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#summary A web interface to register user accounts
#labels Stage-Alpha

= Introduction =

There are various reasons to prefer web registration instead of "in-band" account registration over XMPP. For example the lack of CAPTCHA support in clients and servers.

= Details =

mod_register_web has Prosody serve a web page where users can sign up for an account. It implements reCaptcha to prevent automated sign-ups (from bots, etc.).

= Configuration =

The module is served on Prosody's default HTTP ports at the path `/register_web`. More details on configuring HTTP modules in Prosody can be found in our [http://prosody.im/doc/http HTTP documentation].

To configure the CAPTCHA you need to supply a 'captcha_options' option:

{{{
    captcha_options = {
      recaptcha_private_key = "12345";
      recaptcha_public_key = "78901";
    }
}}}

The keys for reCaptcha are available in your reCaptcha account, visit [http://recaptcha.net/ recaptcha.net] for more info.

If no reCaptcha options are set, a simple built in captcha is used.

= Compatibility =
|| 0.9 || Works ||
|| 0.8 || Doesn't work ||

= Todo =

Lots. The module is very basic at the moment. In particular I would like to see:

 * Customisation (CSS and/or HTML)
 * Different CAPTCHA implementation support
 * Collection of additional data, such as email address
 * The module kept simple!