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IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a low-bandwidth chat platform that has been around for decades. If you're new to it, it can be a little tricky to figure out, but it's worthwhile because a lot of developers and technical communities use it to share information and hang out.
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A bunch of people who develop for jailbroken iOS are in #iphonedev and #theos on irc.saurik.com. Feel free to drop by and listen for a bit. If you ask a question and nobody responds right away, leave your IRC client open for a while to wait for answers, since not everyone is always awake and online. It's also helpful to do your best finding an answer yourself (via [http://google.com/ Google], etc.) before asking in the channel. Here's [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.saurik.com/#iphonedev a convenient link to an IRC web client for #iphonedev] that you can use to start chatting right away (ignore the "password" option on that page).
 
Other public channels on irc.saurik.com include [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.saurik.com/#iphone #iphone] (a general-purpose channel for iOS-related discussion), [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.saurik.com/#theos #theos] (for discussing [[Theos]]), [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.saurik.com/#cycript #cycript] (for discussing [[Cycript]]), and [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.saurik.com/#winterboard #winterboard] (for discussing Winterboard and [[Cydget]]). If you'd like to join multiple channels in that web-based client: click one channel to open the client, and after you click "Start", type <code>/join #ChannelName</code> to join the second one.
 
For lots more help beyond this page, see [http://www.irchelp.org/ irchelp.org].
 
== IRC clients ==
In order to connect to an IRC server, you can use those webchat links above or install a client application. If you plan to use IRC regularly, installing a client application is much more convenient than using a web-based client. All clients have a place to type in the server name (like irc.saurik.com) and channel name (like #iphonedev), and a place to type in a nickname for yourself. (If you already have an IRC client application installed, [irc://irc.saurik.com/iphonedev here's an IRC protocol link] that should launch your client.)
 
Here are some recommended IRC clients.
 
* '''Web''' for temporary use (as linked above): '''[https://kiwiirc.com/ Kiwi IRC]''' (free).
 
* '''Web and iOS''' for long-term use: '''[https://www.irccloud.com/ IRCCloud]''' - free trial version that keeps you online for 2 hours, and for [https://www.irccloud.com/pricing $5/month], it'll keep you online indefinitely even when your computer/phone is off, so you can see all the history in all your channels.
 
* '''OS X''': '''[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]''' (free) or '''[http://codeux.com/textual/ Textual]''' (free trial, $5 for full  version).
 
* '''iOS''': '''[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colloquy-irc-client/id302000478?mt=8 Colloquy]''' ($2) or '''[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/palaver/id538073623?mt=8 Palaver]''' ($3).
 
* '''Windows''': '''[http://hexchat.github.io/ HexChat]''' (free).
 
* '''Linux''': '''[http://xchat.org/ XChat]''' (free).
 
* '''Command line on almost any operating system''' for long-term use: '''[http://irssi.org/ irssi]''' (free). If you have access to a server, you can set up irssi so that it stays connected indefinitely (so you can see all the history), with the help of a program called "screen". If you don't already have access to a server, and if you're willing to do a bit of setup work, you can get a year of a free "microinstance" on Amazon Web Servers and set up irssi with "screen" there - [http://thetic.net/2014/10/10/irssi-on-aws/ here are instructions].
 
== Details about saurik's IRC network ==
 
''(You probably don't need these details.)''
 
saurik runs an InspirIRCd instance on his server at [irc://irc.saurik.com/ irc.saurik.com].
 
Port 6667 is opened as raw, unencrypted IRC. This is the default port most clients will connect to.
 
Port 6697 is opened as encrypted SSL IRC.

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