Add some example configurations for worker (#12492)

Signed-off-by: Dirk Klimpel <dirk@klimpel.org>

changelog.d/12492.doc

+Add some example configurations for workers and update architectural diagram.

docs/systemd-with-workers/workers/background_worker.yaml

+worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker
+worker_name: background_worker
+
+# The replication listener on the main synapse process.
+worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
+worker_replication_http_port: 9093
+
+worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/background-worker-log.yaml

docs/systemd-with-workers/workers/event_persister.yaml

+worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker
+worker_name: event_persister1 
+
+# The replication listener on the main synapse process.
+worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
+worker_replication_http_port: 9093
+
+worker_listeners:
+  - type: http
+    port: 8034
+    resources:
+      - names: [replication]
+
+  # Enable listener if this stream writer handles endpoints for the `typing` or
+  # `to_device` streams. Uses a different port to the `replication` listener to
+  # avoid exposing the `replication` listener publicly.
+  #
+  #- type: http
+  #  port: 8035
+  #  resources:
+  #    - names: [client]
+
+worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/event-persister-log.yaml

docs/systemd-with-workers/workers/generic_worker.yaml

 worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker
 worker_name: generic_worker1
 
+# The replication listener on the main synapse process.
 worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
 worker_replication_http_port: 9093
 
 worker_listeners:
   - type: http
-    port: 8011
+    port: 8083
     resources:
       - names: [client, federation]
 

docs/workers.md

@@ -138,20 +138,7 @@ as the `listeners` option in the shared config.
 For example:
 
 ```yaml
-worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker
-worker_name: worker1
-
-# The replication listener on the main synapse process.
-worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
-worker_replication_http_port: 9093
-
-worker_listeners:
-  - type: http
-    port: 8083
-    resources:
-      - names: [client, federation]
-
-worker_log_config: /home/matrix/synapse/config/worker1_log_config.yaml
+{{#include systemd-with-workers/workers/generic_worker.yaml}}
 ```
 
 ...is a full configuration for a generic worker instance, which will expose a
@@ -363,6 +350,12 @@ stream_writers:
     events: event_persister1
 ```
 
+An example for a stream writer instance:
+
+```yaml
+{{#include systemd-with-workers/workers/event_persister.yaml}}
+```
+
 Some of the streams have associated endpoints which, for maximum efficiency, should
 be routed to the workers handling that stream. See below for the currently supported
 streams and the endpoints associated with them:
@@ -436,6 +429,12 @@ run_background_tasks_on: background_worker
 You might also wish to investigate the `update_user_directory` and
 `media_instance_running_background_jobs` settings.
 
+An example for a dedicated background worker instance:
+
+```yaml
+{{#include systemd-with-workers/workers/background_worker.yaml}}
+```
+
 ### `synapse.app.pusher`
 
 Handles sending push notifications to sygnal and email. Doesn't handle any
@@ -615,14 +614,14 @@ The following shows an example setup using Redis and a reverse proxy:
 |   Main       |  |   Generic    |  |   Generic    |  |  Event       |
 |   Process    |  |   Worker 1   |  |   Worker 2   |  |  Persister   |
 +--------------+  +--------------+  +--------------+  +--------------+
-      ^    ^          |   ^   |         |   ^   |          ^    ^
-      |    |          |   |   |         |   |   |          |    |
-      |    |          |   |   |  HTTP   |   |   |          |    |
-      |    +----------+<--|---|---------+   |   |          |    |
-      |                   |   +-------------|-->+----------+    |
-      |                   |                 |                   |
-      |                   |                 |                   |
-      v                   v                 v                   v
-====================================================================
+      ^    ^          |   ^   |         |   ^   |         |   ^   ^
+      |    |          |   |   |         |   |   |         |   |   |
+      |    |          |   |   |  HTTP   |   |   |         |   |   |
+      |    +----------+<--|---|---------+<--|---|---------+   |   |
+      |                   |   +-------------|-->+-------------+   |
+      |                   |                 |                     |
+      |                   |                 |                     |
+      v                   v                 v                     v
+======================================================================
                                                          Redis pub/sub channel
 ```