General IRC questions
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Cookieslapper · 2015-07-18 18:58

1. How easy is it to host/make an irc server and/or channel?

2. What language is used to make irc bots? (and if you could link me
in the right direction, that would be fantastic.

3. what are the best irc clients for android and linux???

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sketchni · 2015-07-18 19:05

You can make a channel on virtually any network provided they allow it
(read their MOTD and rules!)

If you want to set up your own IRC server, you'll need to get yourself
a server. I'd recommend a VPS over a shell because you have more
freedom and all your resources to yourself. Most beginners start out
with [UnrealIRCd](https://unrealircd.org) and [Anope
Services](http://anope.org) to provide nickname and channel
management. [InspIRCd](http://inspircd.org) is also faily popular with
beginners these days and is generally partnered with [Atheme
Services](http://atheme.net/atheme.html) although its discontinued
now.

For IRC bots, you can use almost any language you wish. I've made bots
in php and python. But you could use C, C++, Java, Scala, Ruby, Visual
Basic etc. Again, beginners usually go with Eggdrop which is simple to
get running and binds with TCL so you can write custom scripts.

I'm not too sure about IRC clients for android, but for linux
`Hexchat` is best and actually comes with certain distros. If you
prefer the retro feel, something like `irssi` would be nice.

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wub_wub · 2015-07-18 21:47

>How easy is it to host/make an irc server

Somewhat easy if you are familiar with editing config files, running
services, etc, ideally on a linux environment.

>and/or channel?

Making a channel on an existing server can usually be done by any
registered user. Check out the website of the irc server you want your
channel to be on, I'm sure they have more info on what kind of
channels are allowed and who can create them.

>What language is used to make irc bots?

Pretty much any language can be used to write bots, google for
"[language you're interested in] irc bot" and I'm sure you'll get
something.

>what are the best irc clients for android and linux???

Some have more features than others, but in the end it mostly boils
down to personal preference. I used hexchat (GUI) and weechat(command
line based) on linux and both are good. Not sure about android irc
apss, sorry.

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[deleted] · 2015-07-18 21:48

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laske2 · 2015-07-19 00:45

I haven't used it but
[polari](http://worldofgnome.org/uploads/2013/10/polari-main.png)
looks very nice.
Hexchat is what i currently use and it's great.

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[deleted] · 2015-07-19 16:30

Making your server is as easy as "apt-get install ngircd" and channels
are "/join #channel" on any server.

Bots can me made from any language. Bash, Python, Perl. My favorite
bot is "eggdrop".

Clients: irssi and xchat for linux.

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nupogodi · 2015-07-19 22:01

The best client is weechat. Xchat/hexchat/whatever forks are good if
you want a GUI client, but you can't run it in screen, so what's the
point!

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24cal · 2015-11-12 10:38

irssi...

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nupogodi · 2015-11-12 10:40

weechat is irssi on steroids