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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-reminder-bot (optional)
The playbook can install and configure matrix-reminder-bot for you.
It's a bot you can use to schedule one-off & recurring reminders and alarms.
See the project's documentation to learn what it does and why it might be useful to you.
Adjusting the playbook configuration
Add the following configuration to your inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml file:
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_enabled: true
# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
# matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_id_localpart: bot.matrix-reminder-bot
# Generate a strong password here. Consider generating it with `pwgen -s 64 1`
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust this to your timezone
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_reminders_timezone: Europe/London
Installing
After configuring the playbook, run the installation command again:
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-users-created,start
Notes:
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the
ensure-matrix-users-createdplaybook tag makes the playbook automatically create the bot's user account -
if you change the bot password (
matrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_passwordin yourvars.ymlfile) subsequently, the bot user's credentials on the homeserver won't be updated automatically. If you'd like to change the bot user's password, use a tool like synapse-admin to change it, and then updatematrix_bot_matrix_reminder_bot_matrix_user_passwordto let the bot know its new password
Usage
To use the bot, start a chat with @bot.matrix-reminder-bot:DOMAIN (where YOUR_DOMAIN is your base domain, not the matrix. domain).
You can also add the bot to any existing Matrix room (/invite @bot.matrix-reminder-bot:DOMAIN).
Basic usage is like this: !remindme in 2 minutes; This is a test
Send !help reminders to the room to see the bot's help menu for additional commands.
You can also refer to the upstream Usage documentation.