After the Coronium ChatterBox server is installed, you can change the configuration which the plugin uses to connect to your instance.

The following configuration options are available to set on the server-side:

Key

To help protect from errant client connections, the server contains a key that must be matched with client connection call. If the key is incorrect or not provided, the connection will be closed. There is a default key baked into the client and the server, but you should change this at your convienence.

Port

By default the server will listen for new connections on port 7175, you can change this option as desired.

Room

When a client connection is confirmed, they will be added to the default room Lobby. You can change this value to make the default something different.

Timeout

Client connection timeouts are managed on the server-side. By default a client will be disconnected after being idle for 15 minutes. This option can be set to 0 to disable the timeout.

config.lua

To update the configuration file, log in with the coronium user:

ssh coronium@<your-instance-ip>

Open the chatterbox/config.lua using the nano file editor:

nano ~/config.lua

You should see the following default content in the chatterbox/config.lua file:

return 
{
  key = "8477ebc412386117059664d45637e397",
  port = 7175,
  room = "Lobby",
  timeout = 900 --secs
}

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and replace the values as needed:

return 
{
  key = "12345abcdef",
  port = 7175,
  room = "Lobby",
  timeout = 900 --secs
}

When your changes have been made, use control-x , then press y, and then press enter, to save the changes.

Reload the chatterbox process to pick up the new configuration:

sudo monit restart chatterbox

Close the shell connection with:

exit