{% extends "global/layout.html" %} {% block title %}{% trans %}Configuring an IRC Client{% endtrans %}{% endblock %} {% block lastupdated %}2020-11{% endblock %} {% block accuratefor %}0.9.47{% endblock %} {% block content %}

{% trans %}Clients{% endtrans %}

{% trans %} There are many IRC clients that can be used with I2P. In fact, all IRC clients can be connected to the Irc2P Service by connecting them to the IRC Tunnel.{% endtrans %}

Check the IRC tunnel

{% trans %}To configure any IRC client to chat on Irc2P, first, make sure that your IRC tunnel is available. Visit the Hidden Services Manager and look for Irc2P in your "Client Tunnels" section. If the "Status" indicator on the right-hand side is yellow or green, your Irc2P tunnel is ready and you should proceed to the next step.{% endtrans %}

{{ _('IRC Tunnel Check') }}

Pidgin

{% trans %}Pidgin is a very popular Instant Messaging client with built-in IRC support. It is also possible to use it with many other kinds of chat service, and it supports using multiple accounts at once and has a variety of plugin-ins. There is a similar application for OSX called "Adium." The instructions for Pidgin are similar in Adium. {% endtrans %}

{{ _('Open the menu') }}

{% trans %}After launching Pidgin, you should see a "Buddy List" window. From that window, open the "Accounts" menu from the toolbar. Select "Manage Accounts" to begin configuring your I2P account.{% endtrans %}

{{ _('Add the account') }}

{% trans %}Click the "Add" button. In the window that opens, select "IRC" under "Protocol," and set the "Host" to 127.0.0.1. Then pick a username and password. IRC does not require you to register a nickname to join, but you may if you wish, after you connect to Irc2P.{% endtrans %}

{{ _('Configure username, hostname, password') }}

{% trans %}Navigate to the "Advanced" tab and set the "Port" field to 6668 and make sure that SSL is disabled, since your tunnel has encryption provided by I2P.{% endtrans %}

{{ _('Configure port') }}

Revolution IRC

{% trans %}Revolution IRC is an easy to use IRC client for Android. It's able to handle multiple accounts on multiple services, so you can use it for Irc2P and for your non-I2P IRC networks as well.{% endtrans %}

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Dispatch

{% trans %}Dispatch is a stable, self-hosted IRC client with a web interface. It has native I2P configuration available by communicating over the{% endtrans %} SAM v3 API

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{% trans %}Servers{% endtrans %}

Eris

{% trans %}Eris is an easy-to-configure IRC server with self-configuring support for I2P. If you want to run a private IRC server it's one of the easiest ways.{% endtrans %}

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