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Bash script for creating multiple stream writers #13271

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Added a script to contrib directory for creating multiple different stream writers. Renamed the script related to generic workers. Contributed by @villepeh.
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# Creating multiple workers with a bash script
# Creating multiple generic workers with a bash script

Setting up multiple worker configuration files manually can be time-consuming.
You can alternatively create multiple worker configuration files with a simple `bash` script. For example:
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# Creating multiple stream writers with a bash script

This script creates multiple [stream writer](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/workers.md#stream-writers) workers.

Stream writers require both replication and HTTP listeners.

It also prints out the example lines for Synapse main configuration file.

Remember to route necessary endpoints directly to a worker associated with it.

If you run the script as-is, it will create workers with the replication listener starting from port 8034 and another, "safe" listener starting from 8044. If you don't need all of stream writers listed in the script, just remove them from the ```STREAM_WRITERS``` array.
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```sh
#!/bin/bash

# Start with these replication and http ports.
# The script loop starts with the exact port and then increments it by one.
REP_START_PORT=8034
HTTP_START_PORT=8044

# Stream writer workers to generate. Feel free to add or remove them as you wish.
# Event persister ("events") isn't included here as it does not require its
# own HTTP listener.

STREAM_WRITERS+=( "presence" "typing" "receipts" "to_device" "account_data" )

NUM_WRITERS=$(expr ${#STREAM_WRITERS[@]})

i=0

while [ $i -lt "$NUM_WRITERS" ]
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do
cat << EOF > ${STREAM_WRITERS[$i]}_stream_writer.yaml
worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker
worker_name: ${STREAM_WRITERS[$i]}_stream_writer

# The replication listener on the main synapse process.
worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
worker_replication_http_port: 9093

worker_listeners:
- type: http
port: $(expr $REP_START_PORT + $i)
resources:
- names: [replication]

- type: http
port: $(expr $HTTP_START_PORT + $i)
resources:
- names: [client]

worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/stream-writer-log.yaml
EOF
HOMESERVER_YAML_INSTANCE_MAP+=$" ${STREAM_WRITERS[$i]}_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: $(expr $REP_START_PORT + $i)
"

HOMESERVER_YAML_STREAM_WRITERS+=$" ${STREAM_WRITERS[$i]}: ${STREAM_WRITERS[$i]}_stream_writer
"

((i++))
done

cat << EXAMPLECONFIG
# Add these lines to your homeserver.yaml.
# Don't forget to configure your reverse proxy and
# necessary endpoints to their respective worker.

# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/workers.md
# for more information.

# Remember: Under NO circumstances should the replication
# listener be exposed to the public internet;
# it has no authentication and is unencrypted.

instance_map:
$HOMESERVER_YAML_INSTANCE_MAP
stream_writers:
$HOMESERVER_YAML_STREAM_WRITERS
EXAMPLECONFIG
```

Copy the code above save it to a file ```create_stream_writers.sh``` (for example).

Simply run the script to create YAML files in the current folder and print out the required configuration for ```homeserver.yaml```.

```console
$ ./create_stream_writers.sh

# Add these lines to your homeserver.yaml.
# Don't forget to configure your reverse proxy and
# necessary endpoints to their respective worker.

# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/workers.md
# for more information

# Remember: Under NO circumstances should the replication
# listener be exposed to the public internet;
# it has no authentication and is unencrypted.

instance_map:
presence_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8034
typing_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8035
receipts_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8036
to_device_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8037
account_data_stream_writer:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8038

stream_writers:
presence: presence_stream_writer
typing: typing_stream_writer
receipts: receipts_stream_writer
to_device: to_device_stream_writer
account_data: account_data_stream_writer
```

Simply copy-and-paste this the output to an appropriate place in your Synapse main configuration file.

## Write directly to Synapse configuration file

You could also write the output directly to homeserver main configuration file. **This, however, is not recommended** as even a small typo (such as replacing >> with >) can erase the entire ```homeserver.yaml```.

If you do this, back up your original configuration file first:

```console
# Back up homeserver.yaml first
cp /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml.bak

# Create workers and write output to your homeserver.yaml
./create_stream_writers.sh >> /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
```