config.open_relay optionally run as an open public relay

chorus-bin/src/nostr.rs

@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ async fn screen_incoming_event(
         }
     }
 
+    // Accept if an open relay
+    if GLOBALS.config.get().unwrap().open_relay {
+        return Ok(true);
+    }
+
     // Accept anything from authenticated authorized users
     if authorized_user {
         return Ok(true);
@@ -448,6 +453,17 @@ pub fn screen_outgoing_event(
     event_flags: &EventFlags,
     authorized_user: bool,
 ) -> bool {
+    // Forbid if it is a private event (DM or GiftWrap) and theey are neither the recipient
+    // nor the author
+    if event.kind() == Kind(4) || event.kind() == Kind(1059) {
+        return event_flags.tags_current_user || event_flags.author_is_current_user;
+    }
+
+    // Allow if an open relay
+    if GLOBALS.config.get().unwrap().open_relay {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // Allow Relay Lists
     if event.kind() == Kind(10002) && GLOBALS.config.get().unwrap().serve_relay_lists {
         return true;
@@ -458,12 +474,6 @@ pub fn screen_outgoing_event(
         return true;
     }
 
-    // Forbid if it is a private event (DM or GiftWrap) and theey are neither the recipient
-    // nor the author
-    if event.kind() == Kind(4) || event.kind() == Kind(1059) {
-        return event_flags.tags_current_user || event_flags.author_is_current_user;
-    }
-
     // Allow if an authorized_user is asking
     if authorized_user {
         return true;

chorus-lib/src/config.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct FriendlyConfig {
     pub description: Option<String>,
     pub contact: Option<String>,
     pub public_key_hex: Option<String>,
+    pub open_relay: bool,
     pub user_hex_keys: Vec<String>,
     pub verify_events: bool,
     pub allow_scraping: bool,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ impl Default for FriendlyConfig {
             description: None,
             contact: None,
             public_key_hex: None,
+            open_relay: false,
             user_hex_keys: vec![],
             verify_events: true,
             allow_scraping: false,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ impl FriendlyConfig {
             description,
             contact,
             public_key_hex,
+            open_relay,
             user_hex_keys,
             verify_events,
             allow_scraping,
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ impl FriendlyConfig {
             description,
             contact,
             public_key,
+            open_relay,
             user_keys,
             user_hex_keys,
             verify_events,
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub description: Option<String>,
     pub contact: Option<String>,
     pub public_key: Option<Pubkey>,
+    pub open_relay: bool,
     pub user_keys: Vec<Pubkey>,
     pub user_hex_keys: Vec<String>,
     pub verify_events: bool,

contrib/chorus.toml

@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ key_pem_path = "/opt/chorus/etc/tls/privkey.pem"
 # public_key_hex =
 
 
+# If open_relay is true, the relay behaves as an open public relay.
+#
+# Default is false.
+#
+# open_relay = false
+
+
 # These are the public keys (hex format) of your relay's authorized users. See BEHAVIOR.md
 # to understand how chorus uses these.
 #

docs/CONFIG.md

@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ This is an optional public key (hex format) for your relay, displayed in the NIP
 
 Default is None.
 
+### open_relay
+
+If open_relay true, the relay behaves as an open public relay.
+
+Default is false.
+
 ### user_hex_keys
 
 These are the public keys (hex format) of your relay's authorized users. See [BEHAVIOR.md](BEHAVIOR.md) to understand how chorus uses these.

docs/PERSONAL_RELAY.md

@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ they will need to setup SSL connections to far too many relays.
 It may be better for others if people were to use a smaller number of larger relay services.
 
 But who am I to say? You are the sovereign. Here is your personal relay.
+
+## Open Relay
+
+You can run chorus as an open public relay.  Just set `open_relay` to true in the config.

sample/sample.config.toml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ certchain_pem_path = "tls/fullchain.pem"
 key_pem_path = "tls/privkey.pem"
 name = "Chorus Sample"
 description = "A sample run of the Chorus relay"
+open_relay = false
 user_hex_keys = [
   "ee11a5dff40c19a555f41fe42b48f00e618c91225622ae37b6c2bb67b76c4e49"
 ]