WeeChat dev news - Tag - freenodeWeeChat development blog2024-01-22T17:53:19+01:00urn:md5:edd364dae4d94114a2ba146603903683DotclearIRC channels moved to libera.chaturn:md5:65815a7c91ae3f55c006cec7bfa191fb2021-05-29T11:26:00+01:002021-06-12T20:07:00+01:00Sébastien Helleusupportfreenodeircliberasupport <p>Due to the recent events affecting freenode (see references below), the WeeChat official and unofficial channels have moved from freenode to libera.chat:</p>
<ul>
<li>official channels: #weechat, #weechat-fr</li>
<li>non-official channels: #weechat-de, #weechat-fi</li>
<li>off-topic channel: #weechat-offtopic</li>
</ul>
<p>To add a new libera server and connect to it, joining only the English support channel:</p>
<pre>
/server add libera irc.libera.chat/6697 -ssl -autojoin=#weechat
/connect libera
</pre>
<p>To join the French channel as well:</p>
<pre>
/server add libera irc.libera.chat/6697 -ssl -autojoin=#weechat,#weechat-fr
/connect libera
</pre>
<p>If all your freenode channels have moved to libera, you can also rename the server and change the address:</p>
<pre>
/disconnect freenode
/server rename freenode libera
/set irc.server.libera.addresses "irc.libera.chat/6697"
/set irc.server.libera.ssl on
/connect libera
</pre>
<p>See you soon on libera!</p>
<p>References:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/freenode-irc-has-been-taken-over-by-the-crown-prince-of-korea/" title="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/freenode-irc-has-been-taken-over-by-the-crown-prince-of-korea/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hackaday.com/2021/05/20/freenode-debacle-prompts-staff-exodus-new-network/" title="https://hackaday.com/2021/05/20/freenode-debacle-prompts-staff-exodus-new-network/">https://hackaday.com/2021/05/20/fre...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kline.sh/" title="https://www.kline.sh/">https://www.kline.sh/</a></li>
</ul>