enigma-bbs/docs/servers/web-server.md

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ENiGMA½ comes with a built in content server for supporting both HTTP and HTTPS. Currently the File Bases registers routes for file downloads, password reset email links are handled via the server, and static files can also be served for your BBS. Other features will likely come in the future or you can easily write your own!

Configuration

By default the web server is not enabled. To enable it, you will need to at a minimum configure two keys in the contentServers.web section of config.hjson:

contentServers: {
	web: {
		domain: bbs.yourdomain.com

		http: {
			enabled: true
			port: 8080
		}
	}
}

The following is a table of all configuration keys available under contentServers.web:

Key	Required	Description
domain	👍	Sets the domain, e.g. bbs.yourdomain.com.
http	👎	Sub configuration for HTTP (non-secure) connections. See HTTP Configuration below.
overrideUrlPrefix	👎	Instructs the system to be explicit when handing out URLs. Useful if your server is behind a transparent proxy.

HTTP Configuration

Entries available under contentServers.web.http:

Key	Required	Description
enable	👍	Set to true to enable this server.
port	👎	Override the default port of 8080.
address	👎	Sets an explicit bind address.

HTTPS Configuration

Entries available under contentServers.web.https:

Key	Required	Description
enable	👍	Set to true to enable this server.
port	👎	Override the default port of 8080.
address	👎	Sets an explicit bind address.
certPem	👍	Overrides the default certificate path of /config/https_cert.pem. Certificate must be in PEM format. See Certificates below.
keyPem	👍	Overrides the default certificate key path of /config/https_cert_key.pem. Key must be in PEM format. See Certificates below.

Certificates

If you don't have a TLS certificate for your domain, a good source for a certificate can be LetsEncrypt who supplies free and trusted TLS certificates.

Static Routes

Static files live relative to the contentServers.web.staticRoot path which defaults to enigma-bbs/www.

Custom Error Pages

Customized error pages can be created for HTTP error codes by providing a <error_code>.html file in the static routes area. For example: 404.html.