Looking for help starting IRC network
reddit / irc

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cyrelliaAZ · 2021-06-20 00:58

I have a VPS running Ubuntu 20.04.2. I haven’t ran my IRC server in
years, but I want to start it up again. I’m thinking an SSL only
network, unless there is an obvious reason plaintext should still be
used. Not sure what ircd I should choose or which ones are still
maintained.

I will also be considering running a BBS off this server too perhaps
with Synchronet if I can figure out how DOS emulation works with the
door games :(

Anyone interested?

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titioitit · 2021-06-20 03:57

PM me if you carry forward

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dziedzic1995 · 2021-06-20 04:57

Personally i wouldn't use ssl only since this is now considered
unsecure, and from the sec point, I'd advise starting off with TLS 1.2
and upwards only.

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nihraguk · 2021-06-20 07:50

I like [ergo](https://ergo.chat) as an ircd. Easy to set up,
incorporates modern IRC specs. I haven’t tested it in a production
environment though, I just installed it to tinker with.

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Kilobyte22 · 2021-06-20 08:22

I've mostly used Inspircd so far. There are other good ones as well
though.

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ProgVal · 2021-06-20 08:55

Don't be so pedantic, OP obviously meant TLS

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sunkzero · 2021-06-20 10:03

I’m guessing he works in PCI-DSS compliance 😂

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[deleted] · 2021-06-20 13:29

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djDef80 · 2021-06-20 19:56

Hi Andrew Lee, Freenode would like to speak with you...

j/k =) What's the scope of the server? Do you plan to run channel and
nickname services?

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ksx4system · 2021-06-20 20:00

Get this IRCd and read its docs thoroughly.

https://github.com/DALnet/bahamut/releases/tag/v2.1.6

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simcop2387 · 2021-06-21 17:00

Only thing to keep in mind is that it doesn't support joining servers
together, but for a smaller network or singular purpose that's
completely fine.