enable_group_creation by default

[Gredin67]

I would like to enable creation of community on my instance. I see in the synapse config there is an option for this https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/synapse_ynh/blob/testing/conf/homeserver.yaml#L1381L1388
Is there any security/performance issue related to enable_group_creation: true ? Why is it not activated by default?

I know the other option is to give admin rights to individual accounts that are then able to create communities. Are there some security risks associated with admin rights? What can synapse admin do? Would it be risky to give admin rights to a bot located on the synapse server?

[shukon]

Not really an answer to your problem, just a little heads up: communities are not going to exist much longer, they will be replaced by spaces (MSC1772), so while I don't for what time span you're planning, if it's more than 1 or 2 months you might want to wait :) also, I'm able to create communities on my synapse_ynh instance as it is using the element-client.

[Josue-T]

You still can enable this feature manually. Or you can make a PR to add a settings to add the possibility to customize this with the control panel.

On my side I will wait on the space feature.

[Gredin67]

@Josue-T What is the status here now that spaces are standard? Is space creation for users enabled by default ?

[shukon]

@Gredin67 spaces are built on top of rooms. I can create spaces on my synapse_ynh without tweaking any settings. Works best when used with elements. Also, you need to update the homeserver to a sufficient version (using e.g. the update panel in your yunohost web-admin).
Any user is able to create spaces.