ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer that enables users to stay connected to IRC networks even when they are offline. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing ZNC on FreeBSD Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to make sure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date and has the necessary dependencies installed.
You can update your system using the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
You also need to have the openssl, ca_root_nss, and pkgconf packages installed. You can install these packages using the following command:
sudo pkg install openssl ca_root_nss pkgconf
Now that you have updated your system and installed the necessary dependencies, you can proceed with the installation of ZNC.
First, you need to download the source code for ZNC. You can download the latest version of ZNC from the official website using the following command:
wget https://znc.in/releases/archive/znc-1.8.2.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xvf znc-1.8.2.tar.gz
Now, navigate to the extracted znc-1.8.2 directory and run the following commands:
./configure
make
sudo make install
This will configure, compile, and install ZNC on your system.
Once the installation is complete, you need to create a configuration file for ZNC. You can create the configuration file using the following command:
sudo znc --makeconf
This will launch a wizard that will guide you through the process of creating a configuration file for ZNC.
Follow the instructions provided by the wizard to configure ZNC according to your requirements.
Once the configuration is complete, start ZNC by running the following command:
sudo znc
This will start the ZNC daemon.
You can now connect to ZNC using an IRC client by connecting to localhost on the port specified in your configuration file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ZNC on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use it to stay connected to IRC networks even when you are offline.
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