ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks.
The server is quite easy to configure, can handle dynamic IP addresses, and optionally supports IDENT, IPv6 connections, SSL-protected links, and PAM for user authentication as well as character set conversion for legacy clients. The server has been written from scratch and is not based on the forefather
, the daemon of the IRCNet.
ngIRCd is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Well arranged (lean) configuration file.
- Simple to build/install, configure and maintain.
- Optionally supports IDENT, IPv6, SSL, PAM and iconv.
- Works well with servers that have dynamic IP addresses.
- Modern, portable and tidy C-source.
- Actively developed for 20 years.
- Supports a wide range of platforms: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, but ngIRCd also runs on Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and other Unices.
Website: ngircd.barton.de
Support: Documentation, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Alexander Barton
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
ngIRCd is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| IRC Servers | |
|---|---|
| UnrealIRCd | Highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity |
| InspIRCd | Stable, modern and lightweight IRC daemon written in C++ |
| Ergo | Modern IRCd (IRC server software) written in Go |
| ngIRCd | Next generation IRC daemon |
| IRCD-Hybrid | Lightweight, high-performance internet relay chat daemon |
| miniircd | Very simple IRC server |
| matterircd | Connect to your mattermost or slack |
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