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# 📝 Configuration
Haven't set up the bot yet? Check out [Setting up the bot](setup.md) first!
## Table of contents
- [Configuration file](#configuration-file) (start here)
- [Adding new options](#adding-new-options)
- [Required options](#required-options)
- [Other options](#other-options)
- [config.ini vs config.json](#configini-vs-configjson)
## Configuration file
All bot options are saved in a configuration file in the bot's folder.
This is created during the [setup](setup.md) and is generally either `config.ini` or, if you've been using the bot for
longer, `config.json`.
The instructions on this page are for `config.ini` but can be adapted to `config.json` as well.
See [config.ini vs config.json](#configini-vs-configjson) for more details.
Note that the format of `.ini` and `.json` are different -- you can't simply rename a `.json` to `.ini` or
vice versa.
## Adding new options
To add a new option to your `config.ini`, open the file in a text editor such as notepad.
Each option is put on a new line, and follows the format `option = value`. For example, `mainGuildId = 1234`.
**You need to restart the bot for configuration changes to take effect!**
You can add comments in the config file by prefixing the line with `#`. Example:
```ini
# This is a comment
option = value
```
### Toggle options
Some options like `allowMove` are "**Toggle options**": they control whether certain features are enabled (on) or not (off).
* To enable a toggle option, set its value to `on`, `true`, or `1`
* To disable a toggle option, set its value to `off`, `false`, or `0`
* E.g. `allowMove = on` or `allowMove = off`
### "Accepts multiple values"
Some options are marked as "**Accepts multiple values**". To give these options multiple values,
write the option as `option[] = value` and repeat for every value. For example:
```ini
inboxServerPermission[] = kickMembers
inboxServerPermission[] = manageMessages
```
You can also give these options a single value in the usual way, i.e. `inboxServerPermission = kickMembers`
### Multiple lines of text
For some options, such as `greetingMessage`, you might want to add text that spans multiple lines.
To do that, use the same format as with "Accepts multiple values" above:
```ini
greetingMessage[] = Welcome to the server!
greetingMessage[] = This is the second line of the greeting.
greetingMessage[] =
greetingMessage[] = Fourth line! With an empty line in the middle.
```
## Required options
#### token
The bot user's token from [Discord Developer Portal](https://discordapp.com/developers/).
#### mainGuildId
Your server's ID, wrapped in quotes.
#### mailGuildId
For a two-server setup, the inbox server's ID.
For a single-server setup, same as [mainGuildId](#mainguildid).
#### logChannelId
ID of a channel on the inbox server where logs are posted after a modmail thread is closed
## Other options
#### accountAgeDeniedMessage
**Default:** `Your Discord account is not old enough to contact modmail.`
See `requiredAccountAge` below
#### allowMove
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, allows you to move threads between categories using `!move <category>`
#### allowUserClose
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, users can use the close command to close threads by themselves from their DMs with the bot
#### alwaysReply
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, all messages in modmail threads will be sent to the user without having to use `!r`.
To send internal messages in the thread when this option is enabled, prefix them with `!note` (using your `prefix`),
e.g. `!note This is an internal message`.
#### alwaysReplyAnon
**Default:** `off`
If `alwaysReply` is enabled, this option controls whether the auto-reply is anonymous
#### attachmentStorage
**Default:** `local`
Controls how attachments in modmail threads are stored. Possible values:
* **local** - Files are saved locally on the machine running the bot
* **discord** - Files are saved as attachments on a special channel on the inbox server. Requires `attachmentStorageChannelId` to be set.
#### attachmentStorageChannelId
**Default:** *None*
When using attachmentStorage is set to "discord", the id of the channel on the inbox server where attachments are saved
#### botMentionResponse
**Default:** *None*
If set, the bot auto-replies to bot mentions (pings) with this message. Use `{userMention}` in the text to ping the user back.
#### categoryAutomation.newThread
**Default:** *None*
ID of the category where new threads are opened. Also functions as a fallback for `categoryAutomation.newThreadFromGuild`.
#### categoryAutomation.newThreadFromGuild.GUILDID
**Default:** *None*
When running the bot on multiple main servers, this allows you to specify new thread categories for users from each guild. Example:
```ini
# When the user is from the server ID 94882524378968064, their modmail thread will be placed in the category ID 360863035130249235
categoryAutomation.newThreadFromGuild.94882524378968064 = 360863035130249235
# When the user is from the server ID 541484311354933258, their modmail thread will be placed in the category ID 542780020972716042
categoryAutomation.newThreadFromGuild.541484311354933258 = 542780020972716042
```
#### closeMessage
**Default:** *None*
If set, the bot sends this message to the user when the modmail thread is closed.
#### commandAliases
**Default:** *None*
Custom aliases/shortcuts for commands. Example:
```ini
# !mv is an alias/shortcut for !move
commandAliases.mv = move
# !x is an alias/shortcut for !close
commandAliases.x = close
```
#### enableGreeting
**Default:** `off`
When enabled, the bot will send a greeting DM to users that join the main server.
#### greetingAttachment
**Default:** *None*
Path to an image or other attachment to send as a greeting. Requires `enableGreeting` to be enabled.
#### greetingMessage
**Default:** *None*
Message to send as a greeting. Requires `enableGreeting` to be enabled. Example:
```ini
greetingMessage[] = Welcome to the server!
greetingMessage[] = Remember to read the rules.
```
#### guildGreetings
**Default:** *None*
When running the bot on multiple main servers, this allows you to set different greetings for each server. Example:
```ini
guildGreetings.94882524378968064.message = Welcome to server ID 94882524378968064!
guildGreetings.94882524378968064.attachment = greeting.png
guildGreetings.541484311354933258.message[] = Welcome to server ID 541484311354933258!
guildGreetings.541484311354933258.message[] = Second line of the greeting.
```
#### ignoreAccidentalThreads
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, the bot attempts to ignore common "accidental" messages that would start a new thread, such as "ok", "thanks", etc.
#### inboxServerPermission
**Default:** *None*
**Accepts multiple values.** Permission name, user id, or role id required to use bot commands on the inbox server.
See ["Permissions" on this page](https://abal.moe/Eris/docs/reference) for supported permission names (e.g. `kickMembers`).
#### timeOnServerDeniedMessage
**Default:** `You haven't been a member of the server for long enough to contact modmail.`
If `requiredTimeOnServer` is set, users that are too new will be sent this message if they try to message modmail.
#### mentionRole
**Default:** `here`
**Accepts multiple values.** Role that is mentioned when new threads are created or the bot is mentioned.
Accepted values are "here", "everyone", or a role id.
Requires `pingOnBotMention` to be enabled.
Set to an empty value (`mentionRole=`) to disable these pings entirely.
#### mentionUserInThreadHeader
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, mentions the user messaging modmail in the modmail thread's header.
#### newThreadCategoryId
**Default:** *None*
**Deprecated.** Same as `categoryAutomation.newThread`.
#### pingOnBotMention
**Default:** `on`
If enabled, the bot will mention staff (see `mentionRole` option) on the inbox server when the bot is mentioned on the main server.
#### plugins
**Default:** *None*
**Accepts multiple values.** External plugins to load on startup. See [Plugins](plugins.md) for more information.
#### port
**Default:** `8890`
Port to use for attachments (when `attachmentStorage` is set to `local`) and logs.
Make sure to do the necessary [port forwarding](https://portforward.com/) and add any needed firewall exceptions so the port is accessible from the internet.
#### prefix
**Default:** `!`
Prefix for bot commands
#### relaySmallAttachmentsAsAttachments
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, small attachments from users are sent as real attachments rather than links in modmail threads.
The limit for "small" is 2MB by default; you can change this with the `smallAttachmentLimit` option.
#### requiredAccountAge
**Default:** *None*
Required account age for contacting modmail (in hours). If the account is not old enough, a new thread will not be created and the bot will reply with `accountAgeDeniedMessage` (if set) instead.
#### requiredTimeOnServer
**Default:** *None*
Required amount of time (in minutes) the user must be a member of the server before being able to contact modmail. If the user hasn't been a member of the server for the specified time, a new thread will not be created and the bot will reply with `timeOnServerDeniedMessage` (if set) instead.
#### responseMessage
**Default:** `Thank you for your message! Our mod team will reply to you here as soon as possible.`
The bot's response to the user when they message the bot and open a new modmail thread
#### rolesInThreadHeader
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, the user's roles will be shown in the modmail thread header
#### smallAttachmentLimit
**Default:** `2097152`
Size limit of `relaySmallAttachmentsAsAttachments` in bytes (default is 2MB)
#### snippetPrefix
**Default:** `!!`
Prefix for snippets
#### snippetPrefixAnon
**Default:** `"!!!"`
Prefix to use snippets anonymously
#### status
**Default:** `Message me for help`
The bot's "Playing" text
#### syncPermissionsOnMove
**Default:** `on`
If enabled, channel permissions for the thread are synchronized with the category when using `!move`. Requires `allowMove` to be enabled.
#### threadTimestamps
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, modmail threads will show accurate UTC timestamps for each message, in addition to Discord's own timestamps.
Logs show these always, regardless of this setting.
#### typingProxy
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, any time a user is typing to modmail in their DMs, the modmail thread will show the bot as "typing"
#### typingProxyReverse
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, any time a moderator is typing in a modmail thread, the user will see the bot "typing" in their DMs
#### updateNotifications
**Default:** `on`
If enabled, the bot will automatically check for new bot updates periodically and notify about them at the top of new modmail threads
#### url
**Default:** *None*
URL to use for attachment and log links. Defaults to `http://IP:PORT`.
#### useNicknames
**Default:** `off`
If enabled, mod replies will use their nicknames (on the inbox server) instead of their usernames
## config.ini vs config.json
Earlier versions of the bot instructed you to create a `config.json` instead of a `config.ini`.
**This is still fully supported, and will be in the future as well.**
However, there are some differences between `config.ini` and `config.json`.
### Formatting
*See [the example on the Wikipedia page for JSON](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON#Example)
for a general overview of the JSON format.*
* In `config.json`, all text values and IDs need to be wrapped in quotes, e.g. `"mainGuildId": "94882524378968064"`
* In `config.json`, all numbers (other than IDs) are written without quotes, e.g. `"port": 3000`
### Toggle options
In `config.json`, valid values for toggle options are `true` and `false` (not quoted),
which correspond to `on` and `off` in `config.ini`.
### "Accepts multiple values"
Multiple values are specified in `config.json` using arrays:
```json
{
"inboxPermission": [
"kickMembers",
"manageMessages"
]
}
```
### Multiple lines of text
Since `config.json` is parsed using [JSON5](https://json5.org/), multiple lines of text are supported
by escaping the newline with a backslash (`\ `):
```json5
{
"greetingMessage": "Welcome to the server!\
This is the second line of the greeting."
}
```