inspircd/docs/conf/inspircd.example.conf

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#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#  INCLUDE CONFIGURATION  #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# This optional tag allows you to include another config file         #
# allowing you to keep your configuration tidy. The configuration     #
# file you include will be treated as part of the configuration file  #
# which includes it, in simple terms the inclusion is transparent.    #
#                                                                     #
# All paths to config files are relative to the config directory.     #
#                                                                     #
# You may also include an executable file, in which case if you do so #
# the output of the executable on the standard output will be added   #
# to your config at the point of the include tag.                     #
#                                                                     #
# Syntax is as follows:                                               #
#<include file="file.conf">                                           #
#<include directory="modules">                                        #
#<include executable="/path/to/executable parameters">                #
#                                                                     #
# Executable include example:                                         #
#<include executable="/usr/bin/wget -q -O - https://example.com/inspircd.conf">
#                                                                     #


#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#  VARIABLE DEFINITIONS  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# You can define variables that will be substituted later in the      #
# configuration file. This can be useful to allow settings to be      #
# easily changed, or to parameterize a remote includes.               #
#                                                                     #
# Variables may be redefined and may reference other variables.       #
# Value expansion happens at the time the tag is read.                #
#                                                                     #
# See https://docs.inspircd.org/4/configuration/#define for a list of #
# predefined config variables.                                        #
<define name="networkDomain" value="example.com">
<define name="networkName" value="ExampleNet">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  SERVER DESCRIPTION  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-
#                                                                     #
#   Here is where you enter the information about your server.        #
#                                                                     #

<server
        # name: Hostname of your server. Does not need to resolve, but
        # does need to be correct syntax (something.somethingelse.tld).
        name="irc.&networkDomain;"

        # description: Server description. Spaces are allowed.
        description="&networkName; IRC server"

        # id: The SID to use for this server. This should not be uncommented
        # unless there is a SID conflict. This must be three characters long.
        # The first character must be a digit [0-9], the remaining two chars
        # may be letters [A-Z] or digits.
        #id="97K"

        # network: Network name given on connect to clients.
        # Should be the same on all servers on the network.
        network="&networkName;">


#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-   ADMIN INFORMATION   -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
#   Configures the name and email of the server admin.                #
#                                                                     #

<admin
       # name: The nickname, real name, or team name of the server admin(s).
       name="Adam Inistrator"

       # description: An optional description of the server admin(s).
       description="Supreme Overlord"

       # email: An email address at which the server admin(s) can be contacted
       #        in case of issues.
       email="irc@&networkDomain;">


#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-   PORT CONFIGURATION   -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-
#                                                                     #
#   Configure the port and address bindings here.                     #
#                                                                     #

# TLS listener that binds on a TCP/IP endpoint:
<bind
      # address: IP address to bind to if the box that you are hosting
      # on has more than one IP, else the ircd will try to bind to all
      # IP's on the box if this is not defined.
      address=""

      # port: Port for users or servers to be able to connect to. You can bind
      # to multiple ports by separating them with commas and to a range with
      # a dash (e.g. 6660-6667,7000).
      port="6697"

      # type: Type of bind block this is. It can either be clients or
      # servers. Whichever you select will be the only type able to connect
      # to this bind section.
      type="clients"

      # sslprofile: If you want the port(s) in this bind tag to use TLS, set this
      # to the name of a custom <sslprofile> tag that you have defined. See the
      # docs page for the TLS module you are using for more details:
      #
      # GnuTLS:  https://docs.inspircd.org/4/modules/ssl_gnutls#sslprofile
      # OpenSSL: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/modules/ssl_openssl#sslprofile
      #
      # You will need to load the ssl_openssl module for OpenSSL and ssl_gnutls
      # for GnuTLS.
      sslprofile="Clients"

      # defer: When this is non-zero, connections will not be handed over to
      # the daemon from the operating system before data is ready.
      # In Linux, the value indicates the time period we'll wait for a
      # connection to come up with data. Don't set it too low!
      # In BSD the value is ignored; only zero and non-zero is possible.
      # Windows ignores this parameter completely.
      # Note: This does not take effect on rehash.
      # To change it on a running bind, you'll have to comment it out,
      # rehash, comment it in and rehash again.
      defer="0"

      # free: When this is enabled the listener will be created regardless of
      # whether the interface that provides the bind address is available. This
      # is useful for if you are starting InspIRCd on boot when the server may
      # not have brought the network interfaces up yet.
      free="no">

# Plaintext listener that binds on a TCP/IP endpoint:
<bind address="" port="6667" type="clients">


# Listener that binds on a UNIX endpoint (not supported on Windows):
#<bind

    # path: The location to store the UNIX socket. Relative to the data
    # directory if not an absolute path.
    #path="inspircd.sock"

    # type: Type of bind block this is. It can either be clients or
    # servers. Whichever you select will be the only type able to connect
    # to this bind section.
    #type="clients"

    # permissions: The octal permissions to set on the UNIX socket after it has
    # been created. If you are not familiar with octal permissions you should
    # not define this or refer to http://permissions-calculator.org for help.
    # Note: This does not take effect on rehash.
    # To change it on a running bind, you'll have to comment it out,
    # rehash, comment it in and rehash again.
    #permissions=""

    # replace: if the UNIX socket path already exists then remove it before
    # attempting to create the new one. This is strongly recommended as it
    # allows InspIRCd to create sockets in cases where it previously did not
    # shut down cleanly and left a zombie socket behind.
    #replace="yes">


# Listener accepting WebSocket connections.
# Requires the websocket module and SHA-1 hashing support (provided by the sha1
# module).
#<bind address="" port="7002" type="clients" hook="websocket">

# You must define a custom <sslprofile> tag which defines the TLS configuration
# for this listener. See the docs page for the TLS module you are using for
# more details.
#
# When linking servers, the OpenSSL and GnuTLS implementations are completely
# link-compatible and can be used alongside each other on each end of the link
# without any significant issues.


#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  CONNECTIONS CONFIGURATION  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
#   This is where you can configure which connections are allowed     #
#   and denied access onto your server. The password is optional.     #
#   You may have as many of these as you require. To allow/deny all   #
#   connections, use a '*' or 0.0.0.0/0.                              #
#                                                                     #
#  -- It is important to note that connect tags are read from the  -- #
#     TOP DOWN. This means that you should have more specific deny    #
#    and allow tags at the top, progressively more general, followed  #
#        by a <connect allow="*"> (should you wish to have one).      #
#                                                                     #
# Connect blocks are searched twice for each user - once when the TCP #
# connection is accepted, and once when the user completes their      #
# connection. Most of the information (hostname, ident response,      #
# password, TLS when using STARTTLS, etc) is only available during    #
# the second search. If you are trying to make a closed server you    #
# will probably need a connect block just for user connection. This   #
# can be done by using <connect connected="no">                       #

# To enable IRCCloud on your network uncomment this:
#<include file="&dir.example;/providers/irccloud.example.conf">

# A connect class with <connect:deny> set denies connections from the specified host/IP range.
<connect
         # deny: Will not let people connect if they have specified host/IP.
         deny="3ffe::0/32"

         # reason: The message that users will see if they match a deny block.
         reason="The 6bone address space is deprecated">

# A connect class with <connect:allow> set allows c from the specified host/IP range.
<connect
         # name: Name to use for this connect block. Mainly used for
         # connect class inheriting.
         name="secret"

         # parent: This setting is to specify if this connect class
         # inherits settings from any other. Put the other class's name
         # in here to use its settings as a template - for example,  if
         # you only want to adjust sendq and a password
         parent="main"

         # allow: The IP address or hostname of clients that can use this
         # class. You can specify either an exact match, a glob match, or
         # a CIDR range here.
         allow="203.0.113.*"

         # hash: the hash function this password is hashed with. Requires the
         # module for the selected function (bcrypt, md5, sha1, or sha256) and
         # the password hashing module (password_hash) to be loaded.
         #
         # You may also use any of the above other than bcrypt prefixed with
         # either "hmac-" or "pbkdf2-hmac-" (requires the pbkdf2 module).
         # Create hashed passwords with: /MKPASSWD <hashtype> <plaintext>
         #hash="bcrypt"

         # password: Password to use for this block/user(s)
         password="secret"

         # maxchans: Maximum number of channels a user in this class
         # can be in at one time.
         maxchans="20"

         # timeout: How long the server will wait before disconnecting
         # a user if they do not do anything on connect.
         # (Note, this is a client-side thing, if the client does not
         # send /NICK, /USER or /PASS)
         timeout="20"

         # localmax: Maximum local connections per IP (or CIDR mask, see below).
         localmax="3"

         # globalmax: Maximum global (network-wide) connections per IP (or CIDR mask, see below).
         globalmax="3"

         # maxconnwarn: Enable warnings when localmax or globalmax are reached (defaults to yes)
         maxconnwarn="no"

         # resolvehostnames: If disabled, no DNS lookups will be performed on connecting users
         # in this class. This can save a lot of resources on very busy servers.
         resolvehostnames="yes"

         # useconnectban: Defines if users in this class should be exempt from connectban limits.
         # This setting only has effect when the connectban module is loaded.
         #useconnectban="yes"

         # useconnflood: Defines if users in this class should be exempt from connflood limits.
         # This setting only has effect when the connflood module is loaded.
         #useconnflood="yes"

         # usednsbl: Defines whether or not users in this class are subject to DNSBL. Default is yes.
         # This setting only has effect when the dnsbl module is loaded.
         #usednsbl="yes"

         # useident: Whether to try to look up the real username of users in this class using
         # the RFC 1413 identification protocol.
         # This setting only has effect when the ident module is loaded.
         useident="no"

         # usests: Whether a STS policy should be advertised to users in this class.
         # This setting only has effect when the ircv3_sts module is loaded.
         #usests="no"

         # webirc: Restricts usage of this class to the specified WebIRC gateway.
         # This setting only has effect when the gateway module is loaded.
         #webirc="name"

         # limit: How many users are allowed in this class
         limit="5000"

         # modes: The modes to set on users in this class when they connect to
         # the server. See https://docs.inspircd.org/4/user-modes/ for a list of
         # user modes. The example below sets user modes c (deaf_commonchans)
         # and x (cloak) which require the commonchans and cloak modules.
         # This setting only has effect when the conn_umodes module is loaded.
         modes="+cx"

         # requireident: Require that users of this block have a valid ident response.
         # Requires the ident module to be loaded.
         #requireident="yes"

         # requiressl: Require that users of this block use a TLS connection.
         # This can also be set to "trusted", as to only accept client certificates
         # issued by a certificate authority that you can configure in the
         # settings of the TLS module that you're using.
         # Requires the sslinfo module to be loaded.
         #requiressl="yes"

         # requireaccount: Require that users of this block have authenticated to a
         # user account.
         # NOTE: You must complete the signon prior to full connection. Currently,
         # this is only possible by using SASL authentication; passforward
         # and PRIVMSG NickServ happen after your final connect block has been found.
         # You can also set this to "nick" to require that users are logged into their
         # current nickname.
         # Requires the account module to be loaded.
         #requireaccount="yes"

         # Alternate MOTD file for this connect class. The contents of this file are
         # specified using <files secretmotd="filename"> or <execfiles ...>
         #
         # NOTE: the following escape sequences for IRC formatting characters can be
         # used in your MOTD:
         # Bold:          \b
         # Color:         \c<fg>[,<bg>]
         # Color (alt):   \c{<fg>[,<bg>]}
         # Hex Color:     \h<fg>[,<bg>]
         # Italic:        \i
         # Monospace:     \m  (not widely supported)
         # Reset:         \x
         # Reverse:       \r
         # Strikethrough: \s  (not widely supported)
         # Underline:     \u
         #
         # When using the alternate color syntax the following colors can be used:
         # black, blue, brown, cyan, default, green, grey, light blue,
         # light cyan, light green, light grey, magenta orange, pink,
         # red, white, yellow.
         #
         # See https://defs.ircdocs.horse/info/formatting.html for more information
         # on client support for formatting characters.
         motd="secretmotd"

         # port: What port range this user is allowed to connect on. (optional)
         # The ports MUST be set to listen in the bind blocks above.
         port="6697,9999">

<connect
         # name: Name to use for this connect block. Mainly used for
         # connect class inheriting.
         name="main"

         # allow: The IP address or hostname of clients that can use this
         # class. You can specify either an exact match, a glob match, or
         # a CIDR range here.
         allow="*"

         # maxchans: Maximum number of channels a user in this class
         # can be in at one time.
         maxchans="20"

         # timeout: How long the server will wait before disconnecting
         # a user if they do not do anything on connect.
         # (Note, this is a client-side thing, if the client does not
         # send /NICK, /USER or /PASS)
         timeout="20"

         # pingfreq: How often the server tries to ping connecting clients.
         pingfreq="2m"

         # hardsendq: maximum amount of data allowed in a client's send queue
         # before they are dropped. Keep this value higher than the length of
         # your network's /LIST or /WHO output, or you will have lots of
         # disconnects from sendq overruns!
         # Setting this to "1M" is equivalent to "1048576", "8K" is 8192, etc.
         hardsendq="1M"

         # softsendq: amount of data in a client's send queue before the server
         # begins delaying their commands in order to allow the sendq to drain
         softsendq="10240"

         # recvq: amount of data allowed in a client's queue before they are dropped.
         # Entering "10K" is equivalent to "10240", see above.
         recvq="10K"

         # threshold: This specifies the amount of command penalty a user is allowed to have
         # before being quit or fakelagged due to flood. Normal commands have a penalty of 1,
         # ones such as /OPER have penalties up to 10.
         #
         # If you are not using fakelag, this should be at least 20 to avoid excess flood kills
         # from processing some commands.
         threshold="10"

         # commandrate: This specifies the maximum rate that commands can be processed.
         # If commands are sent more rapidly, the user's penalty will increase and they will
         # either be fakelagged or killed when they reach the threshold
         #
         # Units are millicommands per second, so 1000 means one line per second.
         commandrate="1000"

         # fakelag: Use fakelag instead of killing users for excessive flood
         #
         # Fake lag stops command processing for a user when a flood is detected rather than
         # immediately killing them; their commands are held in the recvq and processed later
         # as the user's command penalty drops. Note that if this is enabled, flooders will
         # quit with "RecvQ exceeded" rather than "Excess Flood".
         fakelag="yes"

         # localmax: Maximum local connections per IP.
         localmax="3"

         # globalmax: Maximum global (network-wide) connections per IP.
         globalmax="3"

         # resolvehostnames: If disabled, no DNS lookups will be performed on connecting users
         # in this class. This can save a lot of resources on very busy servers.
         resolvehostnames="yes"

         # useident: Whether to try to look up the real username of users in this class using
         # the RFC 1413 identification protocol.
         # This setting only has effect when the ident module is loaded.
         useident="no"

         # usests: Whether a STS policy should be advertised to users in this class.
         # This setting only has effect when the ircv3_sts module is loaded.
         #usests="no"

         # limit: How many users are allowed in this class
         limit="5000"

         # modes: The modes to set on users in this class when they connect to
         # the server. See https://docs.inspircd.org/4/user-modes/ for a list of
         # user modes. The example below sets user modes c (deaf_commonchans)
         # and x (cloak) which require the commonchans and cloak modules.
         # This setting only has effect when the conn_umodes module is loaded.
         modes="+cx">



#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  CIDR CONFIGURATION   -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-
#                                                                     #
# CIDR configuration allows detection of clones and applying of       #
# throttle limits across a CIDR range. (A CIDR range is a group of    #
# IPs, for example, the CIDR range 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.255 may be   #
# represented as 192.168.1.0/24). This means that abuse across an ISP #
# is detected and curtailed much easier. Here is a good chart that    #
# shows how many IPs the different CIDRs correspond to:               #
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_subnetting_reference             #
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_subnetting_reference             #
#                                                                     #

<cidr
      # ipv4clone: specifies how many bits of an IP address should be
      # looked at for clones. The default only looks for clones on a
      # single IP address of a user. You do not want to set this
      # extremely low. (Values are 0-32).
      ipv4clone="32"

      # ipv6clone: specifies how many bits of an IP address should be
      # looked at for clones. The default only looks for clones on a
      # single IP address of a user. You do not want to set this
      # extremely low. (Values are 0-128).
      ipv6clone="128">

# This file has all the information about oper classes, types and o:lines.
# You *MUST* edit it.
#<include file="&dir.example;/opers.example.conf">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  MISCELLANEOUS CONFIGURATION  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #

# Files block - contains files whose contents are used by the ircd
#
#   motd - displayed on connect and when a user executes /MOTD
# Modules can also define their own files
<files motd="&dir.example;/motd.example.txt">

# Example of an executable file include. Note this will be read on rehash,
# not when the command is run.
#<execfiles motd="wget -O - https://www.example.com/motd.txt">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# DNS SERVER -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
# If these values are not defined, InspIRCd uses the default DNS resolver
# of your system.

<dns
     # server: DNS server to use to attempt to resolve IP's to hostnames.
     # in most cases, you won't need to change this, as inspircd will
     # automatically detect the nameserver depending on /etc/resolv.conf
     # (or, on Windows, your set nameservers in the registry.)
     # Note that this must be an IP address and not a hostname, because
     # there is no resolver to resolve the name until this is defined!
     #
     # server="127.0.0.1"

     # timeout: time to wait to try to resolve DNS/hostname.
     timeout="5">

# An example of using an IPv6 nameserver
#<dns server="::1" timeout="5">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#  PID FILE  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# Define the path to the PID file here. The PID file can be used to   #
# rehash the ircd from the shell or to terminate the ircd from the    #
# shell using shell scripts, perl scripts, etc... and to monitor the  #
# ircd's state via cron jobs. If this is a relative path, it will be  #
# relative to the runtime directory, and if it is not defined, the    #
# default of 'inspircd.pid' is used.                                  #
#                                                                     #

#<pid file="inspircd.pid">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#- LIST MODE LIMITS #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# The <maxlist> tag is used customise the maximum number of each list #
# mode that can be set on a channel.                                  #
# The tags are read from top to bottom and the list mode limit from   #
# the first tag found which matches the channel name and mode type is #
# applied to that channel.                                            #
# It is advisable to put an entry with the channel as '*' at the      #
# bottom of the list. If none are specified or no maxlist tag is      #
# matched, the banlist size defaults to 100 entries.                  #
#                                                                     #

# Allows #largechan to have up to 200 ban entries.
#<maxlist mode="ban" chan="#largechan" limit="200">

# Allows #largechan to have up to 200 ban exception entries.
#<maxlist mode="e" chan="#largechan" limit="200">

# Allows all channels and list modes not previously matched to have
# up to 100 entries.
<maxlist chan="*" limit="100">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  SERVER OPTIONS   -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
#   Settings to define which features are usable on your server.      #
#                                                                     #

<options
         # prefixquit: What (if anything) users' quit messages
         # should be prefixed with.
         prefixquit="Quit: "

         # suffixquit: What (if anything) users' quit messages
         # should be suffixed with.
         suffixquit=""

         # prefixpart: What (if anything) users' part messages
         # should be prefixed with.
         prefixpart="&quot;"

         # suffixpart: What (if anything) users' part message
         # should be suffixed with.
         suffixpart="&quot;"

         # fixedquit: Set all users' quit messages to this value.
         #fixedquit=""

         # fixedpart: Set all users' part messages in all channels
         # to this value.
         #fixedpart=""

         # syntaxhints: If enabled, if a user fails to send the correct parameters
         # for a command, the ircd will give back some help text of what
         # the correct parameters are.
         syntaxhints="no"

         # cyclehostsfromuser: If enabled, the source of the mode change for
         # cyclehosts will be the user who cycled. This can look nicer, but
         # triggers anti-takeover mechanisms of some obsolete bots.
         cyclehostsfromuser="no"

         # announcets: If set to yes, when the timestamp on a channel changes, all users
         # in the channel will be sent a NOTICE about it.
         announcets="yes"

         # allowmismatch: Setting this option to yes will allow servers to link even
         # if they don't have the same "optionally common" modules loaded. Setting this to
         # yes may introduce some desyncs and unwanted behaviour.
         allowmismatch="no"

         # defaultbind: Sets the default for <bind> tags without an address. Choices are
         # ipv4 or ipv6; if not specified, IPv6 will be used if your system has support,
         # falling back to IPv4 otherwise.
         defaultbind="auto"

         # maskinlist: If enabled then channels will show the nick!user@host of a list
         # mode setter in the mode list instead of just the nick of the list mode setter.
         maskinlist="yes"

         # maskintopic: If enabled then channels will show the nick!user@host of the topic
         # setter in the topic instead of just the nick of the topic setter.
         maskintopic="yes"

         # pingwarning: If a server does not respond to a ping within this period,
         # it will send a notice to opers with snomask +l informing that the server
         # is about to ping timeout.
         pingwarning="15"

         # serverpingfreq: How often pings are sent between servers.
         serverpingfreq="1m"

         # splitwhois: Whether to split private/secret channels from normal channels
         # in WHOIS responses. Possible values for this are:
         # 'no' - list all channels together in the WHOIS response regardless of type.
         # 'split' - split private/secret channels to a separate WHOIS response numeric.
         # 'splitmsg' - the same as split but also send a message explaining the split.
         splitwhois="no"

         # defaultmodes: The modes to set on a channel when it is created. See
         # https://docs.inspircd.org/4/channel-modes/ for a list of channel
         # modes. If a prefix mode is included in this option it will be set on
         # the user that created the channel. The example below sets channel
         # modes n (noextmsg) and t (topiclock) and grants channel prefix mode
         # o (op) to the channel creator.
         defaultmodes="not"

         # xlinemessage: This is the text that is sent to a user when they are
         # banned from the server.
         xlinemessage="You're banned! Email irc@&networkDomain; with the ERROR line below for help."

         # xlinequit: The quit message to show to opers and affected users when
         # a user is [KGZ]-lined. The variables you can use in this are:
         #
         # %created%   - The date/time at which the X-line was created.
         # %duration%  - The duration of the X-line.
         # %expiry%    - The date/time at which the X-line expires.
         # %fulltype%  - The type of X-line which was matched, suffixed with
         #               "-lined" if its name is one or two characters.
         # %reason%    - The reason the X-line was added.
         # %remaining% - The duration remaining on the X-line.
         # %setter%    - The name of the X-line setter.
         # %type%      - The type of X-line which was matched.
         xlinequit="%fulltype%: %reason%"

         # modesinlist: Whether to show the current channel modes in the /LIST
         # output. Can be set to any one of:
         #  - yes    Show the current channel modes to all users.
         #  - opers  Show the current channel modes to server operators with the
         #           channels/auspex privilege. This is the default.
         #  - no     Do not show the current channel modes in /LIST.
         modesinlist="opers"

         # extbanformat: The method to use for normalising extbans. Can be set
         # to one of:
         #  - any     Do not perform any extban normalisation.
         #  - name    Normalise extbans to use their name.
         #  - letter  Normalise extbans to use their letter. This is useful for
         #            if you need to keep compatibility with v3.
         # Defaults to "any" if not set.
         extbanformat="name"

         # exemptchanops: Allows users with with a status mode to be exempt
         # from various channel restrictions. Possible restrictions are:
         #  - anticaps        Channel mode +B - blocks messages with too many capital
         #                    letters (requires the anticaps module).
         #  - auditorium-see  Permission required to see the full user list of
         #                    a +u channel (requires the auditorium module).
         #  - auditorium-vis  Permission required to be visible in a +u channel
         #                    (requires the auditorium module).
         #  - blockcaps       Channel mode +B - blocks messages with too many capital
         #                    letters (requires the blockcaps module).
         #  - blockcolor      Channel mode +c - blocks messages with formatting codes
         #                    (requires the blockcolor module).
         #  - delaymsg        Channel mode +d - blocks sending messages until specified
         #                    seconds have passed since user join
         #  - filter          Channel mode +g - blocks messages containing the given
         #                    glob mask (requires the chanfilter module).
         #  - flood           Channel mode +f - kicks (and bans) on text flood of a
         #                    specified rate (requires the messageflood module).
         #  - nickflood       Channel mode +F - blocks nick changes after a specified
         #                    rate (requires the nickflood module).
         #  - noctcp          Channel mode +C - blocks any CTCPs to the channel
         #                    (requires the noctcp module).
         #  - nonick          Channel mode +N - prevents users on the channel from
         #                    changing nicks (requires the nonicks module).
         #  - nonotice        Channel mode +T - blocks /NOTICEs to the channel
         #                    (requires the nonotice module).
         #  - regmoderated    Channel mode +M - blocks unregistered users from
         #                    speaking (requires the account module).
         #  - stripcolor      Channel mode +S - strips formatting codes from
         #                    messages (requires the stripcolor module).
         #  - topiclock       Channel mode +t - limits changing the topic to (half)ops
         # You can also configure this on a per-channel basis with a channel mode and
         # even negate the configured exemptions below.
         # See exemptchanops in modules.example.conf for more details.
         exemptchanops="filter:o nickflood:o nonick:v regmoderated:o"

         # invitebypassmodes: This allows /INVITE to bypass other channel modes.
         # (Such as +k, +j, +l, etc.)
         invitebypassmodes="yes"

         # nosnoticestack: This prevents snotices from 'stacking' and giving you
         # the message saying '(last message repeated X times)'. Defaults to no.
         nosnoticestack="no">


#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# PERFORMANCE CONFIGURATION #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #

<performance
             # netbuffersize: Size of the buffer used to receive data from clients.
             # The ircd may only read this amount of text in 1 go at any time.
             netbuffersize="10240"

             # somaxconn: The maximum number of connections that may be waiting
             # in the accept queue. This is *NOT* the total maximum number of
             # connections per server. Some systems may only allow this to be up
             # to 5, while others (such as Linux and *BSD) default to 128.
             # Setting this above the limit imposed by your OS can have undesired
             # effects.
             somaxconn="128"

             # softlimit: This optional feature allows a defined softlimit for
             # connections. If defined, it sets a soft max connections value.
             softlimit="12800"

             # clonesonconnect: If this is set to no, we won't check for clones
             # on initial connection, but only after the DNS check is done.
             # This can be useful where your main class is more restrictive
             # than some other class a user can be assigned after DNS lookup is complete.
             # Turning this option off will make the server spend more time on users we may
             # potentially not want. Normally this should be negligible, though.
             # Default value is yes
             clonesonconnect="yes"

             # timeskipwarn: The time period that a server clock can jump by before
             # operators will be warned that the server is having performance issues.
             timeskipwarn="2s"

             # quietbursts: When syncing or splitting from a network, a server
             # can generate a lot of connect and quit messages to opers with
             # +C and +Q snomasks. Setting this to yes squelches those messages,
             # which makes it easier for opers, but degrades the functionality of
             # bots like BOPM during netsplits.
             quietbursts="yes">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# SECURITY CONFIGURATION  #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #

<security
          # announceinvites: This option controls which members of the channel
          # receive an announcement when someone is INVITEd. Available values:
          # 'none' - don't send invite announcements
          # 'all' - send invite announcements to all members
          # 'ops' - send invite announcements to ops and higher ranked users
          # 'dynamic' - send invite announcements to halfops (if available) and
          #             higher ranked users. This is the recommended setting.
          announceinvites="dynamic"

          # hideservices: If this value is set to yes, services servers will
          # be hidden from non-opers in /LINKS and /MAP.
          hideservices="no"

          # flatlinks: If this value is set to yes, /MAP and /LINKS will
          # be flattened when shown to non-opers.
          flatlinks="no"

          # hideserver: When defined, the given text will be used in place
          # of the server name in public messages. As with <server:name> this
          # does not need to resolve but does need to be a valid hostname.
          #
          # NOTE: enabling this will cause users' idle times to only be shown
          # when a remote whois (/WHOIS <nick> <nick>) is used.
          #hideserver="irc.&networkDomain;"

          # publicxlinequit: The quit message to show to unprivileged users when
          # a user is [KGZ]-lined. The variables you can use in this are:
          #
          # %created%   - The date/time at which the X-line was created.
          # %duration%  - The duration of the X-line.
          # %expiry%    - The date/time at which the X-line expires.
          # %fulltype%  - The type of X-line which was matched, suffixed with
          #               "-lined" if its name is one or two characters.
          # %reason%    - The reason the X-line was added.
          # %remaining% - The duration remaining on the X-line.
          # %setter%    - The name of the X-line setter.
          # %type%      - The type of X-line which was matched.
          #publicxlinequit="%fulltype%"

          # hidekills: If defined, replaces who executed a /KILL with a custom string.
          hidekills=""

          # hideservicekills: Hide kills from clients of services servers from server notices.
          hideservicekills="yes"

          # hidesplits: If enabled, non-opers will not be able to see which
          # servers split in a netsplit, they will only be able to see that one
          # occurred (If their client has netsplit detection).
          hidesplits="no"

          # maxtargets: Maximum number of targets per command.
          # (Commands like /NOTICE, /PRIVMSG, /KICK, etc)
          maxtargets="20"

          # customversion: A custom message to be displayed in the comments field
          # of the VERSION command response. This does not hide the InspIRCd version.
          customversion=""

          # runasuser: If this is set, InspIRCd will attempt to switch
          # to run as this user, which allows binding of ports under 1024.
          # You should NOT set this unless you are starting as root.
          # NOT SUPPORTED/NEEDED UNDER WINDOWS.
          #runasuser=""

          # runasgroup: If this is set, InspIRCd will attempt to switch
          # to run as this group, which allows binding of ports under 1024.
          # You should NOT set this unless you are starting as root.
          # NOT SUPPORTED/NEEDED UNDER WINDOWS.
          #runasgroup=""

          # restrictbannedusers: If this is set to yes, InspIRCd will not allow users
          # banned on a channel to change nickname or message channels they are
          # banned on. This can also be set to silent to restrict the user but not
          # notify them.
          restrictbannedusers="yes"

          # genericoper: Setting this value to yes makes all opers on this server
          # appear as 'is a server operator' in their WHOIS, regardless of their
          # oper type, however oper types are still used internally. This only
          # affects the display in WHOIS.
          genericoper="no"

          # userstats: /STATS commands that users can run (opers can run all).
          userstats="Pu">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# LIMITS CONFIGURATION  #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# This configuration tag defines the maximum sizes of various types   #
# on IRC, such as the maximum length of a channel name, and the       #
# maximum length of a channel. These values should match network-wide #
# otherwise issues will occur.                                        #
#                                                                     #
# The highest safe value you can set any of these options to is 500,  #
# but it is recommended that you keep them somewhat                   #
# near their defaults (or lower).                                     #

<limits
        # maxaway: Maximum length of an away message.
        maxaway="200"

        # maxchan: Maximum length of a channel name.
        maxchan="60"

        # maxhost: Maximum length of a hostname.
        maxhost="64"

        # maxuser: Maximum length of a username.
        maxuser="10"

        # maxkey: Maximum length of a channel key.
        maxkey="30"

        # maxkick: Maximum length of a kick message.
        maxkick="300"

        # maxmodes: Maximum number of mode changes per line.
        maxmodes="20"

        # maxnick: Maximum length of a nickname.
        maxnick="30"

        # maxquit: Maximum length of a quit message.
        maxquit="300"

        # maxreal: Maximum length of a real name.
        maxreal="130"

        # maxtopic: Maximum length of a channel topic.
        maxtopic="330">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# PATHS CONFIGURATION #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# This configuration tag defines the location that InspIRCd stores    #
# various types of files such as configuration files, log files and   #
# modules. You will probably not need to change these from the values #
# set when InspIRCd was built unless you are using a binary package   #
# where you do not have the ability to set build time configuration.  #
#<path configdir="conf" datadir="data" logdir="logs" moduledir="modules">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# LOGGING CONFIGURATION #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# The <log> tag allows you to define a list of targets to write log   #
# messages to.                                                        #
#                                                                     #
# method - The method to use when logging. This can be set to "file"  #
#          to log to a file, "stderr" to log to the standard error    #
#          stream, or "stdout" to log to the standard output stream.  #
#          You can also set it to a log method provided by a module.  #
#                                                                     #
# level - The level of messages to write to this logger. Can be set   #
#         to "error", "warning", "normal", or "debug".                #
#                                                                     #
# type - A space-delimited list of log types to write to this logger. #
#        See https://docs.inspircd.org/4/configuration/#log for a     #
#        full list of log types. You can also use * to include every  #
#        log type and then -TYPE to exclude specific unwanted types.  #
#                                                                     #
# target - If the method is set to "file" then the name of the file   #
#          to write log messages to.                                  #

<log method="file"
     level="normal"
     type="* -USERINPUT -USEROUTPUT"
     target="inspircd.log">

#<log method="stderr"
#     level="normal"
#     type="* -USERINPUT -USEROUTPUT">

#<log method="stdout"
#     level="normal"
#     type="* -USERINPUT -USEROUTPUT">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  WHOWAS OPTIONS   -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# This tag lets you define the behaviour of the /WHOWAS command of    #
# your server.                                                        #
#                                                                     #
<whowas
        # groupsize: Maximum entries per nick shown when performing
        # a /WHOWAS <nick>. Defaults to 10.
        groupsize="10"

        # maxgroups: Maximum number of nickgroups that can be added to
        # the list so that /WHOWAS does not use a lot of resources on
        # large networks. Defaults to 10000.
        maxgroups="10000"

        # maxkeep: Maximum time a nick is kept in the whowas list
        # before being pruned. Time may be specified in seconds,
        # or in the following format: 1y2w3d4h5m6s. Minimum is
        # 1 hour. Defaults to 7 days.
        maxkeep="7d"

        # nickupdate: Whether to update the WHOWAS database on nick
        # change as well as quit. This can significantly increase the
        # memory usage of your IRC server so it is not recommended
        # for large networks. Defaults to yes.
        nickupdate="yes">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-  BAN OPTIONS  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# The ban tags define nick masks, host masks and ip ranges which are  #
# banned from your server. All details in these tags are local to     #
# Your server.                                                        #
#                                                                     #

<badip
       # ipmask: IP range to ban. Wildcards and CIDR can be used.
       ipmask="192.0.2.69"

       # reason: Reason to display when user is disconnected.
       reason="No porn here thanks.">

<badnick
         # nick: Nick to disallow. Wildcards are supported.
         nick="Tr0ll123"

         # reason: Reason to display on /NICK.
         reason="Don't use this nick.">

<badhost
         # host: username@hostname to ban.
         # Wildcards and CIDR (if you specify an IP) can be used.
         host="*@banneduser.example.net"

         # reason: Reason to display when user is disconnected
         reason="Evading Bans">

<badhost host="root@*" reason="Don't IRC as root!">
<badhost host="*@198.51.100.0/24" reason="This subnet is bad.">

# exception: Hosts that are exempt from [KGZ]-lines.
<exception
           # host: username@hostname to exempt.
           # Wildcards and CIDR (if you specify an IP) can be used.
           host="*@serverop.example.com"

           # reason: Reason for exception. Only shown in /STATS e.
           reason="Oper's hostname">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#- INSANE BAN OPTIONS  -#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# This optional tag allows you to specify how wide a G-line, E-line,  #
# K-line, Z-line or Q-line can be before it is forbidden from being   #
# set. By setting hostmasks="yes", you can allow all G-, K-, E-lines, #
# no matter how many users the ban would cover. This is not           #
# recommended! By setting ipmasks="yes", you can allow all Z-lines,   #
# no matter how many users these cover too. Needless to say we        #
# don't recommend you do this, or, set nickmasks="yes", which will    #
# allow any Q-line.                                                   #
#                                                                     #

<insane
        # hostmasks: Allow bans with insane hostmasks. (over-reaching bans)
        hostmasks="no"

        # ipmasks: Allow bans with insane ipmasks. (over-reaching bans)
        ipmasks="no"

        # nickmasks: Allow bans with insane nickmasks. (over-reaching bans)
        nickmasks="no"

        # trigger: What percentage of users on the network to trigger
        # specifying an insane ban as. The default is 95.5%, which means
        # if you have a 1000 user network, a ban will not be allowed if it
        # will be banning 955 or more users.
        trigger="95.5">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# MODULES #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#    ____                _   _____ _     _       ____  _ _   _        #
#   |  _ \ ___  __ _  __| | |_   _| |__ (_)___  | __ )(_) |_| |       #
#   | |_) / _ \/ _` |/ _` |   | | | '_ \| / __| |  _ \| | __| |       #
#   |  _ <  __/ (_| | (_| |   | | | | | | \__ \ | |_) | | |_|_|       #
#   |_| \_\___|\__,_|\__,_|   |_| |_| |_|_|___/ |____/|_|\__(_)       #
#                                                                     #
# Well done, you've reached the end of the basic configuration, your  #
# ircd should now start if you want to try it out! (./inspircd start) #
#                                                                     #
# We now suggest you read and edit modules.conf, as modules are what  #
# provide almost all the features of InspIRCd. :)                     #
#                                                                     #
# The default does nothing -- we include it for simplicity for you.   #
#<include file="&dir.example;/modules.example.conf">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-# SERVICES CONFIGURATION  #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
#                                                                     #
# If you use services you will probably want to include one of the    #
# following files which set up aliases, nick reservations and filter  #
# exemptions for services pseudoclients:                              #
#
# Anope users should uncomment this:
#<include file="&dir.example;/services/anope.example.conf">
#
# Atheme users should uncomment this:
#<include file="&dir.example;/services/atheme.example.conf">
#
# Users of other services should uncomment this:
#<include file="&dir.example;/services/generic.example.conf">

#########################################################################
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#                                                                       #
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