IRC Hosting
Posted under: Finding IRC hosting can seem a little difficult if you do not know where to look, and even more frustrating if you find out that you didn’t need this hosting in the first place.
If you are searching for IRC hosting only because you want to start your own channel, there is a good chance that you don’t need a full IRC host. Rather you can just start your own IRC channel through somewhere like efnet or freenode.
This is perfect if you only need one channel and will not have a large amount of people on it at one time.
However, if you do need this hosting, then here are some tips to finding a quality IRC host.
Ignore Most Hosting Services
It is important to know that most hosting services do not allow IRC hosting. In fact, many explicitly state it that they do not support it.
This is even true if you are renting a dedicated server. Just because it is your dedicated server, that doesn’t mean that you can do whatever you want with it.
Look Specifically for IRC Hosting Services
The easiest way to find a good IRC host is to search for hosting companies that specifically advertise or promote this type of hosting.
Not only will you know what services allow this hosting, but these hosting services also have the specific knowledge that it takes to support your server.
Get Shell Access
If you are looking for complete control over your IRC experience, it is critical to get a shell account. Fortunately, most of these companies offer shell access to your dedicated server.
Find Out What You Can and Cannot Do
Even with shell access, there are certain things that your IRC hosting service still may not let you do.
Some common things that are often prohibited include: Ddos Bots, Agobots, SDBots, XDCC Bots, iroffer, scanning, flooding, exploiting bots, and xh (also known as process hiding).
However, you will normally be allowed to utilize processes like: eggdrop, psotnic, non-contagious botpacks, wraith, bnc applications and others.
Finding quality IRC hosting doesn’t have to be difficult. First, you need to make sure that you really need this hosting service and not just a channel. If you do, make sure that you have shell access and can run all of the processes that you would like to run.
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