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connect to my irc server

I set up a small personal IRC server on my FreeBSD box this week (the full technical writeup, if you’re into that, is on my other blog ). Here’s the short version for anyone who just wants to connect.

Connection details

  • Hostname: bsd.peteftw.com
  • Port: 6697
  • SSL/TLS: required — this server is TLS-only, there’s no plaintext port to connect to. Make sure your client is set to use SSL on that port, not plain IRC.
  • Network name: peteftw
  • Nick length limit: 9 characters (yes, really — that’s the RFC-standard default and I haven’t bumped it)

Most modern IRC clients (irssi, WeeChat, HexChat, The Lounge, etc.) have a simple checkbox for “use SSL” when you add a server — just make sure it’s on.

Quick example for irssi:

/network add peteftw
/server add -network peteftw -ssl bsd.peteftw.com 6697
/connect peteftw

Channels

There’s a fixed set of channels on this server — I’m not letting people spin up arbitrary new ones, just to keep things from turning into a mess. The ones that exist right now:

  • #peteftw — general chat
  • #yttrx — yttrx.com stuff
  • #lobby — hang out here if you’re not sure where else to go

Join any of them once you’re connected:

/join #lobby

That’s it. Come say hi.