IRC Client

A personal IRC client built into the web UI — /irc/. Every
logged-in user can connect to whatever IRC server, nick, and
channels they want, independent of anything the sysop has set up.
This is a different feature from the sysop-run IRC Bridge; the
two aren't connected to each other.

Using it

Open /irc/. Fill in:

• Server (default irc.libera.chat)
• Port (default 6667) + a TLS toggle
• Nick (defaults to your BBS username)
• Channels to auto-join on connect
• Optional SASL username/password if the network requires
  authenticated connections

Click Connect. The page keeps a live Socket.IO session to the IRC
server for as long as your browser tab (or your saved session) stays
open, with the usual channel window, nick list, and /commands
you'd expect from any IRC client.

Saved settings

Click Save and your server/port/SSL/nick/channel choices persist
to your account (IrcServerConfig), so the page reconnects with the
same setup next time you open it. Nothing here is shared with other
users or with the sysop's IRC Bridge configuration.

Scrollback

If you get disconnected (closed tab, lost network) recent channel
activity replays when you reconnect, so you don't lose the last
stretch of conversation.

See also

• Chat
• IRC Bridge — the separate, sysop-configured MRC↔IRC relay
• MRC