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14 .Dd $Mdocdate: January 30 2021$
19 .Nd simple and secure Gemini server
37 is a simple and minimal gemini server that can serve static files and
39 It can run without a configuration file with a limited set of features
43 rereads the configuration file when it receives
46 The options are as follows:
49 Specify the configuration file.
51 Stays and logs on the foreground.
53 Check that the configuration is valid, but don't start the server.
56 If no configuration file is given,
58 will look for the following options
62 .It Fl d Pa certs-path
63 Directory where certificates for the config-less mode are stored.
65 .Pa $XDG_DATA_HOME/gmid ,
67 .Pa ~/.local/share/gmid .
69 The hostname, by default
71 Certificates for the given
73 are searched inside the
75 directory given with the
81 .Pa hostname.key.pem .
82 If a certificate and key doesn't exists for a given hostname they
83 will be automatically generated.
85 Print the usage and exit.
87 The port to listen on, by default 1965.
89 Increase the verbosity of the logs.
91 Enable execution of CGI scripts.
92 See the description of the
99 Cannot be provided more than once.
101 The root directory to serve.
102 By default the current working directory is assumed.
104 .Sh CONFIGURATION FILE
105 The configuration file is divided into two sections:
107 .It Sy Global Options
111 Virtual hosts definition.
114 Within the sections, empty lines are ignored and comments can be put
115 anywhere in the file using a hash mark
117 and extend to the end of the current line.
118 A boolean is either the symbol
122 A string is a sequence of characters wrapped in double quotes,
126 .It Ic chroot Pa path
128 the process to the given
130 The daemon has to be run with root privileges and thus the option
132 needs to be provided, so privileges can be dropped.
135 will enter the chroot after loading the TLS keys, but before opening
136 the virtual host root directories.
137 It's recommended to keep the TLS keys outside the chroot.
142 Enable or disable IPv6 support.
144 .It Ic mime Ar mime-type Ar file-extension
145 Add a mapping for the given
149 Both argument are strings.
150 .It Ic port Ar portno
151 The port to listen on.
153 .It Ic protocols Ar string
154 Specify the TLS protocols to enable.
156 .Xr tls_config_parse_protocols 3
157 for the valid protocol string values.
158 By default, both TLSv1.3 and TLSv1.2 are enabled.
161 to enable only TLSv1.3.
162 .It Ic user Ar string
163 Run the daemon as the given user.
166 Every virtual host is defined by a
170 .It Ic server Ar hostname Brq ...
171 Match the server name using shell globbing rules.
172 This can be an explicit name,
173 .Ar www.example.com ,
174 or a name including a wildcards,
178 Followed by a block of options that is enclosed in curly brackets:
180 .It Ic auto Ic index Ar bool
181 If no index file is found, automatically generate a directory listing.
182 It's disabled by default.
183 .It Ic block Op Ic return Ar code Op Ar meta
184 Send a reply and close the connection;
190 .Dq temporary failure
194 is in the 3x range, then
199 the following special sequences are replaced:
202 is replaced with a single
205 is replaced with the request path.
207 is replaced with the query string of the request.
209 is replaced with the server port.
211 is replaced with the server name.
214 Path to the certificate to use for this server.
217 should contain a PEM encoded certificate.
218 This option is mandatory.
220 Execute CGI scripts that matches
222 using shell globbing rules.
223 .It Ic default type Ar string
224 Set the default media type that is used if the media type for a
225 specified extension is not found.
226 If not specified, the
229 .Dq application/octet-stream .
230 .It Ic entrypoint Pa path
231 Make the CGI script at
233 .Pq relative to the Ic root No directory
234 handle all the requests for the current virtual host
235 .It Ic index Ar string
236 Set the directory index file.
237 If not specified, it defaults to
240 Specify the private key to use for this server.
243 should contain a PEM encoded private key.
244 This option is mandatory.
245 .It Ic lang Ar string
246 Specify the language tag for the text/gemini content served.
249 parameter will be added in the response.
250 .It Ic location Pa path Brq ...
251 Specify server configuration rules for a specific location.
254 argument will be matched against the request path with shell globbing
256 In case of multiple location statements in the same context, the first
257 matching location will be put into effect and the later ones ignored.
258 Therefore is advisable to match for more specific paths first and for
259 generic ones later on.
262 section may include most of the server configuration rules
264 .Ic cert , Ic key , Ic root , Ic location ,
265 .Ic entrypoint No and Ic cgi .
266 .It Ic root Pa directory
267 Specify the root directory for this server.
268 This option is mandatory.
269 It's relative to the chroot, if enabled.
270 .It Ic strip Ar number
273 components from the beginning of the path.
274 It's only considered for the
276 parameter in the scope of a
280 When a request for an executable file matches the
282 rule, that file will be execute and its output fed to the client.
284 The CGI scripts are executed in the directory they reside and inherit
287 with these additional variables set:
289 .It Ev GATEWAY_INTERFACE
291 .It Ev GEMINI_DOCUMENT_ROOT
292 The root directory of the virtual host.
293 .It Ev GEMINI_SCRIPT_FILENAME
294 Full path to the CGI script being executed.
296 The full IRI of the request.
297 .It Ev GEMINI_URL_PATH
298 The path of the request.
300 The portion of the requested path that is derived from the the IRI
301 path hierarchy following the part that identifies the script itself.
303 .It Ev PATH_TRANSLATED
304 Present if and only if
307 It represent the translation of the
310 builds this by appending the
312 to the virtual host directory root.
314 The decoded query string.
315 .It Ev REMOTE_ADDR , Ev REMOTE_HOST
316 Textual representation of the client IP.
317 .It Ev REQUEST_METHOD
318 This is present only for RFC3875 (CGI) compliance.
319 It's always set to the empty string.
323 that identifies the current CGI script.
325 The name of the server
327 The port the server is listening on.
328 .It Ev SERVER_PROTOCOL
330 .It Ev SERVER_SOFTWARE
331 The name and version of the server, i.e.
334 The string "Certificate" if the client used a certificate, otherwise
337 The subject of the client certificate if provided, otherwise unset.
338 .It Ev TLS_CLIENT_ISSUER
339 The is the issuer of the client certificate if provided, otherwise
341 .It Ev TLS_CLIENT_HASH
342 The hash of the client certificate if provided, otherwise unset.
348 To auto-detect the MIME type of the response
350 looks at the file extension and consults its internal table.
351 By default the following mappings are loaded, but they can be
352 overridden or extended using the
354 configuration option.
355 If no MIME is found, the value of
359 will be used, which is
360 .Dq application/octet-stream
363 .Bl -tag -offset indent -width 14m -compact
386 Serve the current directory
387 .Bd -literal -offset indent
391 To serve the directory
393 and enable CGI scripts inside
396 .Bd -literal -offset indent
398 $ cat <<EOF > cgi/hello
400 printf "20 text/plain\\r\\n"
403 $ chmod +x docs/cgi/hello
407 The following is an example of a possible configuration for a site
408 that enables only TLSv1.3, adds a mime type for the file extension
409 "rtf" and defines two virtual host:
410 .Bd -literal -offset indent
411 ipv6 on # enable ipv6
415 mime "application/rtf" "rtf"
417 server "example.com" {
418 cert "/path/to/cert.pem"
419 key "/path/to/key.pem"
420 root "/var/gemini/example.com"
423 server "it.example.com" {
424 cert "/path/to/cert.pem"
425 key "/path/to/key.pem"
426 root "/var/gemini/it.example.com"
432 Yet another example, showing how to enable a
437 .Bd -literal -offset indent
441 server "example.com" {
442 cert "/path/to/cert.pem"
443 key "/path/to/key.pem"
444 root "/example.com" # in the /var/gemini chroot
446 location "/static/*" {
455 .Dq Flexible and Economical
456 UTF-8 decoder written by
457 .An Bjoern Hoehrmann .
462 program was written by
463 .An Omar Polo Aq Mt op@omarpolo.com .
467 The root directories of all virtual hosts are opened during the daemon
468 startup; this means that if a root directory gets deleted and then
471 won't be able to serve files inside that directory until a restart.
472 This restriction applies only to the root directories and not their content.
474 a %2F sequence is indistinguishable from a literal slash: this is not
477 a %00 sequence is treated as invalid character and thus rejected.
