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soju(1)

# NAME

soju - IRC bouncer

# SYNOPSIS

*soju* [options...]

# DESCRIPTION

soju is a user-friendly IRC bouncer. It connects to upstream IRC servers on
behalf of the user to provide extra features.

- Multiple separate users sharing the same bouncer, each with their own
  upstream servers
- Clients connecting to multiple upstream servers via a single connection to
  the bouncer
- Sending the backlog (messages received while the user was disconnected from
  the bouncer), with per-client buffers

When joining a channel, the channel will be saved and automatically joined on
the next connection. When registering or authenticating with NickServ, the
credentials will be saved and automatically used on the next connection if the
server supports SASL. When parting a channel with the reason "detach", the
channel will be detached instead of being left.

When all clients are disconnected from the bouncer, the user is automatically
marked as away.

soju supports two connection modes:

- Single upstream mode: one downstream connection maps to one upstream
  connection. To enable this mode, connect to the bouncer with the username
  "<username>/<network>". If the bouncer isn't connected to the upstream
  server, it will get automatically added. Then channels can be joined and
  parted as if you were directly connected to the upstream server.
- Multiple upstream mode: one downstream connection maps to multiple upstream
  connections. Channels and nicks are suffixed with the network name. To join
  a channel, you need to use the suffix too: _/join #channel/network_. Same
  applies to messages sent to users.

For per-client history to work, clients need to indicate their name. This can
be done by adding a "@<client>" suffix to the username.

soju will reload the configuration file, the TLS certificate/key and the MOTD
file when it receives the HUP signal. The configuration options _listen_, _db_
and _log_ cannot be reloaded.

Administrators can broadcast a message to all bouncer users via _/notice
$<hostname> <text>_, or via _/notice $\* <text>_ in multi-upstream mode. All
currently connected bouncer users will receive the message from the special
_BouncerServ_ service.

# OPTIONS

*-h, -help*
	Show help message and quit.

*-config* <path>
	Path to the config file. If unset, a default config file is used.

*-debug*
	Enable debug logging (this will leak sensitive information such as
	passwords).

*-listen* <uri>
	Listening URI (default: ":6697"). Can be specified multiple times.

# CONFIG FILE

The config file has one directive per line.

Example:

```
listen ircs://
tls cert.pem key.pem
hostname example.org
```

The following directives are supported:

*listen* <uri>
	Listening URI (default: ":6697").

	The following URIs are supported:

	- _[ircs://][host][:port]_ listens with TLS over TCP (default port if
	  omitted: 6697)
	- _irc+insecure://[host][:port]_ listens with plain-text over TCP (default
	  port if omitted: 6667)
	- _unix:///<path>_ listens on a Unix domain socket
	- _wss://[host][:port]_ listens for WebSocket connections over TLS (default
	  port: 443)
	- _ws+insecure://[host][:port]_ listens for plain-text WebSocket
	  connections (default port: 80)
	- _ident://[host][:port]_ listens for plain-text ident connections (default
	  port: 113)
	- _http+prometheus://localhost:<port>_ listens for plain-text HTTP
	  connections and serves Prometheus metrics (host must be "localhost")
	- _http+pprof://localhost:<port>_ listens for plain-text HTTP connections
	  and serves pprof runtime profiling data (host must be "localhost"). For
	  more information, see: <https://pkg.go.dev/net/http/pprof>.

	If the scheme is omitted, "ircs" is assumed. If multiple *listen*
	directives are specified, soju will listen on each of them.

*hostname* <name>
	Server hostname (default: system hostname).

*title* <title>
	Server title. This will be sent as the _ISUPPORT NETWORK_ value when clients
	don't select a specific network.

*tls* <cert> <key>
	Enable TLS support. The certificate and the key files must be PEM-encoded.

*db* <driver> <source>
	Set the database location for user, network and channel storage. By default,
	a _sqlite3_ database is opened in "./soju.db".

	Supported drivers:

	- _sqlite3_ expects _source_ to be a path to the SQLite file
	- _postgres_ expects _source_ to be a space-separated list of _key=value_
	  parameters, e.g. _db postgres "host=/run/postgresql dbname=soju"_. Note
	  that _sslmode_ defaults to _require_. For more information on connection
	  strings, see:
	  <https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/lib/pq#hdr-Connection_String_Parameters>.

*log* fs <path>
	Path to the bouncer logs root directory, or empty to disable logging. By
	default, logging is disabled.

*http-origin* <patterns...>
	List of allowed HTTP origins for WebSocket listeners. The parameters are
	interpreted as shell patterns, see *glob*(7).

	By default, only the request host is authorized. Use this directive to
	enable cross-origin WebSockets.

*accept-proxy-ip* <cidr...>
	Allow the specified IPs to act as a proxy. Proxys have the ability to
	overwrite the remote and local connection addresses (via the PROXY protocol,
	the Forwarded HTTP header field defined in RFC 7239 or the X-Forwarded-\*
	HTTP header fields). The special name "localhost" accepts the loopback
	addresses 127.0.0.0/8 and ::1/128.

	By default, all IPs are rejected.

*max-user-networks* <limit>
	Maximum number of networks per user. By default, there is no limit.

*motd* <path>
	Path to the MOTD file. The bouncer MOTD is sent to clients which aren't
	bound to a specific network. By default, no MOTD is sent.

*multi-upstream-mode* true|false
	Globally enable or disable multi-upstream mode. By default, multi-upstream
	mode is enabled.

*upstream-user-ip* <cidr...>
	Enable per-user IP addresses. One IPv4 range and/or one IPv6 range can be
	specified in CIDR notation. One IP address per range will be assigned to
	each user and will be used as the source address when connecting to an
	upstream network.

	This can be useful to avoid having the whole bouncer banned from an upstream
	network because of one malicious user.

# IRC SERVICE

soju exposes an IRC service called *BouncerServ* to manage the bouncer.
Commands can be sent via regular private messages
(_/msg BouncerServ <command> [args...]_). Commands may be written in full or
abbreviated form, for instance *network* can be abbreviated as *net* or just
*n*.

*help* [command]
	Show a list of commands. If _command_ is specified, show a help message for
	the command.

*network create* *-addr* <addr> [options...]
	Connect to a new network at _addr_. _-addr_ is mandatory.

	_addr_ supports several connection types:

	- _[ircs://]<host>[:port]_ connects with TLS over TCP
	- _irc+insecure://<host>[:port]_ connects with plain-text TCP
	- _irc+unix:///<path>_ connects to a Unix socket

	For example, to connect to Libera Chat:

	```
	net create -addr irc.libera.chat
	```

	Other options are:

	*-name* <name>
		Short network name. This will be used instead of _addr_ to refer to the
		network.

	*-username* <username>
		Connect with the specified username. By default, the nickname is used.

	*-pass* <pass>
		Connect with the specified server password.

	*-realname* <realname>
		Connect with the specified real name. By default, the account's realname
		is used if set, otherwise the network's nickname is used.

	*-nick* <nickname>
		Connect with the specified nickname. By default, the account's username
		is used.

	*-enabled* true|false
		Enable or disable the network. If the network is disabled, the bouncer
		won't connect to it. By default, the network is enabled.

	*-connect-command* <command>
		Send the specified command as a raw IRC message right after connecting
		to the server. This can be used to identify to an account when the
		server doesn't support SASL.

		For instance, to identify with _NickServ_, the following command can be
		used:

		```
		PRIVMSG NickServ :IDENTIFY <password>
		```

		The flag can be specified multiple times to send multiple IRC messages.
		To clear all commands, set it to the empty string.

*network update* <name> [options...]
	Update an existing network. The options are the same as the
	_network create_ command.

	When this command is executed, soju will disconnect and re-connect to the
	network.

*network delete* <name>
	Disconnect and delete a network.

*network quote* <name> <command>
	Send a raw IRC line as-is to a network.

*network status*
	Show a list of saved networks and their current status.

*channel status* [options...]
	Show a list of saved channels and their current status.

	Options:

	*-network* <name>
		Only show channels for the specified network. By default, only the
		channels in the current network are displayed.

*channel update* <name> [options...]
	Update the options of an existing channel.

	Options are:

	*-relay-detached* <mode>
		Set when to relay messages from detached channels to the user with a BouncerServ NOTICE.

		Modes are:

		*message*
			Relay any message from this channel when detached.

		*highlight*
			Relay only messages mentioning you when detached.

		*none*
			Don't relay any messages from this channel when detached.

		*default*
			Currently same as *highlight*. This is the default behaviour.

	*-reattach-on* <mode>
		Set when to automatically reattach to detached channels.

		Modes are:

		*message*
			Reattach to this channel when any message is received.

		*highlight*
			Reattach to this channel when any message mentioning you is received.

		*none*
			Never automatically reattach to this channel.

		*default*
			Currently same as *none*. This is the default behaviour.

	*-detach-after* <duration>
		Automatically detach this channel after the specified duration has elapsed without receving any message corresponding to *-detach-on*.

		Example duration values: *1h30m*, *30s*, *2.5h*.

		Setting this value to 0 will disable this behaviour, i.e. this channel will never be automatically detached. This is the default behaviour.

	*-detach-on* <mode>
		Set when to reset the auto-detach timer used by *-detach-after*, causing it to wait again for the auto-detach duration timer before detaching.
		Joining, reattaching, sending a message, or changing any channel option will reset the timer, in addition to the messages specified by the mode.

		Modes are:

		*message*
			Receiving any message from this channel will reset the auto-detach timer.

		*highlight*
			Receiving any message mentioning you from this channel will reset the auto-detach timer.

		*none*
			Receiving messages from this channel will not reset the auto-detach timer. Sending messages or joining the channel will still reset the timer.

		*default*
			Currently same as *message*. This is the default behaviour.

*certfp generate* [options...] <network name>
	Generate self-signed certificate and use it for authentication (via SASL
	EXTERNAL).

	Generates a 3072-bit RSA private key by default.

	Options are:

	*-key-type* <type>
		Private key algorithm to use. Valid values are: _rsa_, _ecdsa_ and
		_ed25519_. _ecdsa_ uses the NIST P-521 curve.

	*-bits* <bits>
		Size of RSA key to generate. Ignored for other key types.

*certfp fingerprint* <network name>
	Show SHA-1 and SHA-256 fingerprints for the certificate
	currently used with the network.

*sasl status* <network name>
	Show current SASL status.

*sasl set-plain* <network name> <username> <password>
	Set SASL PLAIN credentials.

*sasl reset* <network name>
	Disable SASL authentication and remove stored credentials.

*user create* -username <username> -password <password> [options...]
	Create a new soju user. Only admin users can create new accounts.
	The _-username_ and _-password_ flags are mandatory.

	Options are:

	*-username* <username>
		The bouncer username. This cannot be changed after the user has been
		created.

	*-password* <password>
		The bouncer password.

	*-admin* true|false
		Make the new user an administrator.

	*-realname* <realname>
		Set the user's realname. This is used as a fallback if there is no
		realname set for a network.

*user update* [username] [options...]
	Update a user. The options are the same as the _user create_ command.

	If _username_ is omitted, the current user is updated. Only admins can
	update other users.

	Not all flags are valid in all contexts:

	- The _-username_ flag is never valid, usernames are immutable.
	- The _-realname_ flag is only valid when updating the current user.
	- The _-admin_ flag is only valid when updating another user.

*user delete* <username>
	Delete a soju user. Only admins can delete accounts.

*server status*
	Show some bouncer statistics. Only admins can query this information.

*server notice* <message>
	Broadcast a notice. All currently connected bouncer users will receive the
	message from the special _BouncerServ_ service. Only admins can broadcast a
	notice.

# AUTHORS

Maintained by Simon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>, who is assisted by other
open-source contributors. For more information about soju development, see
<https://sr.ht/~emersion/soju>.