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Configuring your DNS server
To set up Matrix on your domain, you’d need to do some DNS configuration.
To use an identifier like @<username>:<your-domain>, you don’t actually need
to install anything on the actual <your-domain> server.
All services created by this playbook are meant to be installed on their own server (such as matrix.<your-domain>).
To accomplish such a “redirect”, you need to instruct the Matrix network of this by setting up a DNS SRV record. The SRV record should look like this:
- Name:
_matrix._tcp(use this text as-is) - Content:
10 0 8448 matrix.<your-domain>(replace<your-domain>with your own)
Once you’ve set up this DNS SRV record, you should create 2 other domain names (matrix.<your-domain> and riot.<your-domain>) and point both of them to your new server’s IP address (DNS A record or CNAME is fine).
This playbook can then install all the services on that new server and you’ll be able to join the Matrix network as @<username>:<your-domain>, even though everything is installed elsewhere (not on <your-domain>).
When ready to proceed, continue with Configuring this Ansible playbook.