webchat-IRC

Bring back the classic web to your website.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your system

1. Installation

Clone the repository and install the required dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/byeoon/webchat-irc.git
cd webchat-irc
npm install

2. Configuration

The server's configuration is stored in config.json. By default, it connects to the #webchatirc-general channel on irc.libera.chat. You can adjust the web server port and the IRC connection details to your preferences.

{
  "port": 3000,
  "irc": {
    "mode": "centralized",
    "host": "irc.libera.chat",
    "port": 6697,
    "tls": true,
    "channel": "#webchatirc-general"
  }
}

3. Run the server

Start the application using Node:

node index.js

4. Access the Webchat

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 (or whichever port you specified in the config.json). You can start chatting immediately!