UnrealIRCd is an open-source IRC server for Windows and Linux-based operating systems. It is widely used by chat networks and is one of the most popular IRC servers. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of UnrealIRCd on Arch Linux.
Before starting the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Type "Y" to confirm the update process.
UnrealIRCd requires some dependencies to be installed before it can be compiled. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo pacman -S gcc make openssl
Type "Y" to confirm the installation process.
Visit the UnrealIRCd website and download the latest stable version of UnrealIRCd. You can also download the source code from GitHub.
Create a new directory to store the downloaded source files. In this tutorial, we will create a new directory named irc in the home directory of the user.
mkdir ~/irc
Navigate to the newly created directory using the following command:
cd ~/irc
Download the source code using the following command:
wget https://www.unrealircd.org/unrealircd5/unrealircd-5.2.1.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded source code by executing the following command:
tar zxvf unrealircd-5.2.1.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd unrealircd-5.2.1
Run the configure script to prepare the environment for building UnrealIRCd:
./Config
The script will check your system and prompt you to install any missing dependencies. Type "Y" to confirm the installation of missing dependencies.
Once the script completes the configuration process, compile UnrealIRCd using the following command:
make
After the compilation process completes, install UnrealIRCd using the following command:
sudo make install
The installation process should complete without any errors.
Once the installation is complete, navigate to the config directory using the following command:
cd /usr/local/unrealircd/conf/
Edit the unrealircd.conf file to configure the server settings:
sudo nano unrealircd.conf
Edit the network name, server name, and other settings as per your requirements.
Now that UnrealIRCd is configured, start the server using the following command:
sudo /usr/local/unrealircd/bin/unrealircd start
To stop the server, run the following command:
sudo /usr/local/unrealircd/bin/unrealircd stop
In this tutorial, we walked through the steps required to install UnrealIRCd on Arch Linux, including downloading the source code, compiling, and configuring the server. Now that you have UnrealIRCd up and running, you can connect to it using an IRC client to start chatting with others on the network.
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