How to connect to IRC->Discord bot?
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ComfortableBudget912 · 2023-04-22 09:49

I've set up a bot to use for messages between irc and discord, but i
can't figure out how to actually join into the bot. I'm very new to
this, I heard about IRC 2 nights ago. Please be nice I just want to
use the clean UI of IRC without convincing my friends to join a server
outside of discord.

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ProgVal · 2023-04-22 10:18

What bot is it? Join what into the bot? What have you tried and did
you get any error?

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LameBMX · 2023-04-22 11:51

IRC is a protocol. Any of the various clients provide the UI. You can
use telnet as a client if you so desire.

You already have questions here, waiting answers.

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nawcom · 2023-04-22 12:54

You basically gave no info, not even a bot name. Also what does the UI
of an IRC client have anything to do with running a bot? There's no
client involved. It's a service you ideally would run in the
background on a computer you have up 24/7.

I personally use [matterbridge](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge)
to bridge between specific IRC channels and specific discord server
channels, and run it on a FreeBSD server. Packages are available for
it on the BSDs and major Linux distributions. Follow the instructions
for configuration and enable its service as appropriate on the OS.

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dewdude · 2023-04-22 15:44

You don't "join in to the bot"; the bot is a piece of software that
runs in the background. It makes a connection to discord, it makes a
connection to IRC; and you make a connection to either IRC or Discord.
The bot just passes the text.