From 5ade348d142012367e6cf4b8c2c65d6fbf357af6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim McCormack <cortex@brainonfire.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 11:08:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document need for max-body-size change in reverse proxy as
 well (#1816)

Just changing the Media API's `max_file_size_bytes` isn't enough if
Dendrite is running behind a proxy; document the need for a proxy config
change in the place the admin is most likely to notice it.

Signed-off-by: Tim McCormack <cortex@brainonfire.net>
---
 dendrite-config.yaml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dendrite-config.yaml b/dendrite-config.yaml
index 1edb026f..0ea584aa 100644
--- a/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ media_api:
   base_path: ./media_store
 
   # The maximum allowed file size (in bytes) for media uploads to this homeserver
-  # (0 = unlimited).
+  # (0 = unlimited). If using a reverse proxy, ensure it allows requests at
+  # least this large (e.g. client_max_body_size in nginx.)
   max_file_size_bytes: 10485760
 
   # Whether to dynamically generate thumbnails if needed.