Which is the best IRC Bouncer?
reddit / irc

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VoidFox · 2021-02-10 19:07

Hey..

been quite some time since ive been on irc, but since ive got 2mb free
space on a fresh server i thought i might as well run a znc/whatever
and lurk once again.

before installing thought..
i couldnt find any good comparison that wasnt pretty much completely
out of date...

so..
which one do you guys use? znc/eggdrop/psybnc/another?
what makes them better as the others?

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[deleted] · 2021-02-10 19:17

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Holoshed · 2021-02-10 19:19

I run znc and it works well for me, I like the web panel for it also.
It works well even when paired with TheLounge.

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ipsirc · 2021-02-10 20:29

irssi

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L_darkside · 2021-02-10 20:35

**+1** for ZNC, optionally paired with TheLounge. It's also very
rugged and secure

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fourstepper · 2021-02-10 20:44

I used znc before and found it to be a bit huge for my taste. Lately I
have been running soju https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/soju

I have also made a containerized version of the bouncer -
https://git.sr.ht/~fourstepper/docker-soju

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KindOne · 2021-02-10 21:18

How is znc "a bit huge"?

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fourstepper · 2021-02-10 21:24

For me.

It comes with a configuration file that I have to care about and
persist instead of just running off of environmental variables that
take care of the job for me.

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[deleted] · 2021-02-10 21:36

Second this. Just switched a few days ago, and it feels a lot more
stable (thought it's probably less mature because it is a younger
project). Certainly worth checking out.

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Paradox · 2021-02-10 22:42

WeeChat using detach_away and Relay

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RAND_bytes · 2021-02-11 00:00

I like pounce + calico: https://git.causal.agency/pounce/about/

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DevelopedLogic · 2021-02-11 00:06

Quassel for me. Core runs on the server, client on the desktop and
Quasseldroid for mobile

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ShrmpSteakLiqorPasta · 2021-02-11 04:39

Use ZNC for a bouncer. There are other options like IRCCloud if you
don’t want to do the setup.

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fourstepper · 2021-02-11 06:23

It definitely doesn't have all the features, but it connects to a
network and keeps a backlog and thats basically all I ever wanted
anyways

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tinywrkb · 2021-02-11 10:38

Matrix. The default servers of matrix.org already doing the hosting
for you, and you get full coverage for all existing platforms with the
Element apps (there's always the webapp).

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mtnz0r · 2021-02-11 12:57

znc best

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[deleted] · 2021-04-04 21:48

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IBNash · 2021-05-27 09:30

znc +  weechat

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qubidt · 2023-01-20 13:44

I notice you have an image on dockerhub. Would you mind pushing an
updated build? 😅

edit: ignore this. noticed it was available on the alpine-edge testing
repo, so I'm just using that instead

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Minecodes · 2023-11-21 20:51

That's not IRC. That's using the matrix protocol. You can use an IRC
extension over Element, but it's not IRC.