# 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
+ # (".") and be unique in the IRC network. When not set, ngIRCd tries
+ # to deduce a valid IRC server name from the local host name.
+ ;Name = irc.example.net
# Information about the server and the administrator, used by the
# ADMIN command. Not required by server but by RFC!
;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.
+ # to display help texts when using the "HELP <cmd>" command. Default: a
+ # built-in standard path (check "ngircd --configtest").
;HelpFile = :DOCDIR:/Commands.txt
# Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
- # LINKS requests for example.
- Info = Server Info Text
+ # LINKS requests for example. Set to the server software name and
+ # version by default.
+ ;Info = Server Info Text
# Comma separated list of IP addresses on which the server should
# listen. Default values are:
;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:
+ # be shown to all users connecting to the server: Default: a built-in
+ # standard path (check "ngircd --configtest").
;MotdFile = :ETCDIR:/ngircd.motd
- # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
+ # A simple Phrase (<127 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"
+ # The name of the IRC network to which this server belongs. This name
+ # is optional, should only contain ASCII characters, and can't contain
+ # spaces. It is only used to inform clients. The default is empty,
+ # so no network name is announced to clients.
+ ;Network = aIRCnetwork
+
# Global password for all users needed to connect to the server.
# (Default: not set)
;Password = abc
# to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
;ConnectRetry = 60
+ # Number of seconds after which the whole daemon should shutdown when
+ # no connections are left active after handling at least one client
+ # (0: never, which is the default).
+ # This can be useful for testing or when ngIRCd is started using
+ # "socket activation" with systemd(8), for example.
+ ;IdleTimeout = 0
+
# Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the
# server is allowed to accept (0: unlimited):
;MaxConnections = 0
# maximum nickname length!
;MaxNickLength = 9
+ # Maximum penalty time increase in seconds, per penalty event. Set to -1
+ # for no limit (the default), 0 to disable penalties altogether. The
+ # daemon doesn't use penalty increases higher than 2 seconds during
+ # normal operation, so values greater than 1 rarely make sense.
+ ;MaxPenaltyTime = -1
+
# Maximum number of channels returned in response to a /list
# command (0: unlimited):
;MaxListSize = 100
# behavior of ngIRCd. If you want to get started quickly, you most
# probably don't have to make changes here -- they are all optional.
+ # List of allowed channel types (channel prefixes) for newly created
+ # channels on the local server. By default, all supported channel
+ # types are allowed. Set this variable to the empty string to disallow
+ # creation of new channels by local clients at all.
+ ;AllowedChannelTypes = #&+
+
# Are remote IRC operators allowed to control this server, e.g.
# use commands like CONNECT, SQUIT, DIE, ...?
;AllowRemoteOper = no
;ConnectIPv6 = yes
;ConnectIPv4 = yes
- # Do any DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
+ # Default user mode(s) to set on new local clients. Please note that
+ # only modes can be set that the client could set using regular MODE
+ # commands, you can't set "a" (away) for example! Default: none.
+ ;DefaultUserModes = i
+
+ # Do DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
;DNS = yes
# Do IDENT lookups if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
# prepended to their user name.
;Ident = yes
+ # Directory containing configuration snippets (*.conf), that should
+ # be read in after parsing this configuration file.
+ # Default: a built-in directory name when no configuration file was
+ # explicitly given on the command line (check "ngircd --configtest"),
+ # none (empty) otherwise.
+ ;IncludeDir = :ETCDIR:/conf.d
+
# 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"
+ # registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE *"
# messages to clients while connecting.
- ;NoticeAuth = no
+ ;NoticeBeforeRegistration = no
# Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
# they are not(!) channel-operators?
# character prepended to their respective user names!
;PAMIsOptional = no
- # Allow Pre-Defined Channels only (see Section [Channels])
- ;PredefChannelsOnly = no
+ # When PAM is enabled, this value determines the used PAM
+ # configuration.
+ # This setting allows to run multiple ngIRCd instances with
+ # different PAM configurations on each instance.
+ # If you set it to "ngircd-foo", PAM will use
+ # /etc/pam.d/ngircd-foo instead of the default
+ # /etc/pam.d/ngircd.
+ ;PAMServiceName = ngircd
# Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects,
# and register this client only after receiving the corresponding
# 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 Trusted CA Certificates File for verifying peer certificates.
+ # (Default: not set; so no certificates are trusted)
+ ;CAFile = /etc/ssl/CA/cacert.pem
+
+ # Certificate Revocation File (for marking otherwise valid
+ # certficates as invalid)
+ ;CRLFile = /etc/ssl/CA/crl.pem
+
# SSL Server Key Certificate
;CertFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-cert.pem
+ # Select cipher suites allowed for SSL/TLS connections. This defaults
+ # to HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH (OpenSSL) or SECURE128 (GnuTLS).
+ # See 'man 1ssl ciphers' (OpenSSL) or 'man 3 gnutls_priority_init'
+ # (GnuTLS) for details.
+ # For OpenSSL:
+ ;CipherList = HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH:!SSLv3
+ # For GnuTLS:
+ ;CipherList = SECURE128:-VERS-SSL3.0
+
# Diffie-Hellman parameters
;DHFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/dhparams.pem
[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
+ # connect 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.
#
# Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
;SSLConnect = yes
+ # Verify the TLS certificate presented by the remote server
+ # (Default: yes)
+ ;SSLVerify = 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 (",").
# Topic for this channel
;Topic = a great topic
- # Initial channel modes
- ;Modes = tnk
+ # Initial channel modes, as used in "MODE" commands. Modifying lists
+ # (ban list, invite list, exception list) is supported.
+ # This option can be specified multiple times, evaluated top to bottom.
+ ;Modes = +tnk mykey +l 5
+ ;Modes = +b nick!~user@bad.host.example.com
- # initial channel password (mode k)
- ;Key = Secret
+ # Should ngIRCd automatically join ("autojoin") all users to this
+ # channel on connect? Note: The users must have permissions to access
+ # the channel, otherwise joining them will fail!
+ ;Autojoin = yes
# 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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