matrix: Update synapse to 1.44.0

roles/matrix/tasks/main.yml

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 - name: install synapse
   pip:
     name:
-      - 'matrix-synapse[postgres,systemd,url_preview,redis,oidc]==1.43.0'
+      - 'matrix-synapse[postgres,systemd,url_preview,redis,oidc]==1.44.0'
     state: latest
     extra_args: '--upgrade-strategy=eager'
     virtualenv: /var/lib/synapse/venv

roles/matrix/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2

@@ -2404,12 +2404,16 @@ user_directory:
     #enabled: false
 
     # Defines whether to search all users visible to your HS when searching
-    # the user directory, rather than limiting to users visible in public
-    # rooms. Defaults to false.
+    # the user directory. If false, search results will only contain users
+    # visible in public rooms and users sharing a room with the requester.
+    # Defaults to false.
     #
-    # If you set it true, you'll have to rebuild the user_directory search
-    # indexes, see:
-    # https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/user_directory.html
+    # NB. If you set this to true, and the last time the user_directory search
+    # indexes were (re)built was before Synapse 1.44, you'll have to
+    # rebuild the indexes in order to search through all known users.
+    # These indexes are built the first time Synapse starts; admins can
+    # manually trigger a rebuild following the instructions at
+    #     https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/user_directory.html
     #
     # Uncomment to return search results containing all known users, even if that
     # user does not share a room with the requester.
@@ -2423,7 +2427,7 @@ user_directory:
     # Uncomment to prefer local over remote users in user directory search
     # results.
     #
-    #prefer_local_users: true
+    prefer_local_users: true
 
 
 # User Consent configuration