Setting up a IRCd server

[SNN]

Since of the recent AUP change, this might help some people that wish to have a IRC server:
This tutorial will help you install Unreal IRCd 3.2.7

First, you'll need the server.

wget http://ircd.ninth-gate.net/Unreal3.2.7.tar.gz
gunzip Unreal3.2.7.tar.gz
tar xfv Unreal3.2.7.tar

Now, you'll need to make / make install and whatever.

./Config  # This will take you to the first configuration.
make install

Now, for the final step, configuration.

vi  doc/example.conf

Just change vi to nano or what ever you use.
Save the file to unrealircd.conf in your main directory, not under doc.
Now, run your server!

/path/to/Unrealdir/unreal start

Hope this helps those of you who wish to run a IRC server

If anyone needs a example configuration, I'll be happy to post one.

Note: This does not include IRC services.

[ahmbay]

can we use vpslink's servers for ircd hosting?

i guess its forbidden

[DanL@VPSLink]

can we use vpslink's servers for ircd hosting?

Yes, you may - from our VPS Hosting FAQ:

Can I host an IRC server?

Yes! We have recently updated our policies to allow IRC server hosting.

[rocksolid]

Hey Dan...i know this is a bit dated but what does it take to run IRC (link1, Link4, etc...)?

[SomeoneE1se]

rock how many users would you need?

[rocksolid]

Not many...between 50 and 100

[DanL@VPSLink]

Debian VPS (Link-4) - Default template

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           500          9        490          0          0          0
-/+ buffers/cache:          9        490
Swap:            0          0          0

Debian VPS (Link-4) - After installation of ircd-irc2 package (IRCNet IRC server daemon)

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           500         24        475          0          0          0
-/+ buffers/cache:         24        475
Swap:            0          0          0

The IRC daemon which I installed appears to have a very manageable memory footprint.

If you select OpenVZ virtualization, you will likely need a Link-2 plan (or better) to comfortably run your server - the NUMTCPSOCK limit for a Link-1 is 128 connections (see Link-1 Resources and resource explanation on our wiki) and you will likely want to be able to handle variable traffic instead of dropping connections if you see an influx of visitors.

Additionally, the Link-2 plan on OpenVZ will allow you to use package management tools (apt, yum, etc) for your distribution of choice.

If you select Xen you will not have the TCP connection limit, however, you will be limited to available memory (and swap) - it may be possible to run an IRC daemon with 50-100 connections on a Link-1 with Xen, however, use of swap space will severely degrade performance when things get busy, so a Link-2 would be the best place to start on either virtualization platform.

[meganjo]

useful discussion about vps hosting

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[meganjo]

your plan is so good and thanx for sharing