Gentoo – IRC Server
Want to host your own IRC server on your gentoo box? Well here is how:
emerge -av ngircd
cd /etc/ngircd/
Make a backup copy of the original config file:
cp ngircd.conf ngircd.conf.bak
Now we need to edit the config file so type
nano -w ngircd.conf
Under the [Global] section uncomment and edit the following lines:
Name = somename.com Info = IRC Server Info Password = Password AdminInfo1 = Your name AdminInfo2 = Your Location AdminEmail = Your Email Ports = 6667, 6668 Listen = MaxConnections = 1024 MotdPhrase = Your MOTD here ServerUID = your user here ServerGUID = wheel
Then uncomment the following and leave them at their default settings.
PingTimeout PongTimeout ConnectRetry OperCanUseMode MaxConnections MaxConnectionsIP MaxJoins
Next under the [Operator] section you can add your server op info:
Name = SomeName Password = SomePass
Now lets add a channel under the [Channel] section:
Name = ChannelName Topic = ChannelTopic
Save the file and exit. You can now test your install by typing
ngircd --configtest
which should give you no errors and display your config. If there are errors correct them and try the config test again. Now make sure your forward ports 6667 and 6668 to your server on your router then start your server and add it to the default runlevel by doing the following:
/etc/init.d/ngircd start
rc-update add ngircd default
You should now be able to connect to your new IRC server with an IRC client such as XChat or Pidjin!
