Bram Matthys
a4361b7c90
Install default maxperip/connect-flood exception for IRC platforms
that are so big that they are known to trip default maxperip restrictions
(per IPv4 IP or per IPv6 /64: 3 local users, 4 network-wide users)
on dozens of networks and that publish a stable list of IP ranges.
Currently only IRCCloud qualifies for this.
IRCCloud is in example conf since May 2023 (commit 82dbc4a297) as:
except ban { mask *.irccloud.com; type { maxperip; connect-flood; } }.
Unfortunately DNS sometimes fails to resolve. We have seen this happen
during an outage or server restart. People then mass-connect, but DNS
is not fully working (yet), leading to unresolved hostnames.
Recent stricter maxperip treatment for /64 IPv6 and the new /56, /48
and /32 restrictions in connthrottle make this problem worse. Without
these IP exceptions it would cause unwanted rejections.
If you don't want this, use: set { known-cloud-services no; }
(And then presumably you also don't want the except ban block
that example conf has been shipping since 2023)
About UnrealIRCd
UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999. It runs on Linux, OS X and Windows and is currently the most widely deployed IRCd with a market share of 37%. UnrealIRCd is a highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity and security. It uses an advanced and highly configurable configuration file. Other key features include: full IRCv3 support, SSL/TLS, cloaking, JSON-RPC, advanced anti-flood and anti-spam systems, GeoIP, remote includes, and lots of other features. We are also particularly proud on our extensive online documentation.
Versions
- UnrealIRCd 6 is the stable series since December 2021. It is the only supported version.
- For full details of release scheduling and EOL dates, see UnrealIRCd releases on the wiki
How to get started
Follow the installation guide on the wiki. See:
Documentation and Support
You can find all documentation online at: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/
We also have a good FAQ: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ
If you are in need of support, you can pop up on #unreal-support on irc.unrealircd.org
or ask your question on the forums.
Supported systems
We try to support all major *NIX systems: all Linux distros but also NetBSD, OpenBSD and macOS, provided the OS version was released within the past ~5 years.
We use a private BuildBot instance to test each commit. The tested systems are (others are likely to work too):
- Linux: Debian (10, 11, 12, 13), Ubuntu (18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04)
- FreeBSD: 15
- Windows: Visual Studio 2019
UnrealIRCd is architecture-agnostic. Most of the BuildBot workers run on x64 but we also have some on x86 and arm64 to ensure these work as well.
Other links
- https://www.unrealircd.org - Main website
- https://bugs.unrealircd.org - Bug tracker
- https://fosstodon.org/@unrealircd - Mastodon
- https://twitter.com/Unreal_IRCd - Twitter