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--- config:ini_files [2021/01/24 20:12] – [See Also] Add tags digital man
+++ config:ini_files [2023/10/26 17:21] (current) – Add text.ini digital man
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 ===== Configuration =====
-Synchronet supports a variety of configuration files of different formats. A growing majority of these configuration files are of the [[wp>INI file]] type. Synchronet's INI configuration files are typically stored in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory, with a ''.ini'' filename suffix/extension.
+Synchronet's INI configuration files are typically stored in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory, with a ''.ini'' filename suffix/extension.
+==== Primary Configuration Files ====
+The primary configuration files managed by the [[util:SCFG]] utility are:
+^ Filename    ^ Description ^
+|''[[sbbs.ini]]'' |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/sbbs.ini|Synchronet Server Initialization File]] |
+| ''main.ini'' | Primary system settings (e.g. BBS name, location, security settings) and command shells |
+| ''msgs.ini'' | Message areas, message options, and message networking |
+| ''file.ini'' | File areas (for uploads, download), text file areas, and file-related options |
+| ''xtrn.ini'' | External program configurations which includes timed events, message editors, hot-key events and doors |
+| ''chat.ini'' | Chat Features settings, specifically the Guru, Multi-node chat actions and channels, and external sysop pagers |
+| ''node.ini'' | Located in the [[dir:node|node directories]], and configured via the SCFG [[util:scfg:Nodes]] menu |
+==== Secondary Configuration Files ====
 ^Filename Page             ^Default Contents^Description^
+|''[[custom:text.ini]]''    |N/A | Customized ''text.dat'' strings (optional) |
+|''text.//lang//.ini''      |varies | Alternate language ''text.ini'' files |
 |''[[cgi_env.ini]]''        |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/cgi_env.ini|cgi_env.ini]]|[[server:Web]] Server CGI Settings|
 |''[[formmail.ini]]''       |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/formmail.ini|formmail.ini]]|Configuration for ''[[dir:web]]/formmail.ssjs'', Synchronet's Server-side [[custom:JavaScript]] version of [[http://www.scriptarchive.com/formmail.html|FormMail]]|
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 |''[[modopts.ini]]''        |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/modopts.ini|modopts.ini]]|Configuration settings (options) for various [[custom:JavaScript]] modules, stock and/or 3rd party|
 |''[[rss.ini]]''            |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/rss.ini|rss.ini]]|Configuration for Synchronet RSS Feed module (''[[dir:web]]/root/rss.ssjs'')|
-|''[[sbbs.ini]]''           |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/sbbs.ini|sbbs.ini]]|Synchronet Initialization File|
 |''[[sbbsctrl.ini]]''       |N/A|Configuration for Synchronet Control Panel ([[monitor:SBBSCTRL]]) for Windows, exported from Windows Registry|
 |''[[sbbsexec.ini]]''           |[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/raw/master/exec/sbbsexec.ini|sbbsexec.ini]]|Configuration for the Synchronet Virtual FOSSIL / UART Driver for Windows|
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   * [[config:cnf_files|CNF Files]]
-{{tag>configuration .ini}}
+{{tag>configuration file_type ini}}

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