2 include('includes/common.php');
9 ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server
10 for small or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public
12 (<a href="doc/COPYING" hreflang="en">GPL</a>).
15 The server is quite easy to configure, can handle dynamic IP addresses,
16 and optionally supports IDENT, IPv6 connections, SSL-protected links,
17 and PAM for user authentication as well as character set conversion for
18 legacy clients. The server has been written from scratch and is not
19 based on the <q>forefather</q>, the daemon of the IRCNet.
22 The name <em>ngIRCd</em> means <em>next-generation IRC daemon</em>,
23 which is a little bit exaggerated: <em>lightweight Internet Relay Chat
24 server</em> most probably would have been a better name :-)
30 Why you should be using ngIRCd? For these and other reasons:
34 well arranged (lean) configuration file
37 simple to build/install, configure and maintain
40 optionally supports IDENT, IPv6, SSL, PAM and iconv.
43 no problems with servers that have dynamic IP addresses
46 freely available, modern, portable and tidy C-source
49 ngIRCd is being actively developed since
50 <?php echo date("Y")-2001 ?> years
54 <code><a id="v_toggle" href="#">ngircd --help</a></code><br>
55 <div id="vertical_slide">
56 <samp><?php include 'common/help.inc' ?></samp>
64 <a href="doc/Platforms.txt">a whole range</a>
65 of platforms: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, but
66 ngIRCd also runs on Solaris, HP-UX, AIX and other Unices.
69 After the installation of ngIRCd, which is executed via packet
70 installation or configure-make-make-install, and once you have edited
71 the ngircd.conf, you can get started after 5 minutes – only a
72 few lines need adapting, the rest is purely optional.