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Configuring NNTPChan server
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This document provides a step-by-step guide to configurin your NNTPChan node.
##Configuring via web-interface
You can configure NNTPChan via the web-interface by navigating your browser to http://127.0.0.1:18000.
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###Selecting your data-storage system
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![Image 1](http://i.imgur.com/l9iiXxB.png)
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First your will be asked what data-storage system you would like to use. We support Redis and PostgreSQL.
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####Redis configuration
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![Image 2](http://i.imgur.com/HDp4Ddf.png)
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If you have chosen Redis then fill in the fields below:
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* **Hostname or IP Address** - This is the hostname or IP address of your Redis server (I would run it locally on 127.0.0.1 to be safe).
* **Port number** - The port that your Redis server is running on.
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* **Password** - Optional authentication password for Redis ([Setting up a Redis password](securing-redis.md)).
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####PostgreSQL configuration
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![Image 3](http://i.imgur.com/WPXedZB.png)
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If you have chosen PostgreSQL then fill in the fields below:
* **Hostname or IP Address** - This is the hostname or IP address of your PostreSQL server (I would run it locally on 127.0.0.1 to be safe).
* **Port number** - This is the port that your PostgreSQL server is running on.
* **Username** - The username for PostgreSQL.
* **Password** - The password for PostgreSQL.
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###Configuring the NNTP server
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![Image 4](http://i.imgur.com/FXxShtu.png)
Fill in the fields required for the NNTP server.
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* **Name of NNTP instance** - What is the significamce of this name.
* **Allow attachements** - Check the box if you want people to be able to add attachements to posts.
* **Allow anonymous posters** - Check the box if you want to allow anonymous posters.
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* **Allow attachments from anonymous posters** - Check the box if you want to allow anonymous posters to add attachments to their posts.
* **Require TLS for incoming connections** - Check the box if NNTP connections must be encrypted and authenticated with TLS (highly recommended).