Self-hosting Kiwi IRC vs The Lounge
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majell1n · 2020-09-26 04:10

Anyone have any opinions on self-hosting Kiwi IRC vs The Lounge?  Does
one tend to setup/run better than the other?  They look nearly
identical in design at this point.

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htepO · 2020-09-26 07:23

I haven't used Kiwi IRC, but the couple of times I have installed and
set up The Lounge, it was a very straightforward process, both on
Linux and Windows.

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prawnsalad · 2020-09-26 14:13

Kiwi dev here.

It really depends on what you want. TheLounge is a bouncer with
separate user accounts and server-side part, Kiwi IRC is primarily the
client side to your network which you just upload the web files to
your existing web server which means no server-side to configure.

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majell1n · 2020-09-26 23:34

Ah I see... so with Kiwi I am only connected to the IRC server as long
as I am connected to the client?  It wouldn't/couldn't stay connected
like a bouncer would a la ZNC?

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majell1n · 2020-09-26 23:34

Thank you!

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lmns_ · 2020-10-03 10:05

The Lounge is fantastic if you want an all-in-one client (bouncer
etc.). You probably want to run it on some kind of VPS with a reverse
proxy in front of it for TLS and certificates.

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cavecanemuk · 2021-02-14 11:59

u/prawnsalad is there a guide on how to simply upload the files and
get kiwi connected via websockets?. Fro what I see the guide assumes
one wants to install the kiwi server...

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prawnsalad · 2021-02-14 12:31

in the startupOptions section of the kiwi config, add
"websocket":"/path/to/websocket"

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cavecanemuk · 2021-02-14 12:51

Thanks for the quick reply.

Do you think this is as stable (tested) as the webircgateway option?
or you're looking for people to test it and come back to you.

Second thing: This becomes just of matter of downloading a JS bundle
and uploading it on any server? like the old days of Java clients?

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prawnsalad · 2021-02-14 13:18

Websockets are stable, yes. And also yes.

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