Document "HelpFile" in sample-ngircd.conf and ngircd.conf.5

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#
# 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 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
# and their descriptions.
#

[Global]
        # The [Global] section of this file is used to define the main
        # configuration of the server, like the server name and the ports
        # on which the server should be listening.
        # These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should
        # make sure that they correspond to your installation and setup!

        # Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot
        # (".") and be unique in the IRC network. Required!
        Name = irc.example.net

        # Information about the server and the administrator, used by the
        # ADMIN command. Not required by server but by RFC!
        ;AdminInfo1 = Description
        ;AdminInfo2 = Location
        ;AdminEMail = admin@irc.server

        # Text file which contains the ngIRCd help text. This file is required
        # to display help texts when using the "HELP <cmd>" command.
        ;HelpFile = :ETCDIR:/ngircd.help

        # Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
        # LINKS requests for example.
        Info = Server Info Text

        # 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:
        ;MotdFile = :ETCDIR:/ngircd.motd

        # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
        ;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"

        # Global password for all users needed to connect to the server.
        # (Default: not set)
        ;Password = abc

        # This tells ngIRCd to write its current process ID to a file.
        # Note that the pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching the
        # user ID, e.g. the directory the pidfile resides in must be
        # writable by the ngIRCd user and exist in the chroot directory.
        ;PidFile = /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid

        # Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
        # one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
        ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669

        # Group ID under which the ngIRCd should run; you can use the name
        # of the group or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
        # server must have been started with root privileges!
        ;ServerGID = 65534

        # User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name
        # of the user or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
        # server must have been started with root privileges! In addition,
        # the configuration and MOTD files must be readable by this user,
        # otherwise RESTART and REHASH won't work!
        ;ServerUID = 65534

[Limits]
        # Define some limits and timeouts for this ngIRCd instance. Default
        # values should be safe, but it is wise to double-check :-)

        # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
        # to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
        ;ConnectRetry = 60

        # 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
        # the server will accept (0: unlimited):
        ;MaxConnectionsIP = 5

        # Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit):
        ;MaxJoins = 10

        # Maximum length of an user nickname (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812).
        # Please note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same
        # maximum nickname length!
        ;MaxNickLength = 9

        # Maximum number of channels returned in response to a /list
        # command (0: unlimited):
        ;MaxListSize = 100

        # After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a
        # PING to the peer to test whether it is alive or not.
        ;PingTimeout = 120

        # If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
        # seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
        ;PongTimeout = 20

[Options]
        # Optional features and configuration options to further tweak the
        # behavior of ngIRCd. If you want to get started quickly, you most
        # probably don't have to make changes here -- they are all optional.

        # Are remote IRC operators allowed to control this server, e.g.
        # use commands like CONNECT, SQUIT, DIE, ...?
        ;AllowRemoteOper = no

        # A directory to chroot in when everything is initialized. It
        # doesn't need to be populated if ngIRCd is compiled as a static
        # binary. By default ngIRCd won't use the chroot() feature.
        # ATTENTION: For this to work the server must have been started
        # with root privileges!
        ;ChrootDir = /var/empty

        # Set this hostname for every client instead of the real one.
        # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
        ;CloakHost = cloaked.host

        # Use this hostname for hostname cloaking on clients that have the
        # user mode "+x" set, instead of the name of the server.
        # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
        ;CloakHostModeX = cloaked.user

        # The Salt for cloaked hostname hashing. When undefined a random
        # hash is generated after each server start.
        ;CloakHostSalt = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

        # Set every clients' user name to their nickname
        ;CloakUserToNick = yes

        # Try to connect to other IRC servers using IPv4 and IPv6, if possible.
        ;ConnectIPv6 = yes
        ;ConnectIPv4 = yes

        # Do any DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
        ;DNS = yes

        # Do IDENT lookups if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
        # Users identified using IDENT are registered without the "~" character
        # prepended to their user name.
        ;Ident = yes

        # Enhance user privacy slightly (useful for IRC server on TOR or I2P)
        # by censoring some information like idle time, logon time, etc.
        ;MorePrivacy = no

        # Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is
        # registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH"
        # messages to clients while connecting.
        ;NoticeAuth = no

        # Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
        # they are not(!) channel-operators?
        ;OperCanUseMode = no

        # Should IRC Operators get AutoOp (+o) in persistent (+P) channels?
        ;OperChanPAutoOp = yes

        # Mask IRC Operator mode requests as if they were coming from the
        # server? (This is a compatibility hack for ircd-irc2 servers)
        ;OperServerMode = no

        # Use PAM if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
        # Users identified using PAM are registered without the "~" character
        # prepended to their user name.
        ;PAM = yes

        # When PAM is enabled, all clients are required to be authenticated
        # using PAM; connecting to the server without successful PAM
        # authentication isn't possible.
        # If this option is set, clients not sending a password are still
        # allowed to connect: they won't become "identified" and keep the "~"
        # character prepended to their supplied user name.
        # Please note: To make some use of this behavior, it most probably
        # isn't useful to enable "Ident", "PAM" and "PAMIsOptional" at the
        # same time, because you wouldn't be able to distinguish between
        # Ident'ified and PAM-authenticated users: both don't have a "~"
        # character prepended to their respective user names!
        ;PAMIsOptional = no

        # Allow Pre-Defined Channels only (see Section [Channels])
        ;PredefChannelsOnly = no

        # Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects,
        # and register this client only after receiving the corresponding
        # "PONG" reply.
        ;RequireAuthPing = no

        # Silently drop all incoming CTCP requests.
        ;ScrubCTCP = no

        # Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages.
        # Possible values are system dependent, but most probably auth, daemon,
        # user and local1 through local7 are possible values; see syslog(3).
        # Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
        # change this to "daemon", for example.
        ;SyslogFacility = local1

        # Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some
        # Web-to-IRC gateways. If not set/empty, the WEBIRC command can't
        # be used. (Default: not set)
        ;WebircPassword = xyz

;[SSL]
        # SSL-related configuration options. Please note that this section
        # is only available when ngIRCd is compiled with support for SSL!
        # So don't forget to remove the ";" above if this is the case ...

        # SSL Server Key Certificate
        ;CertFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-cert.pem

        # Diffie-Hellman parameters
        ;DHFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/dhparams.pem

        # SSL Server Key
        ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-key.pem

        # password to decrypt SSLKeyFile (OpenSSL only)
        ;KeyFilePassword = secret

        # Additional Listen Ports that expect SSL/TLS encrypted connections
        ;Ports = 6697, 9999

[Operator]
        # [Operator] sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be
        # more than one [Operator] block, one for each local operator.

        # ID of the operator (may be different of the nickname)
        ;Name = TheOper

        # Password of the IRC operator
        ;Password = ThePwd

        # Optional Mask from which /OPER will be accepted
        ;Mask = *!ident@somewhere.example.com

[Operator]
        # More [Operator] sections, if you like ...

[Server]
        # Other servers are configured in [Server] sections. If you
        # configure a port for the connection, then this ngircd tries to
        # connect to to the other server on the given port; if not it waits
        # for the other server to connect.
        # There may be more than one server block, one for each server.
        #
        # Server Groups:
        # The ngIRCd allows "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every
        # server with which you want this ngIRCd to link. If a server of a
        # group won't answer, the ngIRCd tries to connect to the next server
        # in the given group. But the ngircd never tries to connect to two
        # servers with the same group ID.

        # IRC name of the remote server, must match the "Name" variable in
        # the [Global] section of the other server (when using ngIRCd).
        ;Name = irc2.example.net

        # Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
        # this server should establish the connection).
        ;Host = connect-to-host.example.net

        # 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
        # assign no port the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
        ;Port = 6667

        # Own password for the connection. This password has to be configured
        # as "PeerPassword" on the other server.
        ;MyPassword = MySecret

        # Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
        # configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
        ;PeerPassword = PeerSecret

        # Group of this server (optional)
        ;Group = 123

        # 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.
        ;Passive = no

        # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
        ;SSLConnect = yes

        # Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nicknames that
        # should be treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote
        # server, separated by commas (",").
        # 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" or "NickServ,ChanServ,XyzServ".
        ;ServiceMask = *Serv,Global

[Server]
        # More [Server] sections, if you like ...

[Channel]
        # Pre-defined channels can be configured in [Channel] sections.
        # Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
        # persist when there are no more members left.
        # Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set
        # and unset by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
        # There may be more than one [Channel] block, one for each channel.

        # Name of the channel
        ;Name = #TheName

        # Topic for this channel
        ;Topic = a great topic

        # Initial channel modes
        ;Modes = tnk

        # initial channel password (mode k)
        ;Key = Secret

        # Key file, syntax for each line: "<user>:<nick>:<key>".
        # Default: none.
        ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/#chan.key

        # maximum users per channel (mode l)
        ;MaxUsers = 23

[Channel]
        # More [Channel] sections, if you like ...

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