Recommended room settings
This article outlines a list of recommended settings for various room types. If you are looking for specific guides on how to create or configure rooms, you can look at the reference documentation at the bottom of this article.
General advice on admin roles and power levels
Promoting someone to admin level gives them the greater power level. They will have full permissions on the room. It will not be possible to demote them or even remove them from a room in case the room needs to be closed or migrated.
In case of special necessities, It is generally advisable to select custom power levels and change room permissions to match. Reach out to #matrix-ops:ubuntu.com room if you require assistance.
Public Rooms
General settings
- Published addresses should have an address on the Ubuntu homeserver, all lower case, separated by hyphens/dashes if needed. Example:
#matrix-ops:ubuntu.com. - “Publish this room to the public in ubuntu.com’s room directory” should be turned on. Please refer to this document and follow the correct process.
Security & Privacy
- Encryption: Disabled.
- Access: Public.
- Who can read history: Anyone.
Private Rooms
General settings
- Published addresses should have an address on the Ubuntu homeserver, all lower case, separated by hyphens/dashes if needed. Example:
#matrix-ops:ubuntu.com. - “Publish this room to the public in ubuntu.com’s room directory” should be turned off.
Security & Privacy
- Encryption: Disabled.
- Access: Private.
- Who can read history: Members only (since the point in time of selecting this option).
News & Announcement Rooms
General settings
- Published addresses should have an address on the Ubuntu homeserver, all lower case, separated by hyphens/dashes if needed. Example:
#matrix-ops:ubuntu.com. - “Publish this room to the public in ubuntu.com’s room directory” should be turned on. Please refer to this document and follow the correct process.
Security & Privacy
- Encryption: Disabled.
- Access: Public.
- Who can read history: Anyone.
Roles & Permissions
- Send Messages: Custom (10)
Useful documentation
If you are looking to configure your rooms, you can have a look at the documents below:
- How-to create and configure a public room.
- How-to create and configure a private room.
- How-to create and configure a public space.
- How-to create and configure a private space.
- How-to configure a room for announcements, news, and feeds.
- How-to publish and list rooms and spaces.