In this tutorial, we will guide you in installing ngircd, an open-source lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server, on Fedora CoreOS latest version. This server is easy to configure and runs on most platforms.
It is always a good practice to update your system before installing or upgrading any packages. Run the following commands to update your Fedora CoreOS system:
sudo dnf update
To install ngircd on Fedora CoreOS, you can use the DNF package manager. Run the following command to install:
sudo dnf install ngircd
Once ngircd is installed, open the terminal and start the ngircd service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start ngircd
You can verify the status of the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl status ngircd
To enable the ngircd service to start automatically during the boot process, use the following command:
sudo systemctl enable ngircd
By default, the configuration file of ngircd is located at /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf. You can edit this file to customize the configuration of the server according to your requirements.
To edit the configuration file, open it using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
Once you've made the necessary changes, save the file and exit the editor.
Now that you have a running instance of ngircd, you can connect to it using any IRC client software. To do so, use the IP address or hostname of the server on the IRC client's connection settings, and use the default port 6667.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install ngircd on Fedora CoreOS latest version. You also learned how to start and enable the ngircd service, how to configure the ngircd server, and how to connect to it using an IRC client software. You can now use ngircd to set up your own IRC server for your network or community.
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