soju/doc/getting-started.md
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Getting started

Server side

To create an admin user and start soju, run these commands:

sojuctl create-user <soju username> -admin
soju -listen irc+insecure://127.0.0.1:6667

If you're migrating from ZNC, a tool is available to import users, networks and channels from a ZNC config file:

go run ./contrib/znc-import.go <znc config file>

Client side

Client supporting soju.im/bouncer-networks

If your are using a client supporting the soju.im/bouncer-networks IRC extension (see the client list), then you can just connect to soju with your username and password.

If your client doesn't provide a UI to manage IRC networks, you can talk to BouncerServ. See the man page or use /msg BouncerServ help.

Other clients

You will need to setup one separate server in your client for each server you want soju to connect to.

The easiest way to get started is to specify the IRC server address directly in the username in the client configuration. For example to connect to Libera Chat, your username will be: <soju username>/irc.libera.chat. Also set your soju password in the password field of your client configuration.

This will autoconfigure soju by adding a network with the address irc.libera.chat and then autoconnect to it. You will now be able to join any channel like you would normally do.

For more advanced configuration options, you can talk to BouncerServ. See the man page or use /msg BouncerServ help.