# Connecting with LimeChat

[LimeChat](/http://limechat.net/mac/) is an open-source IRC client for Mac and iOS.

# From the menu, select `Server` → `Add Server`.\\

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# In the General tab:\\

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  # For network name, type in your network name.

  # Check `Connect on start up`.

  # For server, fill in the server you received in the email (it should look like `example.ircnow.org`).

  # For port, fill in 31337. Check `SSL connection`.

  # For server password, type in username/network:password. For example, if you registered the bouncer username `john`, you want to connect to the network `ircnow`, and your password is `abcde12345`, fill in `john/ircnow:abcde12345`.

  # For nickname, login name, and real name, fill in the bouncer username you registered.

  # Click `OK` at the bottom-right corner.

# From the menu, select `Server` → `Connect`.

# If you get a message saying ZNC is not yet connected, type `/znc connect`.