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Introduction

IRC network

Our IRC network can be accessed with an IRC client on irc.f-hub.org via port 6697 (SSL only). It runs on the modern IRCv3 capable IRCd Ergo.chat. It therefore comes with built in history and multi-client connections out of the box and no additional bouncer is required.


Registering accounts

Accounts from F-hub.org are automatically registered on our IRC network can can be used to authenticate via SASL login. In addition it is possible to register independent accounts through NICKSERV like on other IRC networks.
Channel history

Channel history is automatically logged by the network itself (via IRCv3 history standard) and stored for 30 days. It can be easily accessed by history capable IRC clients or alternatively queried manually.


IRC tutorial

If you are new to IRC, please refer to our IRC tutorial that explains basic features and commands.
Recommended clients

IRCv3 capable clients are strongly recommended for accessing our network. For Android, Goguma is well supported and recommended.

We also recommend using XMPP to connect via our XMPP gateway. The best cross-platform desktop client for this is probably Gajim.


Webclients

Our network includes an easy to use Convos IRC webclient for registered users. Access it here. Besides a modern interface it adds file sharing and pastebin capabilities. It has also built in easy access to our Jitsi-Meet video conferencing service for each IRC channel.

In addition we offer unregistered access via a basic KiwiIRC webclient. And you can also connect with our ConverseJS XMPP web-client.


Gateways

Our IRC network also offers gateway access from federated XMPP and Matrix accounts. Learn more about this here. Please note that due to the federated nature of these systems chat-logs may be stored for a longer period on connected third party servers and the gateways themselves.