Add some extra notes for getting Synapse running on macOS

Just some extra steps and notes I needed to get Synapse running on a new macOS machine. - https://stackoverflow.com/a/56228387/796832
matrix-org · Dec 29, 2020 · 00abc56 · 00abc56
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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 _trial_temp/
 _trial_temp*/
 /out
+.DS_Store
 
 # stuff that is likely to exist when you run a server locally
 /*.db

diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ brew install [email protected]
 export LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/Cellar/openssl\@1.1/1.1.1d/lib/
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can try https://stackoverflow.com/a/56228387/796832
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+
 #### OpenSUSE
 
 Installing prerequisites on openSUSE:

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ differ)::
 
     PASSED (skips=15, successes=1322)
 
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+For the homeserver config, you can copy the sample config:
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+    cp docs/sample_config.yaml homeserver.yaml
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+Then finally start the app:
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+    synctl start homeserver.yaml
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+
 Running the Integration Tests
 =============================
 

diff --git a/changelog.d/8997.doc b/changelog.d/8997.doc
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+Add some extra docs for getting Synapse running on macOS.