lemmy/server/config/defaults.hjson

{
#  # optional: parameters for automatic configuration of new instance (only used at first start)
#  setup: {
#    # username for the admin user
#    admin_username: ""
#    # password for the admin user
#    admin_password: ""
#    # optional: email for the admin user (can be omitted and set later through the website)
#    admin_email: ""
#    # name of the site (can be changed later)
#    site_name: ""
#  }
  # 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
  }
  # the domain name of your instance (eg "dev.lemmy.ml")
  hostname: null
  # address where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
  bind: "0.0.0.0"
  # port where lemmy should listen for incoming requests
  port: 8536
  # json web token for authorization between server and client
  jwt_secret: "changeme"
  # The location of the frontend
  front_end_dir: "../ui/dist"
  # 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
    message_per_second: 60
    # maximum number of posts created in interval
    post: 6
    # interval length for post limit
    post_per_second: 600
    # maximum number of registrations in interval
    register: 3
    # interval length for registration limit
    register_per_second: 3600
  }
  # settings related to activitypub federation
  federation: {
    # whether to enable activitypub federation. this feature is in alpha, do not enable in production.
    enabled: false
    # whether tls is required for activitypub. only disable this for debugging, never for producion.
    tls_enabled: true
    # comma seperated list of instances with which federation is allowed
    allowed_instances: ""
  }
#  # email sending configuration
#  email: {
#    # hostname and port of the smtp server
#    smtp_server: ""
#    # login name for smtp server
#    smtp_login: ""
#    # password to login to the smtp server
#    smtp_password: ""
#    # address to send emails from, eg "noreply@your-instance.com"
#    smtp_from_address: ""
#    # whether or not smtp connections should use tls
#    use_tls: true
#  }
}