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 # The name of the IRC network to which this server belongs. This name
58 # is optional, should only contain ASCII characters, and can't contain
59 # spaces. It is only used to inform clients. The default is empty,
60 # so no network name is announced to clients.
61 ;Network = aIRCnetwork
63 # Global password for all users needed to connect to the server.
67 # This tells ngIRCd to write its current process ID to a file.
68 # Note that the pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching the
69 # user ID, e.g. the directory the pidfile resides in must be
70 # writable by the ngIRCd user and exist in the chroot directory.
71 ;PidFile = /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid
73 # Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
74 # one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
75 ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669
77 # Group ID under which the ngIRCd should run; you can use the name
78 # of the group or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
79 # server must have been started with root privileges!
82 # User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name
83 # of the user or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
84 # server must have been started with root privileges! In addition,
85 # the configuration and MOTD files must be readable by this user,
86 # otherwise RESTART and REHASH won't work!
90 # Define some limits and timeouts for this ngIRCd instance. Default
91 # values should be safe, but it is wise to double-check :-)
93 # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
94 # to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
97 # Number of seconds after which the whole daemon should shutdown when
98 # no connections are left active after handling at least one client
99 # (0: never, which is the default).
100 # This can be useful for testing or when ngIRCd is started using
101 # "socket activation" with systemd(8), for example.
104 # Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the
105 # server is allowed to accept (0: unlimited):
108 # Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address
109 # the server will accept (0: unlimited):
110 ;MaxConnectionsIP = 5
112 # Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit):
115 # Maximum length of an user nickname (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812).
116 # Please note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same
117 # maximum nickname length!
120 # Maximum number of channels returned in response to a /list
121 # command (0: unlimited):
124 # After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a
125 # PING to the peer to test whether it is alive or not.
128 # If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
129 # seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
133 # Optional features and configuration options to further tweak the
134 # behavior of ngIRCd. If you want to get started quickly, you most
135 # probably don't have to make changes here -- they are all optional.
137 # List of allowed channel types (channel prefixes) for newly created
138 # channels on the local server. By default, all supported channel
139 # types are allowed. Set this variable to the empty string to disallow
140 # creation of new channels by local clients at all.
141 ;AllowedChannelTypes = #&+
143 # Are remote IRC operators allowed to control this server, e.g.
144 # use commands like CONNECT, SQUIT, DIE, ...?
145 ;AllowRemoteOper = no
147 # A directory to chroot in when everything is initialized. It
148 # doesn't need to be populated if ngIRCd is compiled as a static
149 # binary. By default ngIRCd won't use the chroot() feature.
150 # ATTENTION: For this to work the server must have been started
151 # with root privileges!
152 ;ChrootDir = /var/empty
154 # Set this hostname for every client instead of the real one.
155 # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
156 ;CloakHost = cloaked.host
158 # Use this hostname for hostname cloaking on clients that have the
159 # user mode "+x" set, instead of the name of the server.
160 # Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
161 ;CloakHostModeX = cloaked.user
163 # The Salt for cloaked hostname hashing. When undefined a random
164 # hash is generated after each server start.
165 ;CloakHostSalt = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
167 # Set every clients' user name to their nickname
168 ;CloakUserToNick = yes
170 # Try to connect to other IRC servers using IPv4 and IPv6, if possible.
174 # Default user mode(s) to set on new local clients. Please note that
175 # only modes can be set that the client could set using regular MODE
176 # commands, you can't set "a" (away) for example! Default: none.
177 ;DefaultUserModes = i
179 # Do DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
182 # Do IDENT lookups if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
183 # Users identified using IDENT are registered without the "~" character
184 # prepended to their user name.
187 # Directory containing configuration snippets (*.conf), that should
188 # be read in after parsing this configuration file.
189 ;IncludeDir = :ETCDIR:/conf.d
191 # Enhance user privacy slightly (useful for IRC server on TOR or I2P)
192 # by censoring some information like idle time, logon time, etc.
195 # Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is
196 # registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH"
197 # messages to clients while connecting.
200 # Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
201 # they are not(!) channel-operators?
204 # Should IRC Operators get AutoOp (+o) in persistent (+P) channels?
205 ;OperChanPAutoOp = yes
207 # Mask IRC Operator mode requests as if they were coming from the
208 # server? (This is a compatibility hack for ircd-irc2 servers)
211 # Use PAM if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
212 # Users identified using PAM are registered without the "~" character
213 # prepended to their user name.
216 # When PAM is enabled, all clients are required to be authenticated
217 # using PAM; connecting to the server without successful PAM
218 # authentication isn't possible.
219 # If this option is set, clients not sending a password are still
220 # allowed to connect: they won't become "identified" and keep the "~"
221 # character prepended to their supplied user name.
222 # Please note: To make some use of this behavior, it most probably
223 # isn't useful to enable "Ident", "PAM" and "PAMIsOptional" at the
224 # same time, because you wouldn't be able to distinguish between
225 # Ident'ified and PAM-authenticated users: both don't have a "~"
226 # character prepended to their respective user names!
229 # Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects,
230 # and register this client only after receiving the corresponding
232 ;RequireAuthPing = no
234 # Silently drop all incoming CTCP requests.
237 # Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages.
238 # Possible values are system dependent, but most probably auth, daemon,
239 # user and local1 through local7 are possible values; see syslog(3).
240 # Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
241 # change this to "daemon", for example.
242 ;SyslogFacility = local1
244 # Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some
245 # Web-to-IRC gateways. If not set/empty, the WEBIRC command can't
246 # be used. (Default: not set)
247 ;WebircPassword = xyz
250 # SSL-related configuration options. Please note that this section
251 # is only available when ngIRCd is compiled with support for SSL!
252 # So don't forget to remove the ";" above if this is the case ...
254 # SSL Server Key Certificate
255 ;CertFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-cert.pem
257 # Select cipher suites allowed for SSL/TLS connections. This defaults
258 # to HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH (OpenSSL) or SECURE128 (GnuTLS).
259 # See 'man 1ssl ciphers' (OpenSSL) or 'man 3 gnutls_priority_init'
260 # (GnuTLS) for details.
262 ;CipherList = HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH:!SSLv3
264 ;CipherList = SECURE128:-VERS-SSL3.0
266 # Diffie-Hellman parameters
267 ;DHFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/dhparams.pem
270 ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/ssl/server-key.pem
272 # password to decrypt SSLKeyFile (OpenSSL only)
273 ;KeyFilePassword = secret
275 # Additional Listen Ports that expect SSL/TLS encrypted connections
279 # [Operator] sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be
280 # more than one [Operator] block, one for each local operator.
282 # ID of the operator (may be different of the nickname)
285 # Password of the IRC operator
288 # Optional Mask from which /OPER will be accepted
289 ;Mask = *!ident@somewhere.example.com
292 # More [Operator] sections, if you like ...
295 # Other servers are configured in [Server] sections. If you
296 # configure a port for the connection, then this ngircd tries to
297 # connect to to the other server on the given port; if not it waits
298 # for the other server to connect.
299 # There may be more than one server block, one for each server.
302 # The ngIRCd allows "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every
303 # server with which you want this ngIRCd to link. If a server of a
304 # group won't answer, the ngIRCd tries to connect to the next server
305 # in the given group. But the ngircd never tries to connect to two
306 # servers with the same group ID.
308 # IRC name of the remote server, must match the "Name" variable in
309 # the [Global] section of the other server (when using ngIRCd).
310 ;Name = irc2.example.net
312 # Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
313 # this server should establish the connection).
314 ;Host = connect-to-host.example.net
316 # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if
317 # unspecified, ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
320 # Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
321 # assign no port the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
324 # Own password for the connection. This password has to be configured
325 # as "PeerPassword" on the other server.
326 ;MyPassword = MySecret
328 # Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
329 # configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
330 ;PeerPassword = PeerSecret
332 # Group of this server (optional)
335 # Set the "Passive" option to "yes" if you don't want this ngIRCd to
336 # connect to the configured peer (same as leaving the "Port" variable
337 # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually
338 # configure a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to
339 # manually connect this specific server later.
342 # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
345 # Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nicknames that
346 # should be treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote
347 # server, separated by commas (",").
348 # REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
349 # (which is the default).
350 # When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server
351 # and which use "virtual users" to communicate with, for example
352 # "NickServ" and "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
353 # something like "*Serv" or "NickServ,ChanServ,XyzServ".
354 ;ServiceMask = *Serv,Global
357 # More [Server] sections, if you like ...
360 # Pre-defined channels can be configured in [Channel] sections.
361 # Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
362 # persist when there are no more members left.
363 # Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set
364 # and unset by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
365 # There may be more than one [Channel] block, one for each channel.
367 # Name of the channel
370 # Topic for this channel
371 ;Topic = a great topic
373 # Initial channel modes
376 # initial channel password (mode k)
379 # Key file, syntax for each line: "<user>:<nick>:<key>".
381 ;KeyFile = :ETCDIR:/#chan.key
383 # maximum users per channel (mode l)
387 # More [Channel] sections, if you like ...