docs/commands.md

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 There are a number of commands to manage your relay's database and config. You can add `--help` to
 any category or command to get help on that specific option (ex. `activityrelay inbox --help`).
 
-Note: `activityrelay` is only available via pip or pipx if `~/.local/bin` is in `$PATH`. If not,
+Note: Unless specified, it is recommended to run any commands while the relay is shutdown.
-use `python3 -m relay` if installed via pip or `~/.local/bin/activityrelay` if installed via pipx.
+
+Note 2: `activityrelay` is only available via pip or pipx if `~/.local/bin` is in `$PATH`. If it
+isn't, use `python3 -m relay` if installed via pip or `~/.local/bin/activityrelay` if installed
+via pipx
 
 
 ## Run
@@ -21,22 +24,6 @@ Run the setup wizard to configure your relay.
 	activityrelay setup
 
 
-## Convert
-
-Convert the old config and jsonld to the new config and SQL backend. If the old config filename is
-not specified, the config will get backed up as `relay.backup.yaml` before converting.
-
-	activityrelay convert --old-config relaycfg.yaml
-
-
-## Edit Config
-
-Open the config file in a text editor. If an editor is not specified with `--editor`, the default
-editor will be used.
-
-	activityrelay edit-config --editor micro
-
-
 ## Config
 
 Manage the relay config
@@ -133,7 +120,7 @@ Remove a domain from the whitelist.
 
 ### Import
 
-Add all current inboxes to the whitelist.
+Add all current inboxes to the whitelist
 
 	activityrelay whitelist import
 
@@ -145,15 +132,15 @@ Manage the instance ban list.
 
 ### List
 
-List the currently banned instances.
+List the currently banned instances
 
 	activityrelay instance list
 
 
 ### Ban
 
-Add an instance to the ban list. If the instance is currently subscribed, it will be removed from
+Add an instance to the ban list. If the instance is currently subscribed, remove it from the
-the inbox list.
+database. 
 
 	activityrelay instance ban <domain>
 
@@ -165,17 +152,10 @@ Remove an instance from the ban list.
 	activityrelay instance unban <domain>
 
 
-### Update
-
-Update the ban reason or note for an instance ban.
-
-	activityrelay instance update bad.example.com --reason "the baddest reason"
-
-
 ## Software
 
 Manage the software ban list. To get the correct name, check the software's nodeinfo endpoint.
-You can find it at `nodeinfo['software']['name']`.
+You can find it at nodeinfo\['software']\['name'].
 
 
 ### List
@@ -206,12 +186,4 @@ name via nodeinfo.
 
 If the name is `RELAYS` (case-sensitive), remove all known relay software names from the list.
 
-	activityrelay software unban [-f/--fetch-nodeinfo] <name, domain, or RELAYS>
+	activityrelay unban [-f/--fetch-nodeinfo] <name, domain, or RELAYS>
-
-
-### Update
-
-Update the ban reason or note for a software ban. Either `--reason` and/or `--note` must be
-specified.
-
-	activityrelay software update relay.example.com --reason "begone relay"

docs/configuration.md

@@ -2,23 +2,41 @@
 
 ## General
 
-### Domain
+### DB
 
-Hostname the relay will be hosted on.
+The path to the database. It contains the relay actor private key and all subscribed
+instances. If the path is not absolute, it is relative to the working directory.
 
-	domain: relay.example.com
+	db: relay.jsonld
 
 
 ### Listener
 
 The address and port the relay will listen on. If the reverse proxy (nginx, apache, caddy, etc)
-is running on the same host, it is recommended to change `listen` to `localhost` if the reverse
+is running on the same host, it is recommended to change `listen` to `localhost`
-proxy is on the same host.
 
 	listen: 0.0.0.0
 	port: 8080
 
 
+### Note
+
+A small blurb to describe your relay instance. This will show up on the relay's home page.
+
+	note: "Make a note about your instance here."
+
+
+### Post Limit
+
+The maximum number of messages to send out at once. For each incoming message, a message will be
+sent out to every subscribed instance minus the instance which sent the message. This limit
+is to prevent too many outgoing connections from being made, so adjust if necessary.
+
+Note: If the `workers` option is set to anything above 0, this limit will be per worker.
+
+	push_limit: 512
+
+
 ### Push Workers
 
 The relay can be configured to use threads to push messages out. For smaller relays, this isn't
@@ -28,59 +46,60 @@ threads.
 	workers: 0
 
 
-### Database type
+### JSON GET cache limit
 
-SQL database backend to use. Valid values are `sqlite` or `postgres`.
+JSON objects (actors, nodeinfo, etc) will get cached when fetched. This will set the max number of
+objects to keep in the cache.
 
-	database_type: sqlite
+	json_cache: 1024
 
 
-### Sqlite File Path
+## AP
 
-Path to the sqlite database file. If the path is not absolute, it is relative to the config file.
+Various ActivityPub-related settings
-directory.
-
-	sqlite_path: relay.jsonld
-
-
-## Postgresql
-
-In order to use the Postgresql backend, the user and database need to be created first.
-
-	sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER activityrelay"
-	sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE activityrelay OWNER activityrelay"
-
-
-### Database Name
-
-Name of the database to use.
-
-	name: activityrelay
 
 
 ### Host
 
-Hostname, IP address, or unix socket the server is hosted on.
+The domain your relay will use to identify itself.
 
-	host: /var/run/postgresql
+	host: relay.example.com
 
 
-### Port
+### Whitelist Enabled
 
-Port number the server is listening on.
+If set to `true`, only instances in the whitelist can follow the relay. Any subscribed instances
+not in the whitelist will be removed from the inbox list on startup.
 
-	port: 5432
+	whitelist_enabled: false
 
 
-### Username
+### Whitelist
 
-User to use when logging into the server.
+A list of domains of instances which are allowed to subscribe to your relay.
 
-	user: null
+	whitelist:
+	- bad-instance.example.com
+	- another-bad-instance.example.com
 
 
-### Password
+### Blocked Instances
 
-Password for the specified user.
+A list of instances which are unable to follow the instance. If a subscribed instance is added to
+the block list, it will be removed from the inbox list on startup.
 
-	pass: null
+	blocked_instances:
+	- bad-instance.example.com
+	- another-bad-instance.example.com
+
+
+### Blocked Software
+
+A list of ActivityPub software which cannot follow your relay. This list is empty by default, but
+setting this to the below list will block all other relays and prevent relay chains
+
+	blocked_software:
+	- activityrelay
+	- aoderelay
+	- social.seattle.wa.us-relay
+	- unciarelay

installation/relay.nginx

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ server {
   # logging, mostly for debug purposes. Disable if you wish.
   access_log /srv/www/relay.<yourdomain>/logs/access.log;
   error_log /srv/www/relay.<yourdomain>/logs/error.log;
-
+  
   ssl_protocols TLSv1.2;
   ssl_ciphers EECDH+AESGCM:EECDH+AES;
   ssl_ecdh_curve secp384r1;
   ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
   ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
-
+  
-  # ssl certs.
+  # ssl certs. 
   ssl_certificate     /usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.<yourdomain>/fullchain.pem;
   ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.<yourdomain>/privkey.pem;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ server {
 
   # sts, change if you care.
   # add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains";
-
+  
   # uncomment this to use a static page in your webroot for your root page.
   #location = / {
   #  index index.html;

installation/relay.service

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=ActivityPub Relay
 
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/home/relay/relay
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m relay run
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m relay
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

relay/database/schema.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TABLES: list[Table] = [
 		Column('created', 'timestamp')
 	),
 	Table(
-		'domain_bans',
+		'instance_bans',
 		Column('domain', 'text', primary_key = True, unique = True, nullable = True),
 		Column('reason', 'text'),
 		Column('note', 'text'),

relay/manage.py

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def cli_run(ctx: click.Context) -> None:
 def cli_convert(ctx: click.Context, old_config: str) -> None:
 	'Convert an old config and jsonld database to the new format.'
 
-	old_config = Path(old_config).expanduser().resolve() if old_config else ctx.obj.config.path
+	old_config = Path(old_config).expanduser().resolve()
 	backup = ctx.obj.config.path.parent.joinpath(f'{ctx.obj.config.path.stem}.backup.yaml')
 
 	if str(old_config) == str(ctx.obj.config.path) and not backup.exists():
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ def cli_convert(ctx: click.Context, old_config: str) -> None:
 	ctx.obj.config.set('port', config['port'])
 	ctx.obj.config.set('workers', config['workers'])
 	ctx.obj.config.set('sq_path', config['db'].replace('jsonld', 'sqlite3'))
-	ctx.obj.config.set('domain', config['host'])
-	ctx.obj.config.save()
 
 	with get_database(ctx.obj.config) as db:
 		with db.connection() as conn: