse 1.27.0rc2 (2021-02-11)

==============================
 
 Features
 --------
 
 - Further improvements to the user experience of registration via single sign-on. ([\#9297](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9297))
 
 Bugfixes
 --------
 
 - Fix ratelimiting introduced in v1.27.0rc1 for invites to respect the `ratelimit` flag on application services. ([\#9302](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9302))
 - Do not automatically calculate `public_baseurl` since it can be wrong in some situations. Reverts behaviour introduced in v1.26.0. ([\#9313](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9313))
 
 Improved Documentation
 ----------------------
 
 - Clarify the sample configuration for changes made to the template loading code. ([\#9310](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9310))
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Merge tag 'v1.27.0rc2' into develop

Synapse 1.27.0rc2 (2021-02-11)
==============================

Features
--------

- Further improvements to the user experience of registration via single sign-on. ([\#9297](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9297))

Bugfixes
--------

- Fix ratelimiting introduced in v1.27.0rc1 for invites to respect the `ratelimit` flag on application services. ([\#9302](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9302))
- Do not automatically calculate `public_baseurl` since it can be wrong in some situations. Reverts behaviour introduced in v1.26.0. ([\#9313](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9313))

Improved Documentation
----------------------

- Clarify the sample configuration for changes made to the template loading code. ([\#9310](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9310))

synapse/config/server.py

@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         self.print_pidfile = config.get("print_pidfile")
         self.user_agent_suffix = config.get("user_agent_suffix")
         self.use_frozen_dicts = config.get("use_frozen_dicts", False)
-        self.public_baseurl = config.get("public_baseurl") or "https://%s/" % (
-            self.server_name,
-        )
-        if self.public_baseurl[-1] != "/":
-            self.public_baseurl += "/"
+        self.public_baseurl = config.get("public_baseurl")
 
         # Whether to enable user presence.
         self.use_presence = config.get("use_presence", True)
@@ -386,6 +382,9 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             config_path=("federation_ip_range_blacklist",),
         )
 
+        if self.public_baseurl is not None:
+            if self.public_baseurl[-1] != "/":
+                self.public_baseurl += "/"
         self.start_pushers = config.get("start_pushers", True)
 
         # (undocumented) option for torturing the worker-mode replication a bit,
@@ -813,10 +812,6 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
         # 'listeners' below).
         #
-        # If this is left unset, it defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'. (Note that
-        # that will not work unless you configure Synapse or a reverse-proxy to listen
-        # on port 443.)
-        #
         #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
         # Set the soft limit on the number of file descriptors synapse can use