From a587d25873bd4c8d2e39cd36ecf37a26c8334708 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: reverse <mike.chevronnet@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:29:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document the brand block (per-SNI server/network
 identity) in the example config

---
 echoircd.conf.example | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/echoircd.conf.example b/echoircd.conf.example
index 7fcf90c..aadb785 100644
--- a/echoircd.conf.example
+++ b/echoircd.conf.example
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ motd {
 # opermotd { "Welcome to the staff team."; }    # shown to opers via /OPERMOTD
 
 
+# ═══ per-SNI branding (one daemon, multiple network identities) ══════════════
+# A client that connected via this TLS SNI host is shown `servername`/`network`
+# instead of the globals — welcome burst, ISUPPORT NETWORK=, and the source of
+# every numeric it receives. Hosts with no brand block use the global server{}.
+# Needs TLS+SNI; plaintext/IP connections fall back to the globals. Repeatable.
+# brand { host "irc.example.org"; servername "irc.example.org"; network "ExampleNet"; }
+
 # ═══ operators ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # The password accepts plaintext, sha256:<hex>, pbkdf2:… or a bcrypt $2b$ hash.
 # Generate a bcrypt hash with:   printf '%s' 'yourpassword' | ./echoircd mkpasswd