2 # This is a sample configuration file for the ngIRCd IRC daemon, which must
3 # be customized to the local preferences and needs.
5 # Comments are started with "#" or ";".
7 # A lot of configuration options in this file start with a ";". You have
8 # to remove the ";" in front of each variable to actually set a value!
9 # The disabled variables are shown with example values for completeness only
10 # and the daemon is using compiled-in default settings.
12 # Use "ngircd --configtest" (see manual page ngircd(8)) to validate that the
13 # server interprets the configuration file as expected!
15 # Please see ngircd.conf(5) for a complete list of configuration options
16 # and their descriptions.
20 # The [Global] section of this file is used to define the main
21 # configuration of the server, like the server name and the ports
22 # on which the server should be listening.
23 # These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should
24 # make sure that they correspond to your installation and setup!
26 # Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot
27 # (".") and be unique in the IRC network. Required!
28 Name = irc.example.net
30 # Information about the server and the administrator, used by the
31 # ADMIN command. Not required by server but by RFC!
32 ;AdminInfo1 = Description
33 ;AdminInfo2 = Location
34 ;AdminEMail = admin@irc.server
36 # Text file which contains the ngIRCd help text. This file is required
37 # to display help texts when using the "HELP <cmd>" command.
38 ;HelpFile = :DOCDIR:/Commands.txt
40 # Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
41 # LINKS requests for example.
42 Info = Server Info Text
44 # Comma separated list of IP addresses on which the server should
45 # listen. Default values are:
46 # "0.0.0.0" or (if compiled with IPv6 support) "::,0.0.0.0"
47 # so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system by default.
48 ;Listen = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1
50 # Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will
51 # be shown to all users connecting to the server:
52 ;MotdFile = :ETCDIR:/ngircd.motd
54 # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
55 ;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"
57 # Global password for all users needed to connect to the server.
61 # This tells ngIRCd to write its current process ID to a file.
62 # Note that the pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching the
63 # user ID, e.g. the directory the pidfile resides in must be
64 # writable by the ngIRCd user and exist in the chroot directory.
65 ;PidFile = /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid
67 # Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
68 # one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
69 ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669
71 # Group ID under which the ngIRCd should run; you can use the name
72 # of the group or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
73 # server must have been started with root privileges!
76 # User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name
77 # of the user or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
78 # server must have been started with root privileges! In addition,
79 # the configuration and MOTD files must be readable by this user,
80 # otherwise RESTART and REHASH won't work!
84 # Define some limits and timeouts for this ngIRCd instance. Default
85 # values should be safe, but it is wise to double-check :-)
87 # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
88 # to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
91 # Number of seconds after which the whole daemon should shutdown when
92 # no connections are left active after handling at least one client
93 # (0: never, which is the default).
94 # This can be useful for testing or when ngIRCd is started using
95 # "socket activation" with systemd(8), for example.
98 # Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the
99 # server is allowed to accept (0: unlimited):
102 # Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address
103 # the server will accept (0: unlimited):
104 ;MaxConnectionsIP = 5
106 # Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit):
109 # Maximum length of an user nickname (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812).
110 # Please note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same
111 # maximum nickname length!
114 # Maximum number of channels returned in response to a /list
115 # command (0: unlimited):
118 # After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a
119 # PING to the peer to test whether it is alive or not.
122 # If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
123 # seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
127 # Optional features and configuration options to further tweak the
128 # behavior of ngIRCd. If you want to get started quickly, you most
129 # probably don't have to make changes here -- they are all optional.
131 # List of allowed channel types (channel prefixes) for newly created
132 # channels on the local server. By default, all supported channel
133 # types are allowed. Set this variable to the empty string to disallow
134 # creation of new channels by local clients at all.
135 ;AllowedChannelTypes = #&+
137 # Are remote IRC operators allowed to control this server, e.g.
138 # use commands like CONNECT, SQUIT, DIE, ...?
139 ;AllowRemoteOper = no
141 # A directory to chroot in when everything is initialized. It
142 # doesn't need to be populated if ngIRCd is compiled as a static
143 # binary. By default ngIRCd won't use the chroot() feature.
144 # ATTENTION: For this to work the server must have been started
145 # with root privileges!
146 ;ChrootDir = /var/empty
148 # Set this hostname for every client instead of the real one.
149 # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
150 ;CloakHost = cloaked.host
152 # Use this hostname for hostname cloaking on clients that have the
153 # user mode "+x" set, instead of the name of the server.
154 # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
155 ;CloakHostModeX = cloaked.user
157 # The Salt for cloaked hostname hashing. When undefined a random
158 # hash is generated after each server start.
159 ;CloakHostSalt = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
161 # Set every clients' user name to their nickname
162 ;CloakUserToNick = yes
164 # Try to connect to other IRC servers using IPv4 and IPv6, if possible.
168 # Default user mode(s) to set on new local clients. Please note that
169 # only modes can be set that the client could set on itself, you can't
170 # set "a" (away) or "o" (IRC Op), for example! Default: none.
171 ;DefaultUserModes = i
173 # Do DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
176 # Do IDENT lookups if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
177 # Users identified using IDENT are registered without the "~" character
178 # prepended to their user name.
181 # Directory containing configuration snippets (*.conf), that should
182 # be read in after parsing this configuration file.
183 ;IncludeDir = :ETCDIR:/conf.d
185 # Enhance user privacy slightly (useful for IRC server on TOR or I2P)
186 # by censoring some information like idle time, logon time, etc.
189 # Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is
190 # registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH"
191 # messages to clients while connecting.
194 # Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
195 # they are not(!) channel-operators?
198 # Should IRC Operators get AutoOp (+o) in persistent (+P) channels?
199 ;OperChanPAutoOp = yes
201 # Mask IRC Operator mode requests as if they were coming from the
202 # server? (This is a compatibility hack for ircd-irc2 servers)
205 # Use PAM if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
206 # Users identified using PAM are registered without the "~" character
207 # prepended to their user name.
210 # When PAM is enabled, all clients are required to be authenticated
211 # using PAM; connecting to the server without successful PAM
212 # authentication isn't possible.
213 # If this option is set, clients not sending a password are still
214 # allowed to connect: they won't become "identified" and keep the "~"
215 # character prepended to their supplied user name.
216 # Please note: To make some use of this behavior, it most probably
217 # isn't useful to enable "Ident", "PAM" and "PAMIsOptional" at the
218 # same time, because you wouldn't be able to distinguish between
219 # Ident'ified and PAM-authenticated users: both don't have a "~"
220 # character prepended to their respective user names!
223 # Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects,
224 # and register this client only after receiving the corresponding
226 ;RequireAuthPing = no
228 # Silently drop all incoming CTCP requests.
231 # Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages.
232 # Possible values are system dependent, but most probably auth, daemon,
233 # user and local1 through local7 are possible values; see syslog(3).
234 # Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
235 # change this to "daemon", for example.
236 ;SyslogFacility = local1
238 # Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some
239 # Web-to-IRC gateways. If not set/empty, the WEBIRC command can't
240 # be used. (Default: not set)
241 ;WebircPassword = xyz
244 # SSL-related configuration options. Please note that this section
245 # is only available when ngIRCd is compiled with support for SSL!
246 # So don't forget to remove the ";" above if this is the case ...
248 # SSL Server Key Certificate
249 ;CertFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-cert.pem
251 # Select cipher suites allowed for SSL/TLS connections. This defaults
252 # to HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH (OpenSSL) or SECURE128 (GnuTLS).
253 # See 'man 1ssl ciphers' (OpenSSL) or 'man 3 gnutls_priority_init'
254 # (GnuTLS) for details.
256 ;CipherList = HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH
258 ;CipherList = SECURE128
260 # Diffie-Hellman parameters
261 ;DHFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/dhparams.pem
264 ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-key.pem
266 # password to decrypt SSLKeyFile (OpenSSL only)
267 ;KeyFilePassword = secret
269 # Additional Listen Ports that expect SSL/TLS encrypted connections
273 # [Operator] sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be
274 # more than one [Operator] block, one for each local operator.
276 # ID of the operator (may be different of the nickname)
279 # Password of the IRC operator
282 # Optional Mask from which /OPER will be accepted
283 ;Mask = *!ident@somewhere.example.com
286 # More [Operator] sections, if you like ...
289 # Other servers are configured in [Server] sections. If you
290 # configure a port for the connection, then this ngircd tries to
291 # connect to to the other server on the given port; if not it waits
292 # for the other server to connect.
293 # There may be more than one server block, one for each server.
296 # The ngIRCd allows "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every
297 # server with which you want this ngIRCd to link. If a server of a
298 # group won't answer, the ngIRCd tries to connect to the next server
299 # in the given group. But the ngircd never tries to connect to two
300 # servers with the same group ID.
302 # IRC name of the remote server, must match the "Name" variable in
303 # the [Global] section of the other server (when using ngIRCd).
304 ;Name = irc2.example.net
306 # Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
307 # this server should establish the connection).
308 ;Host = connect-to-host.example.net
310 # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if
311 # unspecified, ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
314 # Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
315 # assign no port the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
318 # Own password for the connection. This password has to be configured
319 # as "PeerPassword" on the other server.
320 ;MyPassword = MySecret
322 # Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
323 # configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
324 ;PeerPassword = PeerSecret
326 # Group of this server (optional)
329 # Set the "Passive" option to "yes" if you don't want this ngIRCd to
330 # connect to the configured peer (same as leaving the "Port" variable
331 # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually
332 # configure a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to
333 # manually connect this specific server later.
336 # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
339 # Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nicknames that
340 # should be treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote
341 # server, separated by commas (",").
342 # REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
343 # (which is the default).
344 # When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server
345 # and which use "virtual users" to communicate with, for example
346 # "NickServ" and "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
347 # something like "*Serv" or "NickServ,ChanServ,XyzServ".
348 ;ServiceMask = *Serv,Global
351 # More [Server] sections, if you like ...
354 # Pre-defined channels can be configured in [Channel] sections.
355 # Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
356 # persist when there are no more members left.
357 # Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set
358 # and unset by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
359 # There may be more than one [Channel] block, one for each channel.
361 # Name of the channel
364 # Topic for this channel
365 ;Topic = a great topic
367 # Initial channel modes
370 # initial channel password (mode k)
373 # Key file, syntax for each line: "<user>:<nick>:<key>".
375 ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/#chan.key
377 # maximum users per channel (mode l)
381 # More [Channel] sections, if you like ...