enh: channels enable/disable option

src/lib/components/admin/Settings/General.svelte

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
-				<div class="  flex w-full justify-between pr-2">
+				<div class=" flex w-full justify-between pr-2">
 					<div class=" self-center text-xs font-medium">{$i18n.t('Enable API Key Auth')}</div>
 
 					<Switch bind:state={adminConfig.ENABLE_API_KEY} />
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@
 						/>
 					</div>
 				</div>
+
+				<hr class=" border-gray-50 dark:border-gray-850 my-2" />
+
+				<div class="pt-1 flex w-full justify-between pr-2">
+					<div class=" self-center text-sm font-medium">
+						{$i18n.t('Channels')} ({$i18n.t('Beta')})
+					</div>
+
+					<Switch bind:state={adminConfig.ENABLE_CHANNELS} />
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		{/if}
 

src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 		currentChatPage,
 		temporaryChatEnabled,
 		channels,
-		socket
+		socket,
+		config
 	} from '$lib/stores';
 	import { onMount, getContext, tick, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 
-			{#if ($user.role === 'admin' || $channels.length > 0) && !search}
+			{#if $config?.features?.enable_channels && ($user.role === 'admin' || $channels.length > 0) && !search}
 				<Folder
 					className="px-2 mt-0.5"
 					name={$i18n.t('Channels')}