Improve network discovery explanation

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Maxime Dor
2017-09-16 04:34:16 +02:00
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@@ -184,10 +184,15 @@ If you want to use the LDAP backend:
# Network Discovery # Network Discovery
To allow other federated Identity Server to reach yours, configure the following DNS SRV entry (adapt to your values): To allow other federated Identity Server to reach yours, the same algorithm used for Homeservers takes place:
1. Check for the appropriate DNS SRV record
2. If not found, use the base domain
If your Identity Server public hostname does not match your Matrix domain, configure the following DNS SRV entry
and replace `matrix.example.com` by your Identity server public hostname - **Make sure to end with a final dot!**
``` ```
_matrix-identity._tcp.example.com. 3600 IN SRV 10 0 443 matrix.example.com. _matrix-identity._tcp.example.com. 3600 IN SRV 10 0 443 matrix.example.com.
``` ```
This would only apply for 3PID that are DNS-based, like e-mails. For anything else, like phone numbers, no federation This would only apply for 3PID that are DNS-based, like e-mails. For anything else, like phone numbers, no federation
is currently possible. is currently possible.