My IRC Server

Introduction

this IRC Server is a simple and lightweight IRC server written in C++98. It is designed to be easy to set up and use.

Features

• Supports all basic IRC commands, such as JOIN, PART, PRIVMSG, and more
• Easy to set up and configure
• Lightweight and efficient
• Made for irssi but compatible with netcat

Installation

To install this IRC Server, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/POLROTY/ft_irc.git
2. Build the server: make
3. Start the server: ./ircserv portNumber password

Usage

To use this IRC Server, you will need an IRC client, such as irssi. Here are the steps to connect:

1. Open your IRC client and enter the following command: /connect host portNumber password
2. Once you are connected, you can join channels using the JOIN command, send messages using the PRIVMSG command, and more.
3. You can also use the script, it will launch the server and connect two irssi clients: bash launch_irc.sh portNumber password

Commands

• /nick: Change your nickname.
• /msg: Send a message to a user, channel or bot.
• /join: Join a channel.
• /invite: Invite a user to a channel. (+i mode)
• /topic: Change the topic of a channel. (need +o status)
• /kick: Kick a user from a channel. (need +o status)
• /part: Leave a channel.
• /mode: Change the mode of a channel or user. (iob)
• /whois: Get information about a user. (if user is -i)
• /who: Get a list of users on a channel. (if users are -i)
• /oper: Authenticate as an IRC operator.
• /notice: Send a notification to all users. (need +o status)
• /kill: Kill a user from the server or the server itself. (need +o status)
• /quit: Disconnect from the server.

For more information about each command, see the IRC specification at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1459.

Examples

Here are some examples of basic IRC commands:

• Join a channel: /join mychannel in irssi, JOIN #mychannel in netcat
• Send a message to a user: /msg username Hello, how are you? in irssi, PRIVMSG username :Hello, how are you? in netcat
• Send a message to a channel: /msg #mychannel Hello, everyone! in irssi, PRIVMSG #mychannel :Hello, how are you? in netcat
• Quit the server: /quit in irssi, QUIT in netcat
• Send a message to the bot: /msg bot message in irssi, PRIVMSG bot :message in netcat
• Send a file to an irssi client: /dcc send <nickname> <path><filename>
• Accept a file transfer from an irssi client: /dcc get <nickname> <filename>

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this IRC Server, feel free to submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.