diff --git a/CAPTCHA_SETUP b/CAPTCHA_SETUP index 38089ce093..75ff80981b 100644 --- a/CAPTCHA_SETUP +++ b/CAPTCHA_SETUP @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Captcha can be enabled for this web client / home server. This file explains how to do that. +Captcha can be enabled for this home server. This file explains how to do that. The captcha mechanism used is Google's ReCaptcha. This requires API keys from Google. Getting keys @@ -8,31 +8,18 @@ Requires a public/private key pair from: https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/ -Setting Private ReCaptcha Key ------------------------------ -The private key is a config option on the home server config. If it is not -visible, you can generate it via --generate-config. Set the following value: +Setting ReCaptcha Keys +---------------------- +The keys are a config option on the home server config. If they are not +visible, you can generate them via --generate-config. Set the following value: + recaptcha_public_key: YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY recaptcha_private_key: YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY In addition, you MUST enable captchas via: enable_registration_captcha: true -Setting Public ReCaptcha Key ----------------------------- -The web client will look for the global variable webClientConfig for config -options. You should put your ReCaptcha public key there like so: - -webClientConfig = { - useCaptcha: true, - recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY" -}; - -This should be put in webclient/config.js which is already .gitignored, rather -than in the web client source files. You MUST set useCaptcha to true else a -ReCaptcha widget will not be generated. - Configuring IP used for auth ---------------------------- The ReCaptcha API requires that the IP address of the user who solved the @@ -42,5 +29,3 @@ IP address. This can be configured as an option on the home server like so: captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded: true - -