{
- // settings related to the postgresql database
- "database": {
- // Username to connect to postgres
- "user": "lemmy",
- // Password to connect to postgres
- "password": "password",
- // Host where postgres is running
- "host": "localhost",
- // Port where postgres can be accessed
- "port": 5432,
- // Name of the postgres database for lemmy
- "database": "lemmy",
- // Maximum number of active sql connections
- "pool_size": 5
- },
- // rate limits for various user actions, by user ip
- "rate_limit": {
- // Maximum number of messages created in interval
- "message": 180,
- // Interval length for message limit, in seconds
- "message_per_second": 60,
- // Maximum number of posts created in interval
- "post": 6,
- // Interval length for post limit, in seconds
- "post_per_second": 600,
- // Maximum number of registrations in interval
- "register": 3,
- // Interval length for registration limit, in seconds
- "register_per_second": 3600,
- // Maximum number of image uploads in interval
- "image": 6,
- // Interval length for image uploads, in seconds
- "image_per_second": 3600
- },
- // Settings related to activitypub federation
- "federation": {
- // Whether to enable activitypub federation.
- "enabled": false,
- // Allows and blocks are described here:
- // https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/federation/administration.html///instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
- //
- // list of instances with which federation is allowed
- "allowed_instances": [
- "instance1.tld",
- "instance2.tld",
+ # settings related to the postgresql database
+ database: {
+ # Username to connect to postgres
+ user: "lemmy"
+ # Password to connect to postgres
+ password: "password"
+ # Host where postgres is running
+ host: "localhost"
+ # Port where postgres can be accessed
+ port: 5432
+ # Name of the postgres database for lemmy
+ database: "lemmy"
+ # Maximum number of active sql connections
+ pool_size: 5
+ }
+ # rate limits for various user actions, by user ip
+ rate_limit: {
+ # Maximum number of messages created in interval
+ message: 180
+ # Interval length for message limit, in seconds
+ message_per_second: 60
+ # Maximum number of posts created in interval
+ post: 6
+ # Interval length for post limit, in seconds
+ post_per_second: 600
+ # Maximum number of registrations in interval
+ register: 3
+ # Interval length for registration limit, in seconds
+ register_per_second: 3600
+ # Maximum number of image uploads in interval
+ image: 6
+ # Interval length for image uploads, in seconds
+ image_per_second: 3600
+ }
+ # Settings related to activitypub federation
+ federation: {
+ # Whether to enable activitypub federation.
+ enabled: false
+ # Allows and blocks are described here:
+ # https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/federation/administration.html///instance-allowlist-and-blocklist
+ #
+ # list of instances with which federation is allowed
+ allowed_instances: [
+ instance1.tld
+ instance2.tld
/* ... */
- ],
- // Instances which we never federate anything with (but previously federated objects are unaffected)
- "blocked_instances": [
- "string",
+ ]
+ # Instances which we never federate anything with (but previously federated objects are unaffected)
+ blocked_instances: [
+ string
/* ... */
- ],
- // If true, only federate with instances on the allowlist and block everything else. If false,
- // use allowlist only for remote communities, and posts/comments in local communities
- // (meaning remote communities will show content from arbitrary instances).
- "strict_allowlist": true
- },
- "captcha": {
- // Whether captcha is required for signup
- "enabled": false,
- // Can be easy, medium, or hard
- "difficulty": "medium"
- },
- // Email sending configuration. All options except login/password are mandatory
- "email": {
- // Hostname and port of the smtp server
- "smtp_server": "localhost:25",
- // Login name for smtp server
- "smtp_login": "string",
- // Password to login to the smtp server
- "smtp_password": "string",
- // Address to send emails from, eg "noreply@your-instance.com"
- "smtp_from_address": "noreply@example.com",
- // Whether or not smtp connections should use tls
- "use_tls": true
- },
- // Parameters for automatic configuration of new instance (only used at first start)
- "setup": {
- // Username for the admin user
- "admin_username": "admin",
- // Password for the admin user
- "admin_password": "my_passwd",
- // Name of the site (can be changed later)
- "site_name": "My Lemmy Instance",
- // Email for the admin user (optional, can be omitted and set later through the website)
- "admin_email": "string",
- "sidebar": "string",
- "description": "string",
- "icon": "string",
- "banner": "string",
- "enable_downvotes": true,
- "open_registration": true,
- "enable_nsfw": true,
- "community_creation_admin_only": true
- },
- // the domain name of your instance (mandatory)
- "hostname": "unset",
- // Address where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
- "bind": "0.0.0.0",
- // Port where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
- "port": 8536,
- // Whether the site is available over TLS. Needs to be true for federation to work.
- "tls_enabled": true,
- // Address where pictrs is available (for image hosting)
- "pictrs_url": "http://localhost:8080",
- // Regex for slurs which are prohibited. Example: `(\bThis\b)|(\bis\b)|(\bsample\b)`
- "additional_slurs": "string",
- // Maximum length of local community and user names
- "actor_name_max_length": 20
+ ]
+ # If true, only federate with instances on the allowlist and block everything else. If false
+ # use allowlist only for remote communities, and posts/comments in local communities
+ # (meaning remote communities will show content from arbitrary instances).
+ strict_allowlist: true
+ }
+ captcha: {
+ # Whether captcha is required for signup
+ enabled: false
+ # Can be easy, medium, or hard
+ difficulty: "medium"
+ }
+ # Email sending configuration. All options except login/password are mandatory
+ email: {
+ # Hostname and port of the smtp server
+ smtp_server: "localhost:25"
+ # Login name for smtp server
+ smtp_login: "string"
+ # Password to login to the smtp server
+ smtp_password: "string"
+ # Address to send emails from, eg noreply@your-instance.com
+ smtp_from_address: "noreply@example.com"
+ # Whether or not smtp connections should use tls
+ use_tls: true
+ }
+ # Parameters for automatic configuration of new instance (only used at first start)
+ setup: {
+ # Username for the admin user
+ admin_username: "admin"
+ # Password for the admin user
+ admin_password: "my_passwd"
+ # Name of the site (can be changed later)
+ site_name: "My Lemmy Instance"
+ # Email for the admin user (optional, can be omitted and set later through the website)
+ admin_email: "string"
+ sidebar: "string"
+ description: "string"
+ icon: "string"
+ banner: "string"
+ enable_downvotes: true
+ open_registration: true
+ enable_nsfw: true
+ community_creation_admin_only: true
+ }
+ # the domain name of your instance (mandatory)
+ hostname: "unset"
+ # Address where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
+ bind: "0.0.0.0"
+ # Port where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
+ port: 8536
+ # Whether the site is available over TLS. Needs to be true for federation to work.
+ tls_enabled: true
+ # Address where pictrs is available (for image hosting)
+ pictrs_url: "http:#localhost:8080"
+ # Regex for slurs which are prohibited. Example: `(\bThis\b)|(\bis\b)|(\bsample\b)`
+ additional_slurs: "string"
+ # Maximum length of local community and user names
+ actor_name_max_length: 20
}