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labels:

- 'Stage-Merged'

summary: 'Allow account registration using invite tokens'

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Introduction

============

::: {.alert .alert-info}

This module has been merged into Prosody as

[mod_invites_register][doc:modules:mod_invites_register]. Users of

Prosody **0.12** and later should not install this version.

:::

This module is part of the suite of modules that implement invite-based

account registration for Prosody. The other modules are:

- [mod_invites][doc:modules:mod_invites]

- [mod_invites_adhoc][doc:modules:mod_invites_adhoc]

- [mod_invites_page]

- [mod_invites_register_web]

- [mod_invites_api]

- [mod_register_apps]

For details and a full overview, start with the [mod_invites] documentation.

Details

=======

This module allows clients to register an account using an invite ('preauth')

token generated by mod_invites. It implements the protocol described at

[docs.modernxmpp.org/client/invites](https://docs.modernxmpp.org/client/invites)

and [XEP-0401 version 0.3.0](https://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/xep-0401-0.3.0.html).

**Note to developers:** the XEP-0401 protocol is expected to change in the future,

though Prosody will attempt to maintain backwards compatibility with the 0.3.0 protocol

for as long as necessary.

This module is also responsible for implementing the optional server-side part

of [XEP-0379: Pre-Authenticated Roster Subscriptions](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0379.html).

**Note to admins:** Loading this module will disable registration for users

without an invite token by default. Control this behaviour 

# Configuration

| Name                     | Description                                              | Default |

|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|

| registration_invite_only | Require an invitation token for all account registration | `true`  |

## Example: Invite-only registration

This setup enables registration **only** for users that have a valid

invite token.

``` {.lua}

allow_registration = true

registration_invite_only = true

```

## Example: Open registration

This setup allows completely **open registration**, even without

an invite token.

``` {.lua}

allow_registration = true

registration_invite_only = false

```