Startup Initialization File

The Synchronet initialization file is located in the Synchronet ctrl directory.

The base filename of the initialization file is usually either startup.ini or sbbs.ini (the default is sbbs.ini).

If ctrl/host.domain.ini or ctrl/host.ini exits, it will be loaded instead of the normal initialization filenames.

The standard host/platform variations of the the initialization filenames are also supported. See ini_filenaming for details.

To summarize, the initial filename precedence is:

1. ctrl/host.domain.ini
2. ctrl/host.ini
3. ctrl/sbbs.host.domain.ini
4. ctrl/sbbs.host.ini
5. ctrl/sbbs.platform.ini
6. ctrl/sbbs.ini
7. ctrl/startup.host.domain.ini
8. ctrl/startup.host.ini
9. ctrl/startup.platform.ini
10. ctrl/startup.ini

Note:
Although multiple filenames are supported, only one filename will be used (loaded) per BBS host.
Most BBSes only have one host, so they just use ctrl/sbbs.ini.

The contents of the file are divided into multiple named sections: