1 # $Id: sample-ngircd.conf,v 1.25 2003/12/19 14:32:59 alex Exp $
2 
3 #
4 # This is a sample configuration file for the ngIRCd, which must be adepted
5 # to the local preferences and needs.
6 #
7 # Comments are started with "#" or ";".
8 #
9 # Use "ngircd --configtest" (see manual page ngircd(8)) to validate that the
10 # server interpreted the configuration file as expected!
11 #
12 
13 [Global]
14 
15 	# The [Global] section of this file is used to define the main
16 	# configuration of the server, like the server name and the ports
17 	# on which the server should be listening.
18 	
19 	# Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot
20 	# (".") and be unique in the IRC network. Required!
21 	Name = irc.the.net
22 	
23 	# Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
24 	# LINKS requests for example.
25 	Info = Server Info Text
26 
27 	# Global password for all users needed to connect to the server
28 	;Password = abc
29 	
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
35  
36 	# Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
37 	# one port, separated with ";". (Default: 6667)
38 	;Ports = 6667, 6668, 66694
39 
40 	# IP address on which the server should listen. (Default: empty,
41 	# so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system)
42 	;Listen = 1.2.3.4
43 	
44 	# Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will
45 	# be shown to all users connecting to the server:
46 	;MotdFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd.motd
47 
48 	# User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name
49 	# of the user or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
50 	# server must have been started with root privileges! In addition,
51 	# the configuration and MOTD files must be readable by this user,
52 	# otherwise RESTART and REHASH won't work!
53 	;ServerUID = 65534
54 
55 	# Group ID under which the ngircd should run; you can use the name
56 	# of the group or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
57 	# server must have been started with root privileges!
58 	;ServerGID = 65534
59 
60 	# After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a
61 	# PING to the peer to test whether it is alive or not.
62 	;PingTimeout = 120
63 
64 	# If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
65 	# seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
66 	;PongTimeout = 20
67 
68 	# The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
69 	# to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
70 	;ConnectRetry = 60
71 
72 	# Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
73 	# they are not(!) channel-operators?
74 	;OperCanUseMode = no
75 
76 	# Maximum number of simultaneous connection the server is allowed
77 	# to accept (<=0: unlimited):
78 	;MaxConnections = -1
79 	
80 	# Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address
81 	# the server will accept (<=0: unlimited):
82 	;MaxConnectionsIP = 5
83 
84 	# Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (<=0: no limit):
85 	;MaxJoins = 10
86 
87 [Operator]
88 	# [Operator] sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be
89 	# more than one [Operator] block, one for each local operator.
90 	
91 	# ID of the operator (may be different of the nick name)
92 	;Name = TheOper
93 
94 	# Password of the IRC operator
95 	;Password = ThePwd
96 
97 [Server]
98 	# Other servers are configured in [Server] sections. If you
99 	# configure a port for the connection, then this ngircd tries to
100 	# connect to to the other server on the given port; if not it waits
101 	# for the other server to connect.
102 	# There may be more than one server block.
103 	#
104 	# Server Groups:
105 	# The ngIRCd allows "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every
106 	# server with which you want this ngIRCd to link. If a server of a
107 	# group won't answer, the ngIRCd tries to connect to the next server
108 	# in the given group. But the ngircd never tries to connect to two
109 	# servers with the same group ID.
110 	
111 	# IRC name of the server
112 	;Name = irc2.the.net
113    
114 	# Internet host name of the peer
115 	;Host = connect-to-host.the.net
116 
117 	# Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
118 	# assign no port the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
119 	;Port = 6666
120 
121 	# Own password for the connection. This password has to be configured
122 	# as "PeerPassword" on the other server.
123 	;MyPassword = MySecret
124 
125 	# Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
126 	# configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
127 	;PeerPassword = PeerSecret
128 	
129 	# Group of this server (optional)
130 	;Group = 123
131 
132 [Channel]
133 	# Pre-defined channels can be configured in [Channel] sections.
134 	# Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
135 	# persist when there are no more members left.
136 	# Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set
137 	# and unset by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
138 	# There may be more than one [Channel] block.
139 	
140 	# Name of the channel
141 	;Name = #TheName
142 
143 	# Topic for this channel
144 	;Topic = a great topic
145 	
146 	# Initial channel modes
147 	;Modes = tn
148 
149 # -eof-