Articles tagged `#servers`

servers

• Ergo setup guide: a modern IRC server in one eveningErgo packs server, services, and message history into a single Go binary with one YAML config. A practical walkthrough: install, TLS, registration, history, and the settings worth changing before inviting people.
• Host your own IRC webchatPutting a "chat with us" button on your project's site, from a copy-paste embed that needs no server to a self-hosted KiwiIRC or qwebirc gateway — and the WEBIRC step people forget until the bans start landing.
• How to run your own IRC server in 2026A private IRC server for your community is a one-evening project in 2026. Choosing between Ergo, InspIRCd, UnrealIRCd and solanum, what hardware you need (almost none), and the decisions to make before launch.
• IRC server software compared: Solanum, UnrealIRCd, InspIRCd, Ergo and friendsThe IRCd is the program that *is* the server. Which one the big networks run, which one to pick for your own, and the one real architectural fork in the road — classic federated daemons versus the modern all-in-one Ergo.