UnrealIRCd is a well-known IRC server that's been popular among the internet community for many years. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install UnrealIRCd on Windows 10.
Prerequisites:
- Windows 10 operating system
- A web browser
- Administrator access to the system
- A text editor, like Notepad++
Step 1: Downloading UnrealIRCd
- First, navigate to the UnrealIRCd website in your web browser.
- Find the Download link on the top navigation menu and click on it.
- Find the latest version of UnrealIRCd for Windows and click on the download link.
- Once the download completes, extract the downloaded file to a folder of your choosing (e.g.
C:\UnrealIRCd).
Step 2: Configuring UnrealIRCd
- Once you have extracted the file, navigate to the extracted folder you created in the previous step.
- Find the file
unrealircd.conf, open it using your preferred text editor.
- Customize the configuration settings to your liking.
- Save the changes on the same file.
Step 3: Running UnrealIRCd
- Open the
Command Prompt application with administrator privileges
- Navigate to the
UnrealIRCd folder using the 'cd' command,(cd C:\UnrealIRCd\bin).
- Type and run the command
unrealircd to start running the server.
- You will receive a message “UnrealIRCd started successfully." if it was successful.
- To stop the IRC server, type and run the command
/die followed by the reason like die I am shutting down the server.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed UnrealIRCd on Windows 10. The next step is to configure the server to meet your needs and invite the users to join your IRC community.
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