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We no longer ask users to create Matrix user accounts for these bots: - Postmoogle - Honoroit - Reminder Bot Other bots and services (matrix-registration-bot, maubot, mjolnir, Dimension, etc.) require an Access Token to run (not a password), so this new role doesn't help for them. It does help for the above bots though, and for defining your own "initial user accounts" in the `matrix_user_creator_users_additional` variable.
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# Setting up matrix-registration-bot (optional)
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The playbook can install and configure [matrix-registration-bot](https://github.com/moan0s/matrix-registration-bot) for you.
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The bot allows you to easily **create and manage registration tokens**. It can be used for an invitation-based server,
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where you invite someone by sending them a registration token. They can register as normal but have to provide a valid
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registration token in a final step of the registration.
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See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/moan0s/matrix-registration-bot#supported-commands) to learn what it
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does and why it might be useful to you.
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## Registering the bot user
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By default, the playbook will set use the bot with a username like this: `@bot.matrix-registration-bot:DOMAIN`.
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(to use a different username, adjust the `matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_matrix_user_id_localpart` variable).
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For [other bots supported by the playbook](configuring-playbook.md#bots), Matrix bot user accounts are created and put to use automatically. For `matrix-registration-bot`, however, this is not the case - you **need to register the bot user manually** before setting up the bot. You can use the playbook to [register a new user](registering-users.md):
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```
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --extra-vars='username=bot.matrix-registration-bot password=PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT admin=yes' --tags=register-user
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```
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Choose a strong password for the bot. You can generate a good password with a command like this: `pwgen -s 64 1`.
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## Obtaining an admin access token
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In order to use the bot you need to add an admin user's access token token to the configuration. Refer to the documentation on [how to obtain an access token](obtaining-access-tokens.md).
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## Adjusting the playbook configuration
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Add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_enabled: true
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# Token obtained via logging into the bot account (see above)
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matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_bot_access_token: "syt_bW9hbm9z_XXXXXXXXXXXXXr_2kuzbE"
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# Enables registration
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matrix_synapse_enable_registration: true
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# Restrict registration to users with a token
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matrix_synapse_registration_requires_token: true
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```
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## Installing
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After configuring the playbook, 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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To use the bot, create a **non-encrypted** room and invite `@bot.matrix-registration-bot:DOMAIN` (where `DOMAIN` is your base domain, not the `matrix.` domain).
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In this room send `help` and the bot will reply with all options.
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You can also refer to the upstream [Usage documentation](https://github.com/moan0s/matrix-registration-bot#supported-commands).
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If you have any questions, or if you need help setting it up, read the [troublshooting guide](https://github.com/moan0s/matrix-registration-bot/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md)
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or join [#matrix-registration-bot:hyteck.de](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-registration-bot:hyteck.de).
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