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Fixes https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues/1864 Related to https://github.com/zeratax/matrix-registration/issues/93 This is a poor way to do things though. It may break again in the future. matrix-registration is a poorly maintained project and should likely be removed from the playbook.
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# Setting up matrix-registration (optional)
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The playbook can install and configure [matrix-registration](https://github.com/ZerataX/matrix-registration) for you.
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**WARNING**: this is a poorly maintained and buggy project. It's better to avoid using it.
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> matrix-registration is a simple python application to have a token based matrix registration.
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Use matrix-registration to **create unique registration links**, which people can use to register on your Matrix server. It allows you to **keep your server's registration closed (private)**, but still allow certain people (these having a special link) to register a user account.
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**matrix-registration** provides 2 things:
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- **an API for creating registration tokens** (unique registration links). This API can be used via `curl` or via the playbook (see [Usage](#usage) below)
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- **a user registration page**, where people can use these registration tokens. By default, exposed at `https://matrix.DOMAIN/matrix-registration`
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## Installing
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Adjust your playbook configuration (your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` file):
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```yaml
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matrix_registration_enabled: true
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# Generate a strong secret using: `pwgen -s 64 1`.
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matrix_registration_admin_secret: "ENTER_SOME_SECRET_HERE"
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```
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Then, run the [installation](installing.md) command again:
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```
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start
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```
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## Usage
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**matrix-registration** gets exposed at `https://matrix.DOMAIN/matrix-registration`
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It provides various [APIs](https://github.com/ZerataX/matrix-registration/wiki/api) - for creating registration tokens, listing tokens, disabling tokens, etc. To make use of all of its capabilities, consider using `curl`.
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We make the most common APIs easy to use via the playbook (see below).
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### Creating registration tokens
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To **create a new user registration token (link)**, use this command:
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```bash
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml \
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--tags=generate-matrix-registration-token \
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--extra-vars="one_time=yes ex_date=2021-12-31"
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```
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The above command creates and returns a **one-time use** token, which **expires** on the 31st of December 2021.
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Adjust the `one_time` and `ex_date` variables as you see fit.
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Share the unique registration link (generated by the command above) with users to let them register on your Matrix server.
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### Listing registration tokens
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To **list the existing user registration tokens**, use this command:
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```bash
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml \
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--tags=list-matrix-registration-tokens
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```
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