orbit-client-docs/docs/branding.md

Branding & themes

Everything that ties Orbit to a particular network or brand lives in config.json under branding and defaults — no code changes, no rebuild.

Rebrand

{
  "branding": {
    "name": "ExampleChat",
    "icon": "https://example.org/logo.svg",
    "url": "https://example.org",
    "tagline": "Chat with",
    "taglineEm": "everyone.",
    "subtitle": "Public rooms, private messages, no signup required."
  }
}

This changes the connect screen, the console title, the network icon, and the CTCP VERSION/SOURCE replies the client sends.

Themes

Orbit ships four themes:

• light — clean, default.
• dark — easy on the eyes.
• yomirc — a retro mIRC / Windows-95 skin (silver chrome, fixed-width log lines).
• yomirc-dark — the retro skin in a dark palette.

Set the default for new users:

{ "defaults": { "theme": "dark" } }

Users can switch any time in Settings → Appearance. See the Themes wiki page.

Feature flags

Hide whole features per deployment:

{ "features": { "push": true, "imageUpload": true, "register": false } }

• push — the Web Push notifications row.
• imageUpload — the composer image button + paste/drag upload.
• register — the "create an account" tab.