i2pd configuration
==================
Command line options
--------------------
Options specified on the command line take precedence over those in the config file.
If you are upgrading your very old router (< 2.3.0) see also [this](config_opts_after_2.3.0.md) page.
* --help - Show builtin help message (default value of option will be shown in braces)
* --conf= - Config file (default: ~/.i2pd/i2pd.conf or /var/lib/i2pd/i2pd.conf)
This parameter will be silently ignored if the specified config file does not exist.
* --tunconf= - Tunnels config file (default: ~/.i2pd/tunnels.conf or /var/lib/i2pd/tunnels.conf)
* --pidfile= - Where to write pidfile (dont write by default)
* --log= - Logs destination: stdout, file (stdout if not set, file - otherwise, for compatibility)
* --logfile= - Path to logfile (default - autodetect)
* --loglevel= - Log messages above this level (debug, info, warn, error)
* --datadir= - Path to storage of i2pd data (RI, keys, peer profiles, ...)
* --host= - Router external IP for incoming connections
* --port= - Port to listen for incoming connections (default: auto)
* --daemon - Router will go to background after start
* --service - Router will use system folders like '/var/lib/i2pd'
* --ipv6 - Enable communication through ipv6. false by default
* --notransit - Router will not accept transit tunnels at startup. false by default
* --floodfill - Router will be floodfill. false by default
* --bandwidth= - Bandwidth limit: integer in KBps or letters: L (32), O (256), P (2048), X (>9000)
* --family= - Name of a family, router belongs to
Windows-specific options:
* --svcctl= - Windows service management (--svcctl="install" or --svcctl="remove")
* --insomnia - Prevent system from sleeping
* --close= - Action on close: minimize, exit, ask
All options below still possible in cmdline, but better write it in config file:
* --http.address= - The address to listen on (HTTP server)
* --http.port= - The port to listen on (HTTP server)
* --http.auth - Enable basic HTTP auth for webconsole
* --http.user= - Username for basic auth (default: i2pd)
* --http.pass= - Password for basic auth (default: random, see logs)
* --httpproxy.address= - The address to listen on (HTTP Proxy)
* --httpproxy.port= - The port to listen on (HTTP Proxy) 4444 by default
* --httpproxy.keys= - optional keys file for proxy local destination (both HTTP and SOCKS)
* --httpproxy.enabled= - If HTTP proxy is enabled. true by default
* --socksproxy.address= - The address to listen on (SOCKS Proxy)
* --socksproxy.port= - The port to listen on (SOCKS Proxy). 4447 by default
* --socksproxy.keys= - optional keys file for proxy local destination (both HTTP and SOCKS)
* --socksproxy.enabled= - If SOCKS proxy is enabled. true by default
* --socksproxy.outproxy= - Address of outproxy. requests outside i2p will go there
* --socksproxy.outproxyport= - Outproxy remote port
* --sam.address= - The address to listen on (SAM bridge)
* --sam.port= - Port of SAM bridge. Usually 7656. SAM is off if not specified
* --sam.enabled= - If SAM is enabled. false by default
* --bob.address= - The address to listen on (BOB command channel)
* --bob.port= - Port of BOB command channel. Usually 2827. BOB is off if not specified
* --bob.enabled= - If BOB is enabled. false by default
* --i2cp.address= - The address to listen on or an abstract address for Android LocalSocket
* --i2cp.port= - Port of I2CP server. Usually 7654. Ignored for Andorid
* --i2cp.enabled= - If I2CP is enabled. false by default. Other services don't require I2CP
* --i2pcontrol.address= - The address to listen on (I2P control service)
* --i2pcontrol.port= - Port of I2P control service. Usually 7650. I2PControl is off if not specified
* --i2pcontrol.enabled= - If I2P control is enabled. false by default
* --upnp.enabled= - Enable or disable UPnP, false by default for CLI and true for GUI (Windows, Android)
* --upnp.name= - Name i2pd appears in UPnP forwardings list. I2Pd by default
* --precomputation.elgamal= - Use ElGamal precomputated tables. false for x64 and true for other platforms by default
* --limits.transittunnels= - Override maximum number of transit tunnels. 2500 by default
Config files
------------
INI-like, syntax is the following : <key> = <value>.
Comments are "#", not ";" as you may expect. See [boost ticket](https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/808)
All command-line parameters are allowed as keys, but note for those which contains dot (.).
For example:
i2pd.conf:
# comment
log = true
ipv6 = true
# settings for specific module
[httpproxy]
port = 4444
# ^^ this will be --httproxy.port= in cmdline
# another comment
[sam]
enabled = true
See also commented config with examples of all options in ``docs/i2pd.conf``.
tunnels.conf:
# outgoing tunnel sample, to remote service
# mandatory parameters:
# * type -- always "client"
# * port -- local port to listen to
# * destination -- i2p hostname
# optional parameters (may be omitted)
# * keys -- our identity, if unset, will be generated on every startup,
# if set and file missing, keys will be generated and placed to this file
# * address -- local interface to bind
# * signaturetype -- signature type for new destination. 0 (DSA/SHA1), 1 (EcDSA/SHA256) or 7 (EdDSA/SHA512)
[IRC]
type = client
address = 127.0.0.1
port = 6668
destination = irc.postman.i2p
keys = irc-keys.dat
#
# incoming tunnel sample, for local service
# mandatory parameters:
# * type -- "server" or "http"
# * host -- ip address of our service
# * port -- port of our service
# * keys -- file with LeaseSet of address in i2p
# optional parameters (may be omitted)
# * inport -- optional, i2p service port, if unset - the same as 'port'
# * accesslist -- comma-separated list of i2p addresses, allowed to connect
# every address is b32 without '.b32.i2p' part
[LOCALSITE]
type = http
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 80
keys = site-keys.dat
#
[IRC-SERVER]
type = server
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 6667
keys = irc.dat
Also see [this page](https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd/wiki/tunnels.cfg) for more tunnel examples.