diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 40e325b..0ec9cbe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -184,10 +184,15 @@ If you want to use the LDAP backend: # 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. -``` +``` This would only apply for 3PID that are DNS-based, like e-mails. For anything else, like phone numbers, no federation is currently possible.