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+[server]
+# the host IP of the server
+host = "0.0.0.0"
+
+# the port the server is running on
+port = 4000
+
+
+# This is an example account, copy and paste this entire block to make more
+# accounts.
+#	username: The account's username
+#	password: The account's password
+#	access: An array of strings representing channel names that the account has
+#		the ability to see and modify. The only special string supported is "*"
+#		which is the equivalent of all channels within the system.
+[[accounts]]
+username = "example"
+password = "change-this-password-because-it's-incredibly-insecure-since-it's-public"
+access = ["*"]
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