-# $Id: sample-ngircd.conf,v 1.44 2008/01/07 23:02:29 alex Exp $
-
#
-# This is a sample configuration file for the ngIRCd, which must be adepted
-# to the local preferences and needs.
+# This is a sample configuration file for the ngIRCd IRC daemon, which must
+# be customized to the local preferences and needs.
#
# Comments are started with "#" or ";".
#
# A lot of configuration options in this file start with a ";". You have
# to remove the ";" in front of each variable to actually set a value!
-# The disabled variables are shown with example values for completeness.
+# The disabled variables are shown with example values for completeness only
+# and the daemon is using compiled-in default settings.
#
# Use "ngircd --configtest" (see manual page ngircd(8)) to validate that the
# server interprets the configuration file as expected!
#
+# Please see ngircd.conf(5) for a complete list of configuration options.
+#
[Global]
# The [Global] section of this file is used to define the main
# one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669
- # IP address on which the server should listen. (Default: empty,
- # so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system)
- ;Listen = 1.2.3.4
+ # Additional Listen Ports that expect SSL/TLS encrypted connections
+ ;SSLPorts = 9999,6668
+
+ # SSL Server Key
+ ;SSLKeyFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/server-key.pem
+
+ # password to decrypt SSLKeyFile (OpenSSL only)
+ ;SSLKeyFilePassword = secret
+
+ # SSL Server Key Certificate
+ ;SSLCertFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/server-cert.pem
+
+ # Diffie-Hellman parameters
+ ;SSLDHFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/dhparams.pem
+
+ # comma separated list of IP addresses on which the server should
+ # listen. Default values are:
+ # "0.0.0.0" or (if compiled with IPv6 support) "::,0.0.0.0"
+ # so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system by default.
+ ;Listen = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1
# Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will
# be shown to all users connecting to the server:
# Don't do any DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
;NoDNS = no
- # Maximum number of simultaneous connection the server is allowed
- # to accept (0: unlimited):
+ # Don't do any IDENT lookups, even if ngIRCd has been compiled
+ # with support for it.
+ ;NoIdent = no
+
+ # try to connect to other irc servers using ipv4 and ipv6, if possible
+ ;ConnectIPv6 = yes
+ ;ConnectIPv4 = yes
+
+ # Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the
+ # server is allowed to accept (0: unlimited):
;MaxConnections = 0
# Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address
# IRC name of the remote server, must match the "Name" variable in
# the [Global] section of the other server (when using ngIRCd).
;Name = irc2.the.net
-
+
# Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
# this server should establish the connection).
;Host = connect-to-host.the.net
- # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if unspecified,
- # ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
+ # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if
+ # unspecified, ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
;Bind = 10.0.0.1
# Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
# Set the "Passive" option to "yes" if you don't want this ngIRCd to
# connect to the configured peer (same as leaving the "Port" variable
- # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually configure
- # a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to manually connect
- # this specific server later.
+ # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually
+ # configure a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to
+ # manually connect this specific server later.
;Passive = no
+ # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
+ ;SSLConnect = yes
+
+ # Define a (case insensitive) mask matching nick names that should be
+ # treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote server.
+ # REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
+ # (which is the default).
+ # When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server
+ # and which use "virtual users" to communicate with, for example
+ # "NickServ" and "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
+ # something like "*Serv".
+ ;ServiceMask = *Serv
+
[Server]
# More [Server] sections, if you like ...
# initial channel password (mode k)
;Key = Secret
+ # Key file, syntax for each line: "<user>:<nick>:<key>".
+ # Default: none.
+ ;KeyFile = /etc/ngircd/#chan.key
+
# maximum users per channel (mode l)
;MaxUsers = 23