IRCBouncer

From base48

IRC

Stay online permanently

  • Why?
    • you don't want to miss all the important conversations
    • people can leave you messages even when you are not in front of your PC
  • How?
    • using combination of screen & terminal based IRC client
    • using IRC bouncer

screen & terminal based client

IRC bouncer

  • Pros
    • use any client you want
    • supports multiple clients concurrently
    • server side plugins
  • Cons
    • requires server with running bouncer instance
  • Links

base48 bouncer

  • ask User:Rmarko for an account
  • access administration interface - https://znc.base48.cz:4848
  • change your password
  • edit your configuration
    • server field should contain `irc.freenode.net +6697`
    • plugins to enable:
      • admin - to be able to configure bouncer via IRC
      • chansaver - keeps track of channels you join/part
      • keepnick
      • nickserv - if using authentication with NickServ (freenode only)
    • set Buffer Size to reasonable value (e.g. 500)
    • don't forget to hit save
  • use your favorite IRC client to connect to znc.base48.cz on port 4848
    • enable SSL
    • provide username & password (username != nick)
    • irssi config:
      • /server add -auto -network znc -ssl znc.base48.cz 4848 username:password
      • /server connect
      • /save
  • connect to some channels
  • try restarting your client
  • for more information refer to znc wiki