Authentication is done by checking a shared secret provided
in the Synapse configuration file.

If SSO login is used (e.g. SAML) in a multi worker setup, it should be mentioned that currently all SAML logins must run on the same worker, see https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7530

Also, if you are using different ports (for example 443 and 8448) in a reverse proxy for client and federation, the path `/_matrix/media` on the client and federation port must point to the listener of the `media_repository` worker, otherwise you'll get a 404 on the federation port for the path `/_matrix/media`, if a remote server is trying to get the media object on federation port, see https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8695

This PR adds a information about forwarding `/_synapse/client` endpoints through your reverse proxy. The first of these endpoints are introduced in https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/8004.

* Add shared_rooms api

* Add changelog

* Add .

* Wrap response in {"rooms": }

* linting

* Add unstable_features key

* Remove options from isort that aren't part of 5.x

`-y` and `-rc` are now default behaviour and no longer exist.

`dont-skip` is no longer required

https://timothycrosley.github.io/isort/CHANGELOG/#500-penny-july-4-2020



* Update imports to make isort happy

* Add changelog

* Update tox.ini file with correct invocation

* fix linting again for isort

* Vendor prefix unstable API

* Fix to match spec

* import Codes

* import Codes

* Use FORBIDDEN

* Update changelog.d/7785.feature

Co-authored-by: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com>

* Implement get_shared_rooms_for_users

* a comma

* trailing whitespace

* Handle the easy feedback

* Switch to using runInteraction

* Add tests

* Feedback

* Seperate unstable endpoint from v2

* Add upgrade node

* a line

* Fix style by adding a blank line at EOF.

* Update synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py

Co-authored-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>

* Update synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py

Co-authored-by: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update UPGRADE.rst

Co-authored-by: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com>

* Fix UPGRADE/CHANGELOG unstable paths

unstable unstable unstable

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Co-authored-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>

Co-authored-by: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Cloke <clokep@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>

This requires a new config option to specify which media repo should be
responsible for running background jobs to e.g. clear out expired URL
preview caches.

Simplify and update this documentation, and make it part of the core dist.

Signed-off-by: Jason Robinson <jasonr@matrix.org>

* Add note that user_dir requires disabling user dir
  updates from the main synapse process.
* Add note that federation_reader should have
  the federation listener resource.

Signed-off-by: Jason Robinson <jasonr@matrix.org>

Converting some of the rst documentation to markdown.  Attempted to
preserve whitespace and line breaks to minimize cosmetic change.

E_TOO_MANY_NEGATIVES

Co-Authored-By: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>

Factor out the reverse proxy info to a separate file, add some more info on
reverse-proxying the federation port.