InspIRCd is a modular and high-performance IRC daemon software that runs on a variety of operating systems, including Fedora. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing InspIRCd on a Fedora Server Latest system.
Before proceeding with the installation, you should have the following prerequisites:
Start by updating the package repository of your system.
sudo dnf update
Ensure that the necessary dependencies are installed by running the following command.
sudo dnf install -y openssl openssl-devel libstdc++ libstdc++-devel
Download the latest version of InspIRCd from the official website using the wget command.
wget https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/archive/main.zip
Extract the file using the unzip command.
unzip main.zip
Change to the directory named inspircd-main.
cd inspircd-main
Generate the build configuration files by running the following command.
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/inspircd
Start the installation process.
make install
Navigate to the installed directory using the cd command.
cd /usr/local/inspircd/conf
Copy the InspIRCd configuration file template.
cp inspircd.conf.example inspircd.conf
Edit inspircd.conf to your liking using a text editor.
nano inspircd.conf
Ensure that the configuration is valid by running the configuration checker command.
/usr/local/inspircd/bin/inspircd --config=/usr/local/inspircd/conf/inspircd.conf --test
Start InspIRCd by running the following command.
/usr/local/inspircd/bin/inspircd start
Verify that the InspIRCd daemon is running by checking its status.
/usr/local/inspircd/bin/inspircd status
Congratulations! You have successfully installed InspIRCd on your Fedora Server Latest system. You can now use the IRC protocol to communicate with your clients.
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