Module List

This is a complete list of all modules that ship with InspIRCd. If you have installed from source you can also install third-party modules which have been created by the InspIRCd community using the Module Manager.

Default Modules

These modules require no dependencies and will always be available.

Name	Description
abbreviation	Allows commands to be abbreviated by appending a full stop.
account	Adds support for user accounts.
alias	Allows the server administrator to define custom channel commands (e.g. !kick) and server commands (e.g. /OPERSERV).
allowinvite	Adds channel mode A (allowinvite) which allows unprivileged users to use the /INVITE command and extended ban A: (blockinvite) which bans specific masks from using the /INVITE command.
alltime	Adds the /ALLTIME command which allows server operators to see the current UTC time on all of the servers on the network.
anticaps	Adds channel mode B (anticaps) which allows channels to block messages which are excessively capitalised.
auditorium	Adds channel mode u (auditorium) which hides unprivileged users in a channel from each other.
autoop	Adds channel mode w (autoop) which allows channel operators to define an access list which gives status ranks to users on join.
banexception	Adds channel mode e (banexception) which allows channel operators to exempt user masks from channel mode b (ban).
banredirect	Allows specifying a channel to redirect a banned user to in the ban mask.
bcrypt	Allows other modules to generate bcrypt hashes.
blockamsg	Blocks mass messages sent using the /AME and /AMSG commands that exist in clients such as mIRC and HexChat.
blockcolor	Adds channel mode c (blockcolor) which allows channels to block messages which contain IRC formatting codes.
botmode	Adds user mode B (bot) which marks users with it set as bots in their /WHOIS response.
callerid	Provides user mode g (callerid) which allows users to require that other users are on their whitelist before messaging them.
cap	Provides support for the IRCv3 Client Capability Negotiation extension.
cban	Adds the /CBAN command which allows server operators to prevent channels matching a glob from being created.
chancreate	Sends a notice to snomasks j (local) and J (remote) when a channel is created.
chanfilter	Adds channel mode g (filter) which allows channel operators to define glob patterns for inappropriate phrases that are not allowed to be used in the channel.
chanhistory	Adds channel mode H (history) which allows message history to be viewed on joining the channel.
chanlog	Allows messages sent to snomasks to be logged to a channel.
channames	Allows the server administrator to define what characters are allowed in channel names.
channelban	Adds extended ban j: (channel) which checks whether users are in a channel matching the specified glob pattern.
check	Adds the /CHECK command which allows server operators to look up details about a channel, user, IP address, or hostname.
chghost	Adds the /CHGHOST command which allows server operators to change the displayed hostname of a user.
chgident	Adds the /CHGIDENT command which allows server operators to change the username of a user.
chgname	Adds the /CHGNAME command which allows server operators to change the real name of a user.
classban	Adds extended ban n: (class) which check whether users are in a connect class matching the specified glob pattern.
clearchan	Adds the /CLEARCHAN command which allows server operators to mass-punish the members of a channel.
cloak	Adds user mode x (cloak) which allows user hostnames to be hidden.
cloak_md5	Adds the half and full cloaking methods for use with the cloak module.
cloak_sha256	Adds the hmac-sha256 and hmac-sha256-addr cloaking methods for use with the cloak module.
cloak_static	Adds the static cloaking method for use with the cloak module.
cloak_user	Adds the account, account-id, fingerprint, nickname, and username cloaking methods for use with the cloak module.
codepage	Allows the server administrator to define what characters are allowed in nicknames and how characters should be compared in a case insensitive way.
commonchans	Adds user mode c (deaf_commonchan) which requires users to have a common channel before they can privately message each other.
conn_join	Allows the server administrator to force users to join one or more channels on connect.
conn_umodes	Allows the server administrator to set user modes on connecting users.
conn_waitpong	Requires all clients to respond to a PING request before they can fully connect.
connectban	Z-lines IP addresses which make excessive connections to the server.
connflood	Throttles excessive connections to the server.
customprefix	Allows the server administrator to configure custom channel prefix modes.
customtitle	Allows the server administrator to define accounts which can grant a custom title in /WHOIS and an optional virtual host.
cycle	Allows channel members to part and rejoin a channel without needing to worry about channel modes such as +i (inviteonly) which might prevent rejoining.
dccallow	Allows the server administrator to configure what files are allowed to be sent via DCC SEND and allows users to configure who can send them DCC CHAT and DCC SEND requests.
deaf	Adds user modes d (deaf) and D (privdeaf) which prevents users from receiving channel (deaf) or private (privdeaf) messages.
delayjoin	Adds channel mode D (delayjoin) which hides JOIN messages from users until they speak.
delaymsg	Adds channel mode d (delaymsg) which prevents newly joined users from speaking until the specified number of seconds have passed.
denychans	Allows the server administrator to prevent users from joining channels matching a glob.
disable	Allows commands, channel modes, and user modes to be disabled.
dnsbl	Allows the server administrator to check the IP address of connecting users against a DNSBL.
exemptchanops	Adds channel mode X (exemptchanops) which allows channel operators to grant exemptions to various channel-level restrictions.
filter	Adds the /FILTER command which allows server operators to define regex matches for inappropriate phrases that are not allowed to be used in channel messages, private messages, part messages, or quit messages.
gateway	Adds the ability for IRC gateways to forward the real IP address of users connecting through them.
geoban	Adds extended ban G: (country) which matches against two letter country codes.
geoclass	Allows the server administrator to assign users to connect classes by the country they are connecting from.
globalload	Adds the /GLOADMODULE, /GRELOADMODULE, and /GUNLOADMODULE commands which allows server operators to load, reload, and unload modules on remote servers.
globops	Adds the /GLOBOPS command which allows server operators to send messages to all server operators with the g (globops) snomask.
haproxy	Allows IRC connections to be made using reverse proxies that implement the HAProxy PROXY protocol.
help	Adds the /HELP command which allows users to view help on various topics.
helpmode	Adds user mode h (helpop) which marks a user as being available for help.
hidechans	Adds user mode I (hidechans) which hides the channels users with it set are in from their /WHOIS response.
hidelist	Allows list mode lists to be hidden from users without a prefix mode ranked equal to or higher than a defined level.
hidemode	Allows mode changes to be hidden from users without a prefix mode ranked equal to or higher than a defined level.
hideoper	Adds user mode H (hideoper) which hides the server operator status of a user from unprivileged users.
hostcycle	Sends a fake disconnection and reconnection when a user's username or hostname changes to allow clients to update their internal caches.
httpd	Allows the server administrator to serve various useful resources over HTTP.
httpd_acl	Allows the server administrator to control who can access resources served over HTTP with the httpd module.
httpd_config	Allows the server configuration to be viewed over HTTP via the /config path.
httpd_stats	Provides XML-serialised statistics about the server, channels, and users over HTTP via the /stats path.
ident	Allows the usernames of users to be looked up using the RFC 1413 Identification Protocol.
inviteexception	Adds channel mode I (invex) which allows channel operators to exempt user masks from channel mode i (inviteonly).
ircv3	Provides the IRCv3 account-notify, away-notify, extended-join, and standard-replies client capabilities.
ircv3_accounttag	Provides the IRCv3 account-tag client capability.
ircv3_batch	Provides the IRCv3 batch client capability.
ircv3_capnotify	Provides the IRCv3 cap-notify client capability.
ircv3_chghost	Provides the IRCv3 chghost client capability.
ircv3_ctctags	Provides the IRCv3 message-tags client capability.
ircv3_echomessage	Provides the IRCv3 echo-message client capability.
ircv3_invitenotify	Provides the IRCv3 invite-notify client capability.
ircv3_labeledresponse	Provides support for the IRCv3 Labeled Response specification.
ircv3_msgid	Provides support for the IRCv3 Message IDs specification.
ircv3_servertime	Provides the IRCv3 server-time client capability.
ircv3_sts	Adds support for the IRCv3 Strict Transport Security specification.
joinflood	Adds channel mode j (joinflood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-join channels.
kicknorejoin	Adds channel mode J (kicknorejoin) which prevents users from rejoining after being kicked from a channel.
knock	Adds the /KNOCK command which allows users to request access to an invite-only channel and channel mode K (noknock) which allows channels to disable usage of this command.
ldapauth	Allows connecting users to be authenticated against an LDAP database.
ldapoper	Allows server operators to be authenticated against an LDAP database.
log_sql	Provides the ability to log to an SQL database.
maphide	Allows the server administrator to replace the output of a /MAP and /LINKS with an URL.
md5	Allows other modules to generate MD5 hashes.
messageflood	Adds channel mode f (flood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-message channels.
monitor	Adds the /MONITOR command which allows users to find out when their friends are connected to the server.
multiprefix	Provides the IRCv3 multi-prefix client capability.
muteban	Adds extended ban m: (mute) which bans specific masks from speaking in a channel.
namedmodes	Provides support for adding and removing modes via their long names.
nickflood	Adds channel mode F (nickflood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-change nicknames.
nicklock	Adds the /NICKLOCK command which allows server operators to change a user's nickname and prevent them from changing it again until they disconnect.
noctcp	Adds channel mode C (noctcp) which allows channels to block messages which contain CTCPs and user mode T (u_noctcp) which allows users to block private messages that contain CTCPs.
nokicks	Adds channel mode Q (nokick) which prevents privileged users from using the /KICK command.
nonicks	Adds channel mode N (nonick) which prevents users from changing their nickname whilst in the channel.
nonotice	Adds channel mode T (nonotice) which allows channels to block messages sent with the /NOTICE command.
ojoin	Adds the /OJOIN command which allows server operators to join a channel and receive the server operator-only Y (official-join) channel prefix mode.
operchans	Adds channel mode O (operonly) which prevents non-server operators from joining the channel.
operjoin	Allows the server administrator to force server operators to join one or more channels when logging into their server operator account.
operlevels	Allows the server administrator to define ranks for server operators which prevent lower ranked server operators from using /KILL on higher ranked server operators.
operlog	Allows the server administrator to make the server log when a server operator-only command is executed.
opermodes	Allows the server administrator to set user modes on server operators when they log into their server operator account.
opermotd	Adds the /OPERMOTD command which adds a special message of the day for server operators.
operprefix	Adds the server operator-only y (operprefix) channel prefix mode.
opmoderated	Adds channel mode U (opmoderated) which hides the messages of unprivileged users from other unprivileged users.
override	Allows server operators to be given privileges that allow them to ignore various channel-level restrictions.
passforward	Allows an account password to be forwarded to a services pseudoclient such as NickServ.
password_hash	Allows passwords to be hashed and adds the /MKPASSWD command which allows the generation of hashed passwords for use in the server configuration.
pbkdf2	Allows other modules to generate PBKDF2 hashes.
permchannels	Adds channel mode P (permanent) which prevents the channel from being deleted when the last user leaves.
randquote	Allows random quotes to be sent to users when they connect to the server.
realnameban	Adds extended bans a: (realmask) and r:(realname) which checks whether users have a real name matching the specified glob pattern.
redirect	Allows users to be redirected to another channel when the user limit is reached.
regex_glob	Provides the glob regular expression engine which uses the built-in glob matching system.
regex_stdlib	Provides the stdregex regular expression engine which uses the C++11 std::regex regular expression matching system.
remove	Adds the /REMOVE command which allows channel operators to force part users from a channel.
repeat	Adds channel mode E (repeat) which helps protect against spammers which spam the same message repeatedly.
restrictchans	Prevents unprivileged users from creating new channels.
restrictmsg	Prevents users who are not server operators from messaging each other.
rline	Adds the /RLINE command which allows server operators to prevent users matching a nickname!username@hostname+realname regular expression from connecting to the server.
rmode	Allows removal of channel list modes using glob patterns.
sajoin	Adds the /SAJOIN command which allows server operators to force users to join one or more channels.
sakick	Adds the /SAKICK command which allows server operators to kick users from a channel without having any privileges in the channel.
samode	Adds the /SAMODE command which allows server operators to change the modes of a target (channel, user) that they would not otherwise have the privileges to change.
sanick	Adds the /SANICK command which allows server operators to change the nickname of a user.
sapart	Adds the /SAPART command which allows server operators to force part users from one or more channels without having any privileges in these channels.
saquit	Adds the /SAQUIT command which allows server operators to disconnect users from the server.
sasl	Provides the IRCv3 sasl client capability.
satopic	Adds the /SATOPIC command which allows server operators to change the topic of a channel that they would not otherwise have the privileges to change.
securelist	Prevents users from using the /LIST command until a predefined period has passed.
seenicks	Sends a notice to snomasks n (local) and N (remote) when a user changes their nickname.
serverban	Adds extended ban s: (server) which check whether users are on a server matching the specified glob pattern.
services	Provides support for integrating with a services server.
sethost	Adds the /SETHOST command which allows server operators to change their displayed hostname.
setident	Adds the /SETIDENT command which allows server operators to change their username.
setidle	Adds the /SETIDLE command which allows server operators to change their idle time.
setname	Adds the /SETNAME command which allows users to change their real name.
sha1	Allows other modules to generate SHA-1 hashes.
sha2	Allows other modules to generate SHA-2 hashes.
showfile	Adds support for showing the contents of files to users when they execute a command.
showwhois	Adds user mode W (showwhois) which allows users to be informed when someone does a /WHOIS query on their nick.
shun	Adds the /SHUN command which allows server operators to prevent users from executing commands.
silence	Adds the /SILENCE command which allows users to ignore other users on server-side.
spanningtree	Allows linking multiple servers together as part of one network.
sqlauth	Allows connecting users to be authenticated against an arbitrary SQL table.
sqloper	Allows server operators to be authenticated against an SQL table.
sslinfo	Adds user facing TLS information, various TLS configuration options, and the /SSLINFO command to look up TLS certificate information for other users.
sslmodes	Adds channel mode z (sslonly) which prevents users who are not connecting using TLS from joining the channel and user mode z (sslqueries) to prevent messages from non-TLS users.
starttls	Provides the IRCv3 tls client capability.
stripcolor	Adds channel mode S (stripcolor) which allows channels to strip IRC formatting codes from messages.
swhois	Adds the /SWHOIS command which adds custom lines to a user's WHOIS response.
timedbans	Adds the /TBAN command which allows channel operators to add bans which will be expired after the specified period.
tline	Adds the /TLINE command which allows server operators to determine how many users would be affected by an X-line on a specified pattern.
uhnames	Provides the IRCv3 userhost-in-names client capability.
uninvite	Adds the /UNINVITE command which allows users who have invited another user to a channel to withdraw their invite.
vhost	Allows the server administrator to define accounts which can grant a custom virtual host.
watch	Adds the /WATCH command which allows users to find out when their friends are connected to the server.
websocket	Allows WebSocket clients to connect to the IRC server.
xline_db	Allows X-lines to be saved and reloaded on restart.

Extra Modules

These modules require third-party dependencies to be installed and have to be enabled at compile time. See the specific module page for details on how to enable these.

Name	Description
argon2	Allows other modules to generate Argon2 hashes.
geo_maxmind	Allows the server to perform geolocation lookups on both IP addresses and users.
ldap	Provides the ability for LDAP modules to query a LDAP directory.
log_json	Provides the ability to log to JSON.
log_syslog	Provides the ability to log to syslog.
mysql	Provides the ability for SQL modules to query a MySQL database.
pgsql	Provides the ability for SQL modules to query a PostgreSQL database.
regex_pcre2	Provides the pcre regular expression engine which uses the PCRE2 library.
regex_posix	Provides the posix regular expression engine which uses the POSIX.2 regular expression matching system.
regex_re2	Provides the re2 regular expression engine which uses the RE2 library.
sqlite3	Provides the ability for SQL modules to query a SQLite 3 database.
ssl_gnutls	Allows TLS encrypted connections using the GnuTLS library.
ssl_openssl	Allows TLS encrypted connections using the OpenSSL library.
sslrehashsignal	Allows the SIGUSR1 signal to be sent to the server to reload TLS certificates.