freenode

IRC for free and open source software communities.

Connecting developers, projects, and open source communities since 1995. No tracking. No ads. Just IRC.

Connect Now Server Info

$ irc irc.freenode.net

Connecting to irc.freenode.net:6697 (TLS)...

* Connected to freenode

* Welcome to the freenode IRC Network

> /join #freenode

* Now talking on #freenode|

About

What is freenode

An IRC network built for the FOSS community. Open standards, volunteer-run, no strings attached.

Free & Open Source

Built for software freedom. Open standards (RFC 1459), community governance, no vendor lock-in.

Reliable Infrastructure

TLS encryption, IPv6 support, multiple servers. Works with every IRC client out there.

Since 1995

Three decades serving the open source community. Home to thousands of FOSS projects past and present.

Connect

Get on IRC

Use any IRC client. Plain text or TLS.

Server	irc.freenode.net
Ports	6665-6667, 8000-8002
TLS	6697, 7000, 7070
WebChat	irc.com

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# Connect to the network

/server irc.freenode.net 6697

# Set your nickname

/nick yournick

# Join a channel

/join #freenode

# Need help?

/join #help

Launch WebChat

Channels

Find your community

FOSS projects, programming languages, open source tech.

#freenode

Network chat

#help

Support

#linux

Linux OS

#python

Python lang

#javascript

JS / Node

#bitcoin

Cryptocurrency

#ocean

OCEAN mining

#opensource

FOSS community

#security

InfoSec

#webdev

Web development

Use /list to browse all channels

Staff

Network Staff

Volunteers keeping the network running and supporting the community.

Administrators

eskimo

poison

tjr

Staff

andrew

DickCheney

End3r

hack

Neo

Neo`Nemesis

prerogative

y2k

Need help?

For network issues or general IRC support:

/join #help /join #freenode

freenode is made possible by

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