In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install ngircd on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the package list on your Alpine Linux Latest server. This ensures that you have the latest version of packages installed.
Run the following command to update your package list:
apk update
Now that the package list is updated, we can proceed with installing ngircd. Run the following command to install ngircd:
apk add ngircd
By default, the ngircd server listens on port 6667 for IRC connections. You can modify the configuration file at /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf to change this port.
To make changes, open the configuration file with a text editor of your choice:
vi /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
Locate the following line in the configuration file:
Port = 6667
Change the port number to the desired value.
Once you have made changes, save and exit the text editor.
With the configuration done, we can now start the ngircd server. Run the following command to start the ngircd server:
rc-service ngircd start
You can check the status of the ngircd service with the following command:
rc-service ngircd status
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps to install ngircd on Alpine Linux Latest. We also covered how to modify the configuration file and start the ngircd server. With this, you should now have a functional IRC server up and running on your Alpine Linux Latest server.
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