How to Install Robust IRC on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Robust IRC is an open source IRC server that is designed to be scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Robust IRC on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A computer running Fedora CoreOS Latest
• A terminal application

Installation

1. Open your terminal application and log in as the root user.

   ssh root@your_server_ip
   

2. Install the Robust IRC package using dnf package manager.

   dnf install robustirc
   

3. Wait for the installation process to finish.

Configuration

1. Create a robustirc configuration file using the nano text editor.

   nano /etc/robustirc/config.yaml
   

2. Edit the config.yaml file according to your preference. Here's an example of the config.yaml file:

   logging:
     console:
       enabled: true
       level: DEBUG
   
   robustirc:
     public_addr: your_server_ip:4447
     advertise_addr: your_server_ip:4447
     connection_timeout: 60s
     ping_timeout: 10s
     ping_backoff: 5s
     ping_interval: 5m
     pass: your_password_here
     initial: true
     pidfile: /run/robustirc.pid
     data_dir: /var/lib/robustirc/
     max_channels_per_nick: 50
     max_nick_length_allowed: 30
     allow_plaintext_auth: false
     allow_unencrypted_uplinks: false
     max_ident_length_allowed: 12
     required_ssl_version: TLS12
     required_tls_version: TLS112
     required_tls_cipher_suites: ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384
     allowed_identity_keys:
    - ed25519 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
   
   uplink:
     - name: uplink-1
       addr: your_uplink_ip1:7777
       pass: your_password1_here
       allow_incoming_unencrypted: false
       require_encryption: true
   
     - name: uplink-2
       addr: your_uplink_ip2:7777
       pass: your_password2_here
       allow_incoming_unencrypted: false
       require_encryption: true
   

3. Save the changes and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, then ENTER.

Start and Enable the Robust IRC Service

1. Start the Robust IRC service using the systemctl command.

   systemctl start robustirc
   

2. Enable the Robust IRC service to start on boot.

   systemctl enable robustirc
   

Firewall Configuration

1. Enable the firewall service using the systemctl command.

   systemctl enable firewalld
   systemctl start firewalld
   

2. Add the Robust IRC port to the firewall rules.

   firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=4447/tcp --permanent
   

3. Reload the firewall configuration.

   firewall-cmd --reload
   

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Robust IRC on Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now use your preferred IRC client and configure it to connect to your Robust IRC server. Enjoy using your new IRC server!

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