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title: NNTP Server
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---
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## The NNTP Content Server
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The NNTP *content server* provides access to publicly exposed message conferences and areas over either **secure** NNTPS (NNTP over TLS or nttps://) and/or non-secure NNTP (nntp://).
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## Configuration
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| Item | Required | Description |
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|------|----------|-------------|
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| `nntp` | :-1: | Configuration block for non-secure NNTP. See Non-Secure NNTP Configuration below. |
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| `nntps` | :-1: | Configuration block for secure NNTP. See Secure NNTPS Configuration below. |
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| `publicMessageConferences` | :+1: | A map of *conference tags* to *area tags* that are publicly exposed over NNTP. Anonymous users will get read-only access to these areas. |
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### See Non-Secure NNTP Configuration
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Under `contentServers.nntp.nntp` the following configuration is allowed:
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| Item | Required | Description |
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|------|----------|-------------|
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| `enabled` | :+1: | Set to `true` to enable non-secure NNTP access. |
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| `port` | :-1: | Override the default port of `8119`. |
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### Secure NNTPS Configuration
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Under `contentServers.nntp.nntps` the following configuration is allowed:
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| Item | Required | Description |
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|------|----------|-------------|
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| `enabled` | :+1: | Set to `true` to enable secure NNTPS access. |
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| `port` | :-1: | Override the default port of `8565`. |
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| `certPem` | :-1: | Override the default certificate file path of `./config/nntps_cert.pem` |
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| `keyPem` | :-1: | Override the default certificate key file path of `./config/nntps_key.pem` |
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#### Certificates and Keys
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In order to use secure NNTPS, a TLS certificate and key pair must be provided. You may generate your own but most clients **will not trust** them. A certificate and key from a trusted Certificate Authority is recommended. [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) provides free TLS certificates. Certificates and private keys must be in [PEM format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-Enhanced_Mail).
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##### Generating Your Own
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An example of generating your own cert/key pair:
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```bash
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openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout ./config/nntps_key.pem -x509 -days 3050 -out ./config/nntps_cert.pem
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```
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### Example Configuration
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```hjson
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contentServers: {
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nntp: {
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publicMessageConferences: {
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fsxnet: [
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// Expose these areas of fsxNet
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"fsx_gen", "fsx_bbs"
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]
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}
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nntp: {
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enabled: true
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}
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nntps: {
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enabled: true
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// These could point to Let's Encrypt provided pairs for example:
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certPem: /path/to/some/tls_cert.pem
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keyPem: /path/to/some/tls_private_key.pem
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}
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}
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}
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```
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