Set Up a Standard System Relay for Remote Access

If you are implementing your own instance of Standard and intend to access it remotely, you will need to set up an instance of Standard in relay mode on a publicly accessible server. The relay acts as the bridge between your connected nodes and the outside world, routing traffic and synchronizing records across all systems registered to it.

Public Relay

If you are subscribed to the Standard Public Relay, use relay.standardcomputers.net as the value for the relay property in your config.conf — Standard Computers will handle the rest. If you’re using the Windows installer, this value is set for you automatically when you answer Y to using the public relay during setup.

The public relay is the fastest way to get remote access working. Use a self-hosted relay only if you need full control over your relay infrastructure.

Relay Configuration

To operate a self-hosted relay, configure your config.conf with mode: server. The example below shows a complete relay configuration you can adapt for your own deployment.

config.conf

name: standard-relay-sv1
version: 1.0
master: true
port: 42069
mode: server
relay: relay.thisrelay.example.net
nodes: []
conversational: true
voice: en_GB-northern_english_male-medium
model: standard
tls: true
sms: true
email: true
spoken: true
remote_changes: true
release_cadence: 86400
indexing_cadence: 21600

mode must be set to server when operating as a relay. tls: true is required for all production relay deployments.

Key Properties

Property	Description
`mode`	Must be `server` for relay operation.
`relay`	The publicly accessible hostname of your relay server.
`port`	The port your relay listens on (`42069` by default).
`release_cadence`	How often (in seconds) bulletins are released to connected nodes.
`indexing_cadence`	How often (in seconds) the relay re-indexes records.
`tls`	Must be `true` in production to encrypt all relay traffic.

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