What IRC options are best recommended, and just work? I have seen a few people discuss lounge as an option, but wanted to see thoughts here too before I commit to setting something up for my family.

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨selfhosting@slrpnk.net⁩

I want something simple that works for my family and myself. We used Discord, but for when they pull their next stunt, I want to be ready and having something working already.

What do you all use?

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poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Ergochat in combination with Goguma, Halloy and maybe ObsidianIRC. But I would also recommend you look into other options than IRC for a family chat.

My recommendation would be XMPP with snikket.org

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- CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Thank you, I’ll check it out
  
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nichkara@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I use varying IRC servers based on my mood, as I don’t use it with other people.

For general IRC chatting I use weechat + tmux on libera.

As mentioned before, matrix might be a better solution for you. If you really want IRC, I can send you my latest rather stable setup.

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- CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’ll check out the Matrix, and if alright I can get back to you about other ideas?
  
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littleomid@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Thelounge works easily. Are you sure that IRC is the right choice for a family though? Have you looked into Matrix?

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- CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I at times have, I am just trying to look at different options in general, if that makes sense
  
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