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"use strict"; "use strict";
module.exports = { module.exports = {
// ## Server settings
// ### `public`
// //
// Set the server mode. // When set to `true`, The Lounge starts in public mode. When set to `false`,
// Public servers does not require authentication. // it starts in private mode.
// //
// Set to 'false' to enable users. // - A **public server** does not require authentication. Anyone can connect
// // to IRC networks in this mode. All IRC connections and channel
// @type boolean // scrollbacks are lost when a user leaves the client.
// @default false // - A **private server** requires users to log in. Their IRC connections are
// kept even when they are not using or logged in to the client. All joined
// channels and scrollbacks are available when they come back.
// //
// This value is set to `false` by default.
public: false, public: false,
// ### `host`
// //
// IP address or hostname for the web server to listen on. // IP address or hostname for the web server to listen to. For example, set it
// Setting this to undefined will listen on all interfaces. // to `"127.0.0.1"` to accept connections from localhost only.
// //
// For UNIX domain sockets, use unix:/absolute/path/to/file.sock. // For UNIX domain sockets, use `"unix:/absolute/path/to/file.sock"`.
//
// @type string
// @default undefined
// //
// This value is set to `undefined` by default to listen on all interfaces.
host: undefined, host: undefined,
// ### `port`
// //
// Set the port to listen on. // Set the port to listen to.
//
// @type int
// @default 9000
// //
// This value is set to `9000` by default.
port: 9000, port: 9000,
// ### `bind`
// //
// Set the local IP to bind to for outgoing connections. Leave to undefined // Set the local IP to bind to for outgoing connections.
// to let the operating system pick its preferred one.
//
// @type string
// @default undefined
// //
// This value is set to `undefined` by default to let the operating system
// pick its preferred one.
bind: undefined, bind: undefined,
// ### `reverseProxy`
// //
// Sets whether the server is behind a reverse proxy and should honor the // When set to `true`, The Lounge is marked as served behind a reverse proxy
// X-Forwarded-For header or not. // and will honor the `X-Forwarded-For` header.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
// //
// This value is set to `false` by default.
reverseProxy: false, reverseProxy: false,
// ### `maxHistory`
// //
// Set the default theme. // Defines the maximum number of history lines that will be kept in memory per
// Find out how to add new themes at https://thelounge.github.io/docs/plugins/themes.html // channel/query, in order to reduce the memory usage of the server. Setting
// this to `-1` will keep unlimited amount.
// //
// @type string // This value is set to `10000` by default.
// @default "default" maxHistory: 10000,
// ### `https`
// //
// These three settings are used to run The Lounge using encrypted HTTP/2 on
// the server side. This will fallback to regular HTTPS if HTTP/2 is not
// supported.
//
// If you want more control over the webserver,
// [use a reverse proxy instead](https://thelounge.chat/docs/guides/reverse-proxies.html).
//
// The available keys for the `https` object are:
//
// - `enable`
// - `key`: Path to the private key file.
// - `certificate`: Path to the certificate.
// - `ca`: Path to the CA bundle.
//
// The value of `enable` is set to `false` to disable HTTPS by default, in
// which case the other two string settings are ignored.
https: {
enable: false,
key: "",
certificate: "",
ca: "",
},
// ## Client settings
// ### `theme`
//
// Set the default theme to serve to new users. They will be able to select a
// different one in their client settings among those available.
//
// The Lounge ships with two themes (`default` and `morning`) and can be
// extended by installing more themes. Read more about how to manage them
// [here](https://thelounge.chat/docs/plugins/themes.html).
//
// This value needs to be the package name and not the display name. For
// example, the value for Morning would be `morning`, and the value for
// Solarized would be `thelounge-theme-solarized`.
//
// This value is set to `"default"` by default.
theme: "default", theme: "default",
// ### `prefetch`
// //
// Prefetch URLs // When set to `true`, The Lounge will load thumbnails and site descriptions
// // from URLs posted in channels and private messages.
// If enabled, The Lounge will try to load thumbnails and site descriptions from
// URLs posted in channels.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
// //
// This value is set to `false` by default.
prefetch: false, prefetch: false,
// ### `prefetchStorage`
// When set to `true`, The Lounge will store and proxy prefetched images and
// thumbnails on the filesystem rather than directly display the content at
// the original URLs.
// //
// Store and proxy prefetched images and thumbnails. // This improves security and privacy by not exposing the client IP address,
// This improves security and privacy by not exposing client IP address, // always loading images from The Lounge and making all assets secure, which
// and always loading images from The Lounge instance and making all assets secure, // resolves mixed content warnings.
// which in result fixes mixed content warnings.
// //
// If storage is enabled, The Lounge will fetch and store images and thumbnails // If storage is enabled, The Lounge will fetch and store images and thumbnails
// in the `${THELOUNGE_HOME}/storage` folder. // in the `${THELOUNGE_HOME}/storage` folder.
// //
// Images are deleted when they are no longer referenced by any message (controlled by maxHistory), // Images are deleted when they are no longer referenced by any message
// and the folder is cleaned up on every The Lounge restart. // (controlled by `maxHistory`), and the folder is cleaned up when The Lounge
// // restarts.
// @type boolean
// @default false
// //
// This value is set to `false` by default.
prefetchStorage: false, prefetchStorage: false,
// ### `prefetchMaxImageSize`
// //
// Prefetch URLs Image Preview size limit // When `prefetch` is enabled, images will only be displayed if their file
// // size does not exceed this limit.
// If prefetch is enabled, The Lounge will only display content under the maximum size.
// Specified value is in kilobytes. Default value is 2048 kilobytes.
//
// @type int
// @default 2048
// //
// This value is set to `2048` kilobytes by default.
prefetchMaxImageSize: 2048, prefetchMaxImageSize: 2048,
// ### `transports`
// //
// Display network // Set `socket.io` transports.
// //
// If set to false network settings will not be shown in the login form. // This value is set to `["polling", "websocket"]` by default.
// transports: ["polling", "websocket"],
// @type boolean
// @default true
//
displayNetwork: true,
// ### `leaveMessage`
// //
// Lock network // Set users' default `quit` and `part` messages if they are not providing
// one.
// //
// If set to true, users will not be able to modify host, port and tls // This value is set to `"The Lounge - https://thelounge.chat"` by
// settings and will be limited to the configured network. // default.
// leaveMessage: "The Lounge - https://thelounge.chat",
// @type boolean
// @default false
//
lockNetwork: false,
// // ## Default network
// Hex IP
//
// If enabled, clients' username will be set to their IP encoded has hex.
// This is done to share the real user IP address with the server for host masking purposes.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
//
useHexIp: false,
// ### `defaults`
// //
// WEBIRC support // Specifies default network information that will be used as placeholder
// values in the *Connect* window.
// //
// If enabled, The Lounge will pass the connecting user's host and IP to the // The available keys for the `defaults` object are:
// IRC server. Note that this requires to obtain a password from the IRC network
// The Lounge will be connecting to and generally involves a lot of trust from the
// network you are connecting to.
// //
// Format (standard): {"irc.example.net": "hunter1", "irc.example.org": "passw0rd"} // - `name`: Name to display in the channel list of The Lounge. This value is
// Format (function): // not forwarded to the IRC network.
// {"irc.example.net": function(client, args, trusted) { // - `host`
// // here, we return a webirc object fed directly to `irc-framework` // - `port`: Usually 6667 for unencrypted connections and 6697 for
// return {username: "thelounge", password: "hunter1", address: args.ip, hostname: "webirc/"+args.hostname}; // connections encrypted with TLS.
// }} // - `password`
// - `tls`: Enable TLS connections
// - `rejectUnauthorized`: Whether the server certificate should be verified
// against the list of supplied Certificate Authorities (CAs) by your
// Node.js installation.
// - `nick`: Percent signs (`%`) will be replaced by random numbers from 0 to
// 9. For example, `Guest%%%` may become `Guest123`.
// - `username`
// - `realname`
// - `join`: Comma-separated list of channels to auto-join once connected.
// //
// @type string | function(client, args):object(webirc) // This value is set to connect to the official channel of The Lounge on
// @default null // Freenode by default:
webirc: null,
//
// Message logging
// Logging is also controlled per user individually (logs variable)
// Leave the array empty to disable all logging globally
//
// text: Text file per network/channel in user folder
// sqlite: Messages are stored in SQLite, this allows them to be reloaded on server restart
//
// @type array
// @default ["sqlite", "text"]
//
messageStorage: ["sqlite", "text"],
//
// Maximum number of history lines per channel
//
// Defines the maximum number of history lines that will be kept in
// memory per channel/query, in order to reduce the memory usage of
// the server. Setting this to -1 will keep unlimited amount.
//
// @type integer
// @default 10000
maxHistory: 10000,
//
// Default values for the 'Connect' form.
//
// @type object
// @default {}
// //
// ```js
// defaults: {
// name: "Freenode",
// host: "chat.freenode.net",
// port: 6697,
// password: "",
// tls: true,
// rejectUnauthorized: true,
// nick: "thelounge%%",
// username: "thelounge",
// realname: "The Lounge User",
// join: "#thelounge"
// }
// ```
defaults: { defaults: {
//
// Name
//
// @type string
// @default "Freenode"
//
name: "Freenode", name: "Freenode",
//
// Host
//
// @type string
// @default "chat.freenode.net"
//
host: "chat.freenode.net", host: "chat.freenode.net",
//
// Port
//
// @type int
// @default 6697
//
port: 6697, port: 6697,
//
// Password
//
// @type string
// @default ""
//
password: "", password: "",
//
// Enable TLS/SSL
//
// @type boolean
// @default true
//
tls: true, tls: true,
//
// Enable certificate verification
//
// If true, the server certificate is verified against
// the list of supplied CAs by your node.js installation.
//
// @type boolean
// @default true
//
rejectUnauthorized: true, rejectUnauthorized: true,
//
// Nick
//
// Percent sign (%) will be replaced into a random number from 0 to 9.
// For example, Guest%%% will become Guest123 on page load.
//
// @type string
// @default "thelounge%%"
//
nick: "thelounge%%", nick: "thelounge%%",
//
// Username
//
// @type string
// @default "thelounge"
//
username: "thelounge", username: "thelounge",
//
// Real Name
//
// @type string
// @default "The Lounge User"
//
realname: "The Lounge User", realname: "The Lounge User",
//
// Channels
// This is a comma-separated list.
//
// @type string
// @default "#thelounge"
//
join: "#thelounge", join: "#thelounge",
}, },
// ### `displayNetwork`
// //
// Set socket.io transports // When set to `false`, network fields will not be shown in the "Connect"
// window.
// //
// @type array // Note that even though users cannot access and set these fields, they can
// @default ["polling", "websocket"] // still connect to other networks using the `/connect` command. See the
// `lockNetwork` setting to restrict users from connecting to other networks.
// //
transports: ["polling", "websocket"], // This value is set to `true` by default.
displayNetwork: true,
// ### `lockNetwork`
// //
// Run The Lounge using encrypted HTTP/2. // When set to `true`, users will not be able to modify host, port and TLS
// This will fallback to regular HTTPS if HTTP/2 is not supported. // settings and will be limited to the configured network.
// //
// @type object // It is often useful to use it with `displayNetwork` when setting The
// @default {} // Lounge as a public web client for a specific IRC network.
// //
https: { // This value is set to `false` by default.
// lockNetwork: false,
// Enable HTTP/2 / HTTPS support.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
//
enable: false,
// // ## User management
// Path to the key.
//
// @type string
// @example "sslcert/key.pem"
// @default ""
//
key: "",
// // ### `messageStorage`
// Path to the certificate.
//
// @type string
// @example "sslcert/key-cert.pem"
// @default ""
//
certificate: "",
// // The Lounge can log user messages, for example to access them later or to
// Path to the CA bundle. // reload messages on server restart.
//
// @type string
// @example "sslcert/bundle.pem"
// @default ""
//
ca: "",
},
// Set this array with one or multiple values to enable logging:
// - `text`: Messages per network and channel will be stored as text files.
// **Messages will not be reloaded on restart.**
// - `sqlite`: Messages are stored in SQLite database files, one per user.
// //
// Default quit and part message if none is provided. // Logging can be disabled globally by setting this value to an empty array
// `[]`. Logging is also controlled per user individually in the `log` key of
// their JSON configuration file.
// //
// @type string // This value is set to `["sqlite", "text"]` by default.
// @default "The Lounge - https://thelounge.chat" messageStorage: ["sqlite", "text"],
//
leaveMessage: "The Lounge - https://thelounge.chat",
// ### `useHexIp`
// //
// Run The Lounge with identd support. // When set to `true`, users' IP addresses will be encoded as hex.
// //
// @type object // This is done to share the real user IP address with the server for host
// @default {} // masking purposes. This is encoded in the `username` field and only supports
// IPv4.
// //
// This value is set to `false` by default.
useHexIp: false,
// ## WEBIRC support
//
// When enabled, The Lounge will pass the connecting user's host and IP to the
// IRC server. Note that this requires to obtain a password from the IRC
// network that The Lounge will be connecting to and generally involves a lot
// of trust from the network you are connecting to.
//
// There are 2 ways to configure the `webirc` setting:
//
// - **Basic**: an object where keys are IRC hosts and values are passwords.
// For example:
//
// ```json
// {
// "irc.example.net": "password1",
// "irc.example.org": "passw0rd"
// }
// ```
//
// - **Advanced**: an object where keys are IRC hosts and values are functions
// that take three arguments (`client`, `args`, `trusted`) and return an
// object to be directly passed to `irc-framework`. For example:
//
// ```js
// {
// "irc.example.net": (client, args, trusted) => ({
// username: "thelounge",
// password: "password1",
// address: args.ip,
// hostname: `webirc/${args.hostname}`
// })
// }
// ```
//
// This value is set to `null` to disable WEBIRC by default.
webirc: null,
// ## identd and oidentd support
// ### `identd`
//
// Run The Lounge with `identd` support.
//
// The available keys for the `identd` object are:
//
// - `enable`: When `true`, the identd daemon runs on server start.
// - `port`: Port to listen for ident requests.
//
// The value of `enable` is set to `false` to disable `identd` support by
// default, in which case the value of `port` is ignored. The default value of
// `port` is 113.
identd: { identd: {
//
// Run the identd daemon on server start.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
//
enable: false, enable: false,
//
// Port to listen for ident requests.
//
// @type int
// @default 113
//
port: 113, port: 113,
}, },
// ### `oidentd`
// //
// Enable oidentd support using the specified file // When this setting is a string, this enables `oidentd` support using the
// // configuration file located at the given path.
// Example: oidentd: "~/.oidentd.conf",
//
// @type string
// @default null
// //
// This is set to `null` by default to disable `oidentd` support.
oidentd: null, oidentd: null,
// ## LDAP support
// These settings enable and configure LDAP authentication.
// //
// LDAP authentication settings (only available if public=false) // They are only being used in private mode. To know more about private mode,
// @type object // see the `public` setting above.
// @default {}
// //
// The authentication process works as follows: // The authentication process works as follows:
// //
// 1. Lounge connects to the LDAP server with its system credentials // 1. The Lounge connects to the LDAP server with its system credentials.
// 2. It performs a LDAP search query to find the full DN associated to the // 2. It performs an LDAP search query to find the full DN associated to the
// user requesting to log in. // user requesting to log in.
// 3. Lounge tries to connect a second time, but this time using the user's // 3. The Lounge tries to connect a second time, but this time using the
// DN and password. Auth is validated iff this connection is successful. // user's DN and password. Authentication is validated if and only if this
// connection is successful.
// //
// The search query takes a couple of parameters in `searchDN`: // The search query takes a couple of parameters in `searchDN`:
//
// - a base DN `searchDN/base`. Only children nodes of this DN will be likely // - a base DN `searchDN/base`. Only children nodes of this DN will be likely
// to be returned; // be returned;
// - a search scope `searchDN/scope` (see LDAP documentation); // - a search scope `searchDN/scope` (see LDAP documentation);
// - the query itself, build as (&(<primaryKey>=<username>) <filter>) // - the query itself, built as `(&(<primaryKey>=<username>) <filter>)`
// where <username> is the user name provided in the log in request, // where `<username>` is the user name provided in the log in request,
// <primaryKey> is provided by the config and <fitler> is a filtering complement // `<primaryKey>` is provided by the config and `<filter>` is a filtering
// also given in the config, to filter for instance only for nodes of type // complement also given in the config, to filter for instance only for
// inetOrgPerson, or whatever LDAP search allows. // nodes of type `inetOrgPerson`, or whatever LDAP search allows.
// //
// Alternatively, you can specify the `bindDN` parameter. This will make the lounge // Alternatively, you can specify the `bindDN` parameter. This will make The
// ignore searchDN options and assume that the user DN is always: // Lounge ignore `searchDN` options and assume that the user DN is always
// <bindDN>,<primaryKey>=<username> // `<bindDN>,<primaryKey>=<username>`, where `<username>` is the user name
// where <username> is the user name provided in the log in request, and <bindDN> // provided in the log in request, and `<bindDN>` and `<primaryKey>` are
// and <primaryKey> are provided by the config. // provided by the configuration.
// //
// The available keys for the `ldap` object are:
ldap: { ldap: {
// // - `enable`: when set to `false`, LDAP support is disabled and all other
// Enable LDAP user authentication // values are ignored.
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
//
enable: false, enable: false,
// - `url`
//
// LDAP server URL
//
// @type string
//
url: "ldaps://example.com", url: "ldaps://example.com",
// - `tlsOptions`: LDAP connection TLS options (only used if scheme is
// // `ldaps://`). It is an object whose values are Node.js' `tls.connect()`
// LDAP connection tls options (only used if scheme is ldaps://) // options. It is set to `{}` by default.
// // For example, this option can be used in order to force the use of IPv6:
// @type object (see nodejs' tls.connect() options) // ```js
// @default {}
//
// Example:
// You can use this option in order to force the use of IPv6:
// { // {
// host: 'my::ip::v6', // host: 'my::ip::v6',
// servername: 'example.com' // servername: 'example.com'
// } // }
// ```
tlsOptions: {}, tlsOptions: {},
// - `baseDN`: LDAP base DN, alternative to `searchDN`. For example, set it
// // to `"ou=accounts,dc=example,dc=com"`.
// LDAP base dn, alternative to searchDN // It is not set by default, to use `searchDN` instead.
// // - `primaryKey`: LDAP primary key. It is set to `"uid"` by default.
// @type string
//
// baseDN: "ou=accounts,dc=example,dc=com",
//
// LDAP primary key
//
// @type string
// @default "uid"
//
primaryKey: "uid", primaryKey: "uid",
// - `searchDN`: LDAP search DN settings. This defines the procedure by
// // which The Lounge first looks for the user DN before authenticating them.
// LDAP search dn settings. This defines the procedure by which the // It is ignored if `baseDN` is specified. It is an object with the
// lounge first look for user DN before authenticating her. // following keys:
// Ignored if baseDN is specified
//
// @type object
//
searchDN: { searchDN: {
// - `rootDN`: This bind DN is used to query the server for the DN of
// // the user. This is supposed to be a system user that has access in
// LDAP searching bind DN // read-only to the DNs of the people that are allowed to log in.
// This bind DN is used to query the server for the DN of the user. // It is set to `"cn=thelounge,ou=system-users,dc=example,dc=com"` by
// This is supposed to be a system user that has access in read only to // default.
// the DNs of the people that are allowed to log in.
//
// @type string
//
rootDN: "cn=thelounge,ou=system-users,dc=example,dc=com", rootDN: "cn=thelounge,ou=system-users,dc=example,dc=com",
// - `rootPassword`: Password of The Lounge LDAP system user.
//
// Password of the lounge LDAP system user
//
// @type string
//
rootPassword: "1234", rootPassword: "1234",
// - `ldapFilter`: it is set to `"(objectClass=person)(memberOf=ou=accounts,dc=example,dc=com)"`
// // by default.
// LDAP filter
//
// @type string
// @default "uid"
//
filter: "(objectClass=person)(memberOf=ou=accounts,dc=example,dc=com)", filter: "(objectClass=person)(memberOf=ou=accounts,dc=example,dc=com)",
// - `base`: LDAP search base (search only within this node). It is set
// // to `"dc=example,dc=com"` by default.
// LDAP search base (search only within this node)
//
// @type string
//
base: "dc=example,dc=com", base: "dc=example,dc=com",
// - `scope`: LDAP search scope. It is set to `"sub"` by default.
//
// LDAP search scope
//
// @type string
// @default "sub"
//
scope: "sub", scope: "sub",
}, },
}, },
// Extra debugging // ## Debugging settings
//
// @type object // The `debug` object contains several settings to enable debugging in The
// @default {} // Lounge. Use them to learn more about an issue you are noticing but be aware
// this may produce more logging or may affect connection performance so it is
// not recommended to use them by default.
// //
// All values in the `debug` object are set to `false`.
debug: { debug: {
// Enables extra debugging output provided by irc-framework. // ### `debug.ircFramework`
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
// //
// When set to true, this enables extra debugging output provided by
// [`irc-framework`](https://github.com/kiwiirc/irc-framework), the
// underlying IRC library for Node.js used by The Lounge.
ircFramework: false, ircFramework: false,
// Enables logging raw IRC messages into each server window. // ### `debug.raw`
//
// @type boolean
// @default false
// //
// When set to `true`, this enables logging of raw IRC messages into each
// server window, displayed on the client.
raw: false, raw: false,
}, },
}; };