/miniircd

A very simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server

Primary LanguagePythonGNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

miniircd -- A (very) simple Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server

Description

miniircd is a small and limited IRC server written in Python. Despite its size, it is a functional alternative to a full-blown ircd for private or internal use. Installation is simple; no configuration is required.

Features

  • Knows about the basic IRC protocol and commands.
  • Easy installation.
  • No configuration.
  • No ident lookup (so that people behind firewalls that filter the ident port without sending NACK can connect without long timeouts).

Limitations

  • Can't connect to other IRC servers.
  • Only knows the most basic IRC commands.
  • No IRC operators.
  • No channel operators.
  • No user or channel modes except channel key.
  • No reverse DNS lookup.
  • No other mechanism to reject clients than requiring a password.

Requirements

Python 2.5 or newer. Get it at http://www.python.org.

Installation

None. Just run "./miniircd --help" (or "python miniircd --help") to get some help.

License

GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

Author

Joel Rosdahl joel@rosdahl.net