[area_security]

Restricts access to different communities based on individual membership. When enabled, the community definitions override the channel and role lists in [discord] / [telegram].

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
enabled	bool	false	Enable area-security / multi-community mode.
strict_locations	bool	false	When true, every alert is checked against the community's location_fence.

[[area_security.communities]]

Defined as an array of tables. Each entry is one community.

Field	Description
name	Community identifier.
allowed_areas	Fences users in this community may add via !area add.
location_fence	Single fence used for strict_locations enforcement.
discord	Inline table: { channels = [...], user_role = [...] } — registration channels and gating roles.
telegram	Inline table: { channels = [...] } — qualifying membership groups.

[area_security]
enabled = true
strict_locations = false

[[area_security.communities]]
name = "newyork"
allowed_areas = ["manhattan", "bronx", "brooklyn", "queens"]
location_fence = ["wholenewyork"]
discord = { channels = ["1234567890123456"], user_role = ["9876543210987654"] }
telegram = { channels = ["-100123456789"] }

[[area_security.communities]]
name = "chicago"
allowed_areas = ["northwest", "southside", "central"]
location_fence = ["wholechicago"]
discord = { channels = ["1111111111111111"], user_role = ["2222222222222222"] }
telegram = { channels = ["-100987654321"] }

See also: Area Security guide.