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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; Copy this configuration file to addon.ini.php and edit it if you want to configure addons, see below example for the twitter addon
-
-;[twitter]
-;consumerkey = localhost
-;consumersecret = mysqlusername
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
diff --git a/config/config.ini.php b/config/config.ini.php
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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; CONFIG.INI.PHP
-
-; This file declares the default values for the base config of Friendica.
-; These configuration values aren't accessible from the admin settings page and custom values must be set in config/local.ini.php
-
-; Please don't edit this file directly as its content may change in the upcoming versions.
-
-[database]
-
-; host (String)
-; Hostname or IP address of the database server.
-; Can contain the port number with the syntax "hostname:port".
-hostname =
-
-; user (String)
-; Database user name. Please don't use "root".
-username =
-
-; pass (String)
-; Database user password. Please don't use empty passwords.
-password =
-
-; base (String)
-; Database name.
-database =
-
-; charset (String)
-; Database connexion charset. Changing this value will likely corrupt special characters.
-charset = utf8mb4
-
-[config]
-
-; admin_email (Comma-separated list)
-; In order to perform system administration via the admin panel, this must precisely match the email address of the person logged in.
-admin_email =
-
-; admin_nickname (String)
-; Nickname of the main admin user, used if there are more than one admin user defined in config.admin_email.
-admin_nickname =
-
-; max_import_size (Integer)
-; Maximum body size of DFRN and Mail messages in characters. 0 is unlimited.
-max_import_size = 200000
-
-; php_path (String)
-; Location of PHP command line processor.
-php_path = php
-
-[system]
-
-; allowed_link_protocols (Array)
-; Allowed protocols in links URLs, add at your own risk. http is always allowed.
-allowed_link_protocols[0] = ftp
-allowed_link_protocols[1] = ftps
-allowed_link_protocols[2] = mailto
-allowed_link_protocols[3] = cid
-allowed_link_protocols[4] = gopher
-
-; always_show_preview (Boolean)
-; Only show small preview picures.
-always_show_preview = false
-
-; archival_days (Integer)
-; Number of days that we try to deliver content before we archive a contact.
-archival_days = 32
-
-; auth_cookie_lifetime (Integer)
-; Number of days that should pass without any activity before a user who chose "Remember me" when logging in is considered logged out.
-auth_cookie_lifetime = 7
-
-; block_local_dir (Boolean)
-; Deny public access to the local user directory.
-block_local_dir = false
-
-; cache_driver (database|memcache|memcached|redis)
-; Whether to use Memcache or Memcached or Redis to store temporary cache.
-cache_driver = database
-
-; config_adapter (jit|preload)
-; Allow to switch the configuration adapter to improve performances at the cost of memory consumption.
-config_adapter = jit
-
-; curl_range_bytes (Integer)
-; Maximum number of bytes that should be fetched. Default is 0, which mean "no limit".
-curl_range_bytes = 0
-
-; crawl_permit_period (Integer)
-; Period in seconds between allowed searches when the number of free searches is reached and "permit_crawling" is activated.
-crawl_permit_period = 60
-
-; db_log (Path)
-; Name of a logfile to log slow database queries.
-db_log =
-
-; db_log_index (Path)
-; Name of a logfile to log queries with bad indexes.
-db_log_index =
-
-; db_log_index_watch (Comma-separated list)
-; Watchlist of indexes to watch.
-db_log_index_watch =
-
-; db_log_index_blacklist (Comma-separated list)
-; Blacklist of indexes that shouldn't be watched.
-db_log_index_blacklist =
-
-; db_loglimit (Integer)
-; If a database call lasts longer than this value in seconds it is logged.
-; Inactive if system.db_log is empty.
-db_loglimit = 10
-
-; db_loglimit_index (Integer)
-; Number of index rows needed to be logged for indexes on the watchlist. 0 to disable.
-db_loglimit_index = 0
-
-; db_loglimit_index_high (Integer)
-; Number of index rows to be logged anyway (for any index). 0 to disable.
-db_loglimit_index_high = 0
-
-; dbclean_expire_conversation (Integer)
-; When DBClean is enabled, any entry in the conversation table will be deleted after this many days.
-: This data is used for ActivityPub, so it shouldn't be lower than the average duration of a discussion.
-dbclean_expire_conversation = 90
-
-; dbclean-expire-limit (Integer)
-; This defines the number of items that are to be deleted in a single call.
-; Reduce this value when you are getting memory issues.
-dbclean-expire-limit = 1000
-
-; diaspora_test (Boolean)
-; For development only. Disables the message transfer.
-diaspora_test = false
-
-; disable_email_validation (Boolean)
-; Disables the check if a mail address is in a valid format and can be resolved via DNS.
-disable_email_validation = false
-
-; disable_url_validation (Boolean)
-; Disables the DNS lookup of an URL.
-disable_url_validation = false
-
-; disable_password_exposed (Boolean)
-; Disable the exposition check against the remote haveibeenpwned API on password change.
-disable_password_exposed = false
-
-; disable_polling (Boolean)
-; Disable the polling of DFRN and OStatus contacts through onepoll.php.
-disable_polling = false
-
-; dlogfile (Path)
-; location of the developer log file.
-dlogfile =
-
-; dlogip (String)
-; restricts develop log writes to requests originating from this IP address.
-dlogip =
-
-; free_crawls (Integer)
-; Number of "free" searches when system.permit_crawling is activated.
-free_crawls = 10
-
-; frontend_worker_timeout (Integer)
-; Value in minutes after we think that a frontend task was killed by the webserver.
-frontend_worker_timeout = 10
-
-; groupedit_image_limit (Integer)
-; Number of contacts at which the group editor should switch from display the profile pictures of the contacts to only display the names.
-; This can alternatively be set on a per account basis in the pconfig table.
-groupedit_image_limit = 400
-
-; hsts (Boolean)
-; Enables the sending of HTTP Strict Transport Security headers.
-hsts = false
-
-; ignore_cache (Boolean)
-; For development only. Disables the item cache.
-ignore_cache = false
-
-; instances_social_key (String)
-; Key to the API of https://instances.social which retrieves data about mastodon servers.
-; See https://instances.social/api/token to get an API key.
-instances_social_key =
-
-; ipv4_resolve (Boolean)
-; Resolve IPV4 addresses only. Don't resolve to IPV6.
-ipv4_resolve = false
-
-; invitation_only (Boolean)
-; If set true registration is only possible after a current member of the node has send an invitation.
-invitation_only = false
-
-; like_no_comment (Boolean)
-; Don't update the "commented" value of an item when it is liked.
-like_no_comment = false
-
-; local_block (Boolean)
-; Used in conjunction with "block_public".
-local_block = false
-
-; local_search (Boolean)
-; Blocks search for users who are not logged in to prevent crawlers from blocking your system.
-local_search = false
-
-; local_tags (Boolean)
-; If activated, all hashtags will point to the local server.
-local_tags = false
-
-; max_batch_queue (Integer)
-; Maximum number of batched queue items for a single contact before subsequent messages are discarded.
-max_batch_queue = 1000
-
-; max_connections (Integer)
-; The maximum number of database connections which can be in use before the worker process is deferred to its next interval.
-; When the system can't detect the maximum numbers of connection then this value can be used. Use 0 for auto-detection.
-max_connections = 0
-
-; max_connections_level (Integer 0-100)
-; The maximum percentage of connections that are allowed to let the worker start.
-max_connections_level = 75
-
-; max_contact_queue (Integer)
-; Maximum number of queue items for a single contact before subsequent messages are discarded.
-max_contact_queue = 500
-
-; max_image_length (Integer)
-; An alternate way of limiting picture upload sizes.
-; Specify the maximum pixel  length that pictures are allowed to be (for non-square pictures, it will apply to the longest side).
-; Pictures longer than this length will be resized to be this length (on the longest side, the other side will be scaled appropriately).
-; If you don't want to set a maximum length, set to -1.
-max_image_length = -1
-
-; max_processes_backend (Integer)
-; Maximum number of concurrent database processes for background tasks.
-max_processes_backend = 5
-
-; max_processes_frontend (Integer)
-; Maximum number of concurrent database processes for foreground tasks.
-max_processes_frontend = 20
-
-; maximagesize (Integer)
-; Maximum size in bytes of an uploaded photo.
-maximagesize = 800000
-
-; memcache_host (String)
-; Host name of the memcache daemon.
-memcache_host = 127.0.0.1
-
-; memcache_port (Integer)
-; Port number of the memcache daemon.
-memcache_port = 11211
-
-; memcached_hosts (Array)
-; Array of Memcached servers info "host, port(, weight)".
-memcached_hosts[0] = 127.0.0.1,11211
-
-; min_poll_interval (Integer)
-; minimal distance in minutes between two polls for a contact. Reasonable values are between 1 and 59.
-min_poll_interval = 1
-
-; no_count (Boolean)
-; Don't do count calculations (currently only when showing albums).
-no_count = false
-
-; no_oembed (Boolean)
-; Don't use OEmbed to fetch more information about a link.
-no_oembed = false
-
-; no_smilies (Boolean)
-; Don't show smilies.
-no_smilies = false
-
-; no_view_full_size (Boolean)
-; Don't add the link "View full size" under a resized image.
-no_view_full_size = false
-
-; optimize_items (Boolean)
-; Triggers an SQL command to optimize the item table before expiring items.
-optimize_items = false
-
-; paranoia (Boolean)
-; Log out users if their IP address changed.
-paranoia = false
-
-; permit_crawling (Boolean)
-; Restricts the search for not logged in users to one search per minute.
-permit_crawling = false
-
-; pidfile (Path)
-; Daemon pid file path. For example: pidfile = /path/to/daemon.pid
-pidfile =
-
-; png_quality (Integer)
-; Sets the ImageMagick compression level for PNG images. Values ranges from 0 (uncompressed) to 9 (most compressed).
-png_quality = 8
-
-; profiler (Boolean)
-; Enable internal timings to help optimize code. Needed for "rendertime" addon.
-profiler = false
-
-; proxy_cache_time (Integer)
-; Period in seconds after which the cache is cleared.
-proxy_cache_time = 86400
-
-; pushpoll_frequency (Integer)
-; Frequency of contact poll for subhub contact using the DFRM or OStatus network.
-; Available values:
-; - 5 = every month
-; - 4 = every week
-; - 3 = every day
-; - 2 = twice a day
-; - 1 = every hour
-; - 0 = every minute
-pushpoll_frequency = 3
-
-; queue_no_dead_check (Boolean)
-; Ignore if the target contact or server seems to be dead during queue delivery.
-queue_no_dead_check = false
-
-; redis_host (String)
-; Host name of the redis daemon.
-redis_host = 127.0.0.1
-
-; redis_port (String)
-; Port number of the redis daemon.
-redis_port = 6379
-
-; session_handler (database|cache|native)
-; Whether to use Cache to store session data or to use PHP native session storage.
-session_handler = database
-
-; remove_multiplicated_lines (Boolean)
-; If enabled, multiple linefeeds in items are stripped to a single one.
-remove_multiplicated_lines = false
-
-; sendmail_params (Boolean)
-; Normal sendmail command parameters will be added when the PHP mail() function is called for sending e-mails.
-; This ensures the Sender Email address setting is applied to the message envelope rather than the host's default address.
-; Set to false if your non-sendmail agent is incompatible, or to restore old behavior of using the host address.
-sendmail_params = true
-
-; show_global_community_hint (Boolean)
-; When the global community page is enabled, use this option to display a hint above the stream, that this is a collection of all public top-level postings that arrive on your node.
-show_global_community_hint = false
-
-; show_unsupported_addons (Boolean)
-; Show all addons including the unsupported ones.
-show_unsupported_addons = false
-
-; show_unsupported_themes (Boolean)
-; Show all themes including the unsupported ones.
-show_unsupported_themes = false
-
-; throttle_limit_day (Integer)
-; Maximum number of posts that a user can send per day with the API. 0 to disable daily throttling.
-throttle_limit_day = 0
-
-; throttle_limit_week (Integer)
-; Maximum number of posts that a user can send per week with the API. 0 to disable weekly throttling.
-throttle_limit_week = 0
-
-; throttle_limit_month (Integer)
-; Maximum number of posts that a user can send per month with the API. 0 to disable monthly throttling.
-throttle_limit_month = 0
-
-; urlpath (String)
-; If you are using a subdirectory of your domain you will need to put the relative path (from the root of your domain) here.
-; For instance if your URL is 'http://example.com/directory/subdirectory', set urlpath to 'directory/subdirectory'.
-urlpath =
-
-; username_min_length (Integer)
-; The minimum character length a username can be.
-; This length is check once the username has been trimmed and multiple spaces have been collapsed into one.
-; Minimum for this config value is 1. Maximum is 64 as the resulting profile URL mustn't be longer than 255 chars.
-username_min_length = 3
-
-; username_max_length (Integer)
-; The maximum character length a username can be.
-; This length is check once the username has been trimmed and multiple spaces have been collapsed into one.
-; Minimum for this config value is 1. Maximum is 64 as the resulting profile URL mustn't be longer than 255 chars.
-username_max_length = 48
-
-; worker_cooldown (Integer)
-; Cooldown period in seconds after each worker function call.
-worker_cooldown = 0
-
-; worker_debug (Boolean)
-; If enabled, it prints out the number of running processes split by priority.
-worker_debug = false
-
-; worker_fetch_limit (Integer)
-; Number of worker tasks that are fetched in a single query.
-worker_fetch_limit = 1
-
-; worker_load_exponent (Integer)
-; Default 3, which allows only 25% of the maximum worker queues when server load reaches around 37% of maximum load.
-; For a linear response where 25% of worker queues are allowed at 75% of maximum load, set this to 1.
-; Setting 0 would allow maximum worker queues at all times, which is not recommended.
-worker_load_exponent = 3
-
-; xrd_timeout (Integer)
-; Timeout in seconds for fetching the XRD links.
-xrd_timeout = 20
-
-[experimental]
-
-; exp_themes (Boolean)
-; Show experimental themes in user settings.
-exp_themes = false
-
-[theme]
-
-; hide_eventlist (Boolean)
-; Don't show the birthdays and events on the profile and network page.
-hide_eventlist = false
-
-[jabber]
-
-; debug (Boolean)
-; Enable debug level for the jabber account synchronisation.
-debug = false
-
-; lockpath (Path)
-; Must be writable by the ejabberd process. if set then it will prevent the running of multiple processes.
-lockpath =
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
diff --git a/config/local-sample.ini.php b/config/local-sample.ini.php
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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; If automatic system installation fails:
-
-; Copy this file to local.ini.php
-
-; Why local.ini.php? Because it contains sensitive information which could
-; give somebody complete control of your database. Apache's default
-; configuration will interpret any .php file as a script and won't show the values
-
-; Then set the following for your MySQL installation
-
-[database]
-hostname = localhost
-username = mysqlusername
-password = mysqlpassword
-database = mysqldatabasename
-charset = utf8mb4
-
-
-; ****************************************************************
-; The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
-; Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
-; not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
-; ****************************************************************
-
-[config]
-admin_email =
-
-sitename = Friendica Social Network
-
-register_policy = REGISTER_OPEN
-register_text =
-
-[system]
-default_timezone = UTC
-
-language = en
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
diff --git a/config/settings.ini.php b/config/settings.ini.php
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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; SETTINGS.INI.PHP
-
-; This file declares the default values for the admin settings of Friendica.
-; These values will be overriden by the admin settings page.
-
-; Please don't edit this file directly as its content may change in the upcoming versions.
-
-[config]
-
-; info (String)
-; Plaintext description of this node, used in the /friendica module.
-info =
-
-; register_policy (Constant)
-; Your choices are REGISTER_OPEN, REGISTER_APPROVE, or REGISTER_CLOSED.
-; Be certain to create your own personal account before setting REGISTER_CLOSED.
-; REGISTER_APPROVE requires you set system.admin_email to the email address of an already registered person who can authorize and/or approve/deny the request.
-register_policy = REGISTER_CLOSED
-
-; register_text (String)
-; Will be displayed prominently on the registration page.
-register_text = ''
-
-; sitename (String)
-; Displayed server name.
-sitename = "Friendica Social Network"
-
-[system]
-
-; account_abandon_days (Integer)
-; Will not waste system resources polling external sites for abandonded accounts.
-; Enter 0 for no time limit.
-account_abandon_days = 0
-
-; addon (Comma-separated list)
-; Manual list of addons which are enabled on this system.
-addon =
-
-; allowed_themes (Comma-separated list)
-; Themes users can change to in their settings.
-allowed_themes = 'quattro,vier,duepuntozero,smoothly'
-
-; default_timezone (String)
-; Choose a default timezone. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
-; It only applies to timestamps for anonymous viewers.
-default_timezone = UTC
-
-; directory (String)
-; URL of the global directory.
-directory = https://dir.friendica.social
-
-; forbidden_nicknames (Comma-separated list)
-; Prevents users from registering the specified nicknames on this node.
-; Default value comprises classic role names from RFC 2142.
-forbidden_nicknames = info, marketing, sales, support, abuse, noc, security, postmaster, hostmaster, usenet, news, webmaster, www, uucp, ftp, root, sysop
-
-; jpeg_quality (Integer)
-; Sets the ImageMagick quality level for JPEG images. Values ranges from 50 (awful) to 100 (near perfect).
-jpeg_quality = 100
-
-; language (String)
-; System default languague, inluding admin-created user default language.
-; Two-letters ISO 639-1 code.
-language = en
-
-; max_image_length (Integer)
-; An alternate way of limiting picture upload sizes.
-; Specify the maximum pixel  length that pictures are allowed to be (for non-square pictures, it will apply to the longest side).
-; Pictures longer than this length will be resized to be this length (on the longest side, the other side will be scaled appropriately).
-; If you don't want to set a maximum length, set to -1.
-max_image_length = -1
-
-; maximagesize (Integer)
-; Maximum size in bytes of an uploaded photo.
-maximagesize = 800000
-
-; no_regfullname (Boolean)
-; Allow pseudonyms (true) or enforce a space between firstname and lastname in Full name, as an antispam measure (false).
-no_regfullname = true
-
-; optimize_max_tablesize (Integer)
-; Maximum table size (in MB) for the automatic optimization.
-; -1 to disable automatic optimization.
-;  0 to use internal default (100MB)
-optimize_max_tablesize = -1
-
-; rino_encrypt (Integer)
-; Server-to-server private message encryption (RINO).
-; Encryption will only be provided if this setting is set to a non zero value on both servers.
-; Set to 0 to disable, 2 to enable, 1 is deprecated but wont need mcrypt.
-rino_encrypt = 2
-
-; temppath (String)
-; Custom temporary file directory
-temppath =
-
-; theme (String)
-; System theme name.
-theme = vier
-
-; url (String)
-; The fully-qualified URL of this Friendica node.
-; Used by the worker in a non-HTTP execution environment.
-url =
-
-; Used in the admin settings to lock certain features
-[featurelock]
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
diff --git a/util/local.ini.vagrant.php b/util/local.ini.vagrant.php
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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; If automatic system installation fails:
-
-; Copy this file to local.ini.php
-
-; Why local.ini.php? Because it contains sensitive information which could
-; give somebody complete control of your database. Apache's default
-; configuration will interpret any .php file as a script and won't show the values
-
-; Then set the following for your MySQL installation
-
-[database]
-hostname = localhost
-username = friendica
-password = friendica
-database = friendica
-charset = utf8mb4
-
-
-; ****************************************************************
-; The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
-; Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
-; not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
-; ****************************************************************
-
-[config]
-admin_email = admin@friendica.local
-
-sitename = Friendica Social Network
-
-register_policy = REGISTER_OPEN
-register_text =
-
-[system]
-default_timezone = UTC
-
-language = en
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/templates/local.ini.tpl b/view/templates/local.ini.tpl
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-<?php return <<<INI
-
-; If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.ini.php for detailed
-; documentation of their data type and behavior.
-
-[database]
-hostname = "{{$dbhost}}"
-username = "{{$dbuser}}"
-password = "{{$dbpass}}"
-database = "{{$dbdata}}"
-charset = utf8mb4
-
-; ****************************************************************
-; Some config values below can be overruled from the admin settings
-; ****************************************************************
-
-[config]
-php_path = "{{$phpath}}"
-
-admin_email = "{{$adminmail}}"
-
-sitename = Friendica Social Network
-
-register_policy = REGISTER_OPEN
-register_text =
-
-max_import_size = 200000
-
-[system]
-urlpath = "{{$urlpath}}"
-
-default_timezone = "{{$timezone}}"
-
-language = "{{$language}}"
-
-allowed_themes = vier,quattro,duepuntozero,smoothly,frio
-theme = vier
-
-allowed_link_protocols[0] = ftp
-allowed_link_protocols[1] = ftps
-allowed_link_protocols[2] = mailto
-allowed_link_protocols[3] = cid
-allowed_link_protocols[4] = gopher
-
-maximagesize = 800000
-
-no_regfullname = true
-
-block_local_dir = false
-
-directory = https://dir.friendica.social
-
-auth_cookie_lifetime = 7
-
-INI;
-// Keep this line
\ No newline at end of file