use symlinks instead of copy

Let's Encrypt creates symlink to the current keys+certs in /etc/letsencrypt/live/

It isn't very useful to copy the link targets, because they rotate with every renewal (max every 90 days, optimally every 60 days). Per default the files (key+cert) have owner root:root and 0644, which should be sufficient for synapse to read.
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lub 7 years ago committed by GitHub
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@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ Also, the certificates will be in a folder under /etc/letsencrypt (see below) an
::
# cd (path to synapse)
# ./letsencrypt-auto certonly --standalone
# sudo cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/(your domain name)/* .
# sudo chown (user synapse runs as) *.pem
# letsencrypt-auto certonly --standalone
A note about renewal
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@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ These certificates will expire in 3 months. To renew certificates, just repeat t
2: Install Certificates
=======================
At the top of your homeserver.yaml there should be two keys, ```tls_certificate_path``` and ```tls_private_key_path```. These should be changed so that instead of pointing to the default keys, they now point to the Let's Encrypt keys. ```tls_certificate_path``` should point to the ```fullchain.pem``` in the synapse install directory. ```tls_private_key_path``` should point to the ```privkey.pem``` in the synapse install directory. ```tls_dh_params_path``` can stay the same as before.
At the top of your homeserver.yaml there should be two keys, ```tls_certificate_path``` and ```tls_private_key_path```. These should be changed so that instead of pointing to the default keys, they now point to the Let's Encrypt keys. ```tls_certificate_path``` should point to ```/etc/letsencrypt/live/(your domain name)/fullchain.pem```. ```tls_private_key_path``` should point to ```/etc/letsencrypt/live/(your domain name)/privkey.pem```. ```tls_dh_params_path``` can stay the same as before.
.. _Synapse: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/README.rst#synapse-installation
.. _Let's Encrypt: https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/using.html#installation

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