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Experiences self-hosting an IRC bouncer? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by bluelion@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've been enjoying chatting on IRC and was wondering if anyone has any relevant experience with any bouncers?

I tried setting up ZNC but could not get any clients to work with it.

I finally settled on soju with goguma as client, but since no up-to-date Docker container existed, I had to create my own Dockerfile for that.

For now, it's only available on my LAN (proxied through nginx), and am uncertain if exposing it externally is a good idea (I already have a VPN, but prefer to expose services if it's safe to do so).

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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

People still use it for the same reason we use email... Why move an entire community to matrix if IRC works fine? Anyone who wants to use matrix can set up a bridge, anyway. And I wouldn't consider discord a good alternative.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My point exactly. There are easier and better ways of doing this dated interaction.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you still don't understand why people use IRC then we clearly didn't make the same point, and you misunderstood mine.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone still recognizes this wisdom you seem to be all about.

Enlightening us with that wisdom would be beneficial to everyone, no?

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Quoting my previous comment:

Why move an entire community to matrix if IRC works fine?

In other words, why "fix" it (and risk fragmenting the community) if it ain't broke?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because IRC doesn't "work fine".

It's a 50-year old solution to no modern problems where everything about it has been solved in better ways.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you aren't willing to give the OP the information he was requesting, why respond at all?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I very much did. Read up.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

OP: asks for advice about IRC

just_another_person: only stupid and lazy people use IRC

...

just_another_person: why doesn't anyone appreciate how helpful I am?