closes #2498

src/posts/create.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 var async = require('async'),
 
+	meta = require('../meta'),
 	db = require('../database'),
 	plugins = require('../plugins'),
 	user = require('../user'),
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ module.exports = function(Posts) {
 					postData.toPid = data.toPid;
 				}
 
+				if (data.ip && parseInt(meta.config.trackIpPerPost, 10) === 1) {
+					postData.ip = data.ip;
+				}
+
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:post.save', postData, next);
 			},
 			function(postData, next) {

src/socket.io/index.js

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Sockets.reqFromSocket = function(socket) {
 		referer = headers.referer || '';
 
 	return {
-		ip: socket.ip,
+		ip: headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.ip,
 		host: host,
 		protocol: socket.request.connection.encrypted ? 'https' : 'http',
 		secure: !!socket.request.connection.encrypted,

src/topics/create.js

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 				checkContentLength(content, next);
 			},
 			function(next) {
-				posts.create({uid: uid, tid: tid, content: content, toPid: toPid}, next);
+				posts.create({uid: uid, tid: tid, content: content, toPid: toPid, ip: data.req.ip}, next);
 			},
 			function(data, next) {
 				postData = data;

src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl

@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 				<label>Minimum Post Length</label>
 				<input type="number" class="form-control" value="8" data-field="minimumPostLength">
 			</div>
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label>
+					<input type="checkbox" data-field="trackIpPerPost"> <strong>Track IP Address for each post</strong>
+				</label>
+			</div>
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>