From 40022609f96b2ab88b825e01c77fc0b257b3f79e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oddvar Lovaas Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:59:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add "Why can't I rename my homeserver?" --- supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md b/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md index d0c7f8b3..7fd74ee3 100644 --- a/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md +++ b/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md @@ -571,6 +571,12 @@ Synapse is *very* database dependent (as of Oct 2015; this is improving in the n Data is only shared between servers of participating users of a room. If all users in a room are on your server, no data is shared with other servers. +##### Why can't I rename my homeserver? + +Currently, the homeserver name is assumed never to change. This means that if you rename your server, other servers will think it's a different server. + +Perhaps in the future we will add an API for changing the homeserver name, but for now this is not supported. + ### Clients ##### Where can I find a mobile app?