Persistent accounts across multiple machines
reddit / irc

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theKGS · 2020-02-24 20:34

Is there a non-hacky solution to running irc that lets the user have a
persistent presence on a server?

The solution I am using right now is running an irc client in screen
on a dedicated machine, but this is extremely clumsy and impractical
on phones (and not very good on windows either tbh). You are
restricted to a barebones text-only interface.

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[deleted] · 2020-02-24 20:37

You probably want to use a bouncer like ZNC.

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[deleted] · 2020-02-24 21:15

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OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-02-24 21:16

I run https://weechat.org/ under screen, which includes the weechat
relay.

I then have https://github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear that connects
to the relay giving me web access to IRC from wherever.

I also have the Android Weechat relay client https://play.google.com/s
tore/apps/details?id=com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid&hl=en_GB which also
connects from my phone to the relay to provide IRC.

Essentially the same setup just with a wider variety of clients able
to connect to what is running under screen.

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earthrock3r · 2020-02-24 21:17

Znc is the best way to go. A lot of ppl have an account with irccloud
as well

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theKGS · 2020-02-24 21:33

Excellent! I had no idea about ZNC.

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projectkevin · 2020-02-24 21:34

[ZNC](https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC) is the way to go. If you just want to
throw a few dollars a year to have someone else do it for you,
IRCCloud is easy (as a customer I totally recommend them).