ZNC is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) bouncer that allows users to stay connected to an IRC network even when they are not connected to the internet. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to install ZNC on Windows 10.
Before we begin, you will need the following:
Visit the official ZNC website and download the latest stable release. Save the file to a location on your computer where you can easily find it, such as your desktop.
Extract the files from the downloaded ZIP archive to a folder on your computer. You can use a file archiving program, such as WinRAR or 7-Zip, to extract the files. Once the extraction is complete, you should have a folder with the same name as the ZIP archive.
Open a command prompt with administrative privileges. To do this, click on the Windows Start menu, search for "Command Prompt," right-click on the result, and select "Run as administrator."
In the command prompt, navigate to the folder where you extracted the ZNC files using the cd command. For example, if you extracted the files to your desktop, you would type the following command:
cd C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\znc-folder-name
Replace "YourUsername" with your actual Windows username and "znc-folder-name" with the name of the folder where you extracted the files.
Next, type the following command to install ZNC:
znc --makeconf
This command will launch a configuration wizard that will guide you through setting up your ZNC installation. Follow the prompts and enter your desired configuration settings.
Once you have completed the configuration, type the following command to start ZNC:
znc
ZNC should now be running on your computer.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ZNC on your Windows 10 computer. You can now use ZNC to stay connected to IRC networks even when you are not online.
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