Rename DB to matrix_db / matrix_user

Made-with: Cursor

Author: romkey

apps/matrix/.env.example

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS=no
 # PostgreSQL connection for Synapse (uses the shared postgresql service)
 POSTGRES_HOST=postgresql
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
-POSTGRES_DB=synapse
-POSTGRES_USER=synapse
+POSTGRES_DB=matrix_db
+POSTGRES_USER=matrix_user
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
 
 # A long random secret used to register new users via the API.

apps/matrix/README.md

@@ -25,17 +25,19 @@ reference web client — a full-featured Slack/Teams alternative.
 
 ### 1. Create the database
 
-Connect to the shared PostgreSQL instance and create the Synapse database.
-Synapse requires `LC_COLLATE` and `LC_CTYPE` to be `C`:
+Connect to the shared PostgreSQL instance and create the Matrix database.
+Synapse requires `LC_COLLATE` and `LC_CTYPE` to be `C`.  Note: these
+settings cannot be changed after the database is created; if you need to
+fix them later you must dump, drop, recreate, and restore.
 
 ```sql
-CREATE USER synapse WITH PASSWORD 'your-password';
-CREATE DATABASE synapse
+CREATE USER matrix_user WITH PASSWORD 'your-password';
+CREATE DATABASE matrix_db
   ENCODING 'UTF8'
   LC_COLLATE='C'
   LC_CTYPE='C'
   TEMPLATE template0
-  OWNER synapse;
+  OWNER matrix_user;
 ```
 
 ### 2. Configure environment

apps/matrix/config/homeserver.yaml.default

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ listeners:
 database:
   name: psycopg2
   args:
-    user: synapse
+    user: matrix_user
     password: "CHANGEME"
-    database: synapse
+    database: matrix_db
     host: postgresql
     port: 5432
     cp_min: 5