synapse-product/docs/usage/administration
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Improve documentation on becoming server admin (#13230)
* Improved section regarding server admin

Added steps describing how to elevate an existing user to administrator by manipulating a `postgres` database.

Signed-off-by: jejo86 28619134+jejo86@users.noreply.github.com

* Improved section regarding server admin

* Reference database settings

Add instructions to check database settings to find out the database name, instead of listing all available PostgreSQL databases.

* Add suggestions from PR conversation

Replace config filename `homeserver.yaml`. with "config file".
Remove instructions to switch to `postgres` user.
Add instructions how to connect to SQLite database.

* Update changelog.d/13230.doc

Co-authored-by: reivilibre <olivier@librepush.net>
2022-08-03 11:15:23 +01:00
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admin_api Improve documentation on becoming server admin (#13230) 2022-08-03 11:15:23 +01:00
monitoring Remove 'anonymised' from the phone home stats documentation (#13321) 2022-07-19 12:38:29 +00:00
admin_faq.md Minor cleanup on recently ported doc pages (#11466) 2021-12-02 09:46:20 -08:00
database_maintenance_tools.md Minor cleanup on recently ported doc pages (#11466) 2021-12-02 09:46:20 -08:00
README.md Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
request_log.md Improve logging for cancelled requests (#12587) 2022-05-04 13:38:55 +01:00
state_groups.md Port wiki pages to documentation website (#11402) 2021-12-01 10:12:19 -08:00
understanding_synapse_through_grafana_graphs.md Minor cleanup on recently ported doc pages (#11466) 2021-12-02 09:46:20 -08:00
useful_sql_for_admins.md Update SQL statements in docs for Synapse Admins (#12536) 2022-05-09 14:43:02 -07:00

Administration

This section contains information on managing your Synapse homeserver. This includes:

  • Managing users, rooms and media via the Admin API.
  • Setting up metrics and monitoring to give you insight into your homeserver's health.
  • Configuring structured logging.