-# $Id: sample-ngircd.conf,v 1.19 2003/03/09 22:03:58 alex Exp $
-
#
-# This is a sample configuration for the ngIRCd, which must adept 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 ";".
#
-# Author: Alexander Barton, <alex@barton.de>
-# Initial translation by Ilja Osthoff, <ilja@glide.ath.cx>
+# 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.
#
[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.
- # In the [global] section of this file, there is the place of the
- # main server configuration. Needed is only the variable "Name",
- # Info you can adjust, if you like to. For all the others variables,
- # you can use the defaults, this means you can leave it by default.
-
- # Server name in the IRC-network
+ # Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot
+ # (".") and be unique in the IRC network. Required!
Name = irc.the.net
-
- # Info-text of the server. This will be shown i.e. by a WHOIS- or
- # LINKS-request.
+
+ # Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
+ # LINKS requests for example.
Info = Server Info Text
-
- # Information about the server and administrator in the ADMIN-request
+
+ # Global password for all users needed to connect to the server
+ ;Password = abc
+
+ # 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
- # Ports, on which the server will listen. There may be more than
- # one port, separated with ";". (Default: 6667)
- ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 66694
-
- # Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This will be shown
- # on a user connection with the server.
+ # Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
+ # one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
+ ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669
+
+ # 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 seperated 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 = /usr/local/etc/ngircd.motd
- # User-ID, under which the server is started (for that the server
- # must be started with root-rights). You can use the name of the
- # user or the numerical ID.
- # ATTENTION: the configuration and the MOTD file must be readable
- # by this user, otherwise RESTART won't work!
+ # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
+ # If it is set no MotdFile will be read at all.
+ ;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"
+
+ # 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
- # Group-ID, under which the server is running (for that the server
- # must be started with root-rights). You can use the name of the
- # group or the numerical ID.
+ # 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
- # After <PingTimeout> seconds, the server will send a ping after
- # inactivity of this client.
+ # 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
+
+ # This tells ngircd to write its current process id to a file.
+ # Note that the pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching uid,
+ # i. e. the Directory the pidfile resides in must be writeable by
+ # the ngircd user and exist in the chroot directory.
+ ;PidFile = /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid
+
+ # 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 there is an answer of a client, to which the ping was sent,
- # not after <PongTimeout> seconds, it will be disconnected.
+ # If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
+ # seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
;PongTimeout = 20
- # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds, not yet connected
- # or not anymore connected servers to connect.
+ # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
+ # to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
;ConnectRetry = 60
- # Should IRC-operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
+ # Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
# they are not(!) channel-operators?
;OperCanUseMode = no
- # Maximum number of simultaneous connection the server is allowed
- # to accept (<=0: unlimited):
- ;MaxConnections = -1
+ # Mask IRC Operator mode requests as if they were coming from the
+ # server? (This is a compatibility hack for ircd-irc2 servers)
+ ;OperServerMode = no
+
+ # Allow Pre-Defined Channels only (see Section [Channels])
+ ;PredefChannelsOnly = no
+
+ # Don't do any DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
+ ;NoDNS = no
+
+ # 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 channels a user can be member of (<=0: no limit):
+ # 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 nick name (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812).
+ # Please note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same
+ # maximum nick name length!
+ ;MaxNickLength = 9
+
[Operator]
- # In this [operator]-section, there will be the configuration of
- # the name and password of an IRC operator. There may be more than
- # one operator-block (for each operator one).
-
- # ID of the operator (may be different of the nick)
+ # [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 nick name)
;Name = TheOper
- # Password of the operator
+ # 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]
- # In this [Server] section, there is the configuration of the
- # servers, which are allowed to connect to your own server.
- # There may be more than one server-block.
- # If you configured a port for the connection, then the ngIRCd
- # tries to connect to this port. If not, it waits for the other
- # 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": that means, that you can assign
- # server-groups for every server, to which you want the ngIRCd to
- # connect to. If one server of a server-group won't answer, the
- # ngIRCd tries the next one of this group.
- # ATTENTION: Server-groups will only work if you defined a port!
-
- # IRC-name of the 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.the.net
-
- # Hostname of the server
+
+ # Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
+ # this server should establish the connection).
;Host = connect-to-host.the.net
- # Port of the server, to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
- # assign no port, the ngIRCd waits for an answer of that server.
- ;Port = 6666
+ # 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.
# Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
# configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
;PeerPassword = PeerSecret
-
- # Group of that server (optional)
+
+ # 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) mask matching nick names that sould 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" amd "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
+ # something like "*Serv".
+ ;ServiceMask = *Serv
+
+[Server]
+ # More [Server] sections, if you like ...
+
[Channel]
- # In the [Channel] there can be defined "persistent channels". This
- # means, that the server creates the channel and even if all users
- # left this channel, it will persist. There may be more than one
- # block. Signed with the mode "P", which can be set or unset, like
- # normal modes.
-
+ # 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 the channel
+ # Topic for this channel
;Topic = a great topic
-
- # Channel-modes
- ;Modes = tn
+
+ # Initial channel modes
+ ;Modes = tnk
+
+ # initial channel password (mode k)
+ ;Key = Secret
+
+ # maximum users per channel (mode l)
+ ;MaxUsers = 23
+
+[Channel]
+ # More [Channel] sections, if you like ...
# -eof-