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# The Lounge
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[](https://avatar.playat.ch:1000/)
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[](https://www.npmjs.org/package/thelounge)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/thelounge/lounge)
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/astorije/lounge/branch/master)
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[](https://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge)
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[](https://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge?type=dev)
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__What is it?__
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The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.
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*This is the official, community-managed fork of @erming's great initiative, the [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project.*
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__What features does it have?__
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- Multiple user support
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- Stays connected even when you close the browser
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- Connect from multiple devices at once
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- Responsive layout — works well on your smartphone
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- _.. and more!_
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__Why the fork?__
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We felt that the original [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project
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"stagnated" a little because its original author wanted it to remain his pet
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project (which is a perfectly fine thing!).
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A bunch of people, excited about doing things a bit differently than the upstream
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project forked it under a new name: “The Lounge”.
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This fork aims to be community managed, meaning that the decisions are taken
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in a collegial fashion, and that a bunch of maintainers should be able to make
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the review process quicker and more streamlined.
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## Installation and usage
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The Lounge requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v4 or more recent.
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### Running stable releases from npm (recommended)
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Run this in a terminal to install (or upgrade) the latest stable release from
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[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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```sh
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[sudo] npm install -g thelounge
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```
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When installation is complete, run:
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```sh
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lounge start
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```
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For more information, read the [documentation](https://thelounge.github.io/docs/), [wiki](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/wiki), or run:
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```sh
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lounge --help
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```
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### Running from source
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The following commands install the development version of The Lounge:
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/thelounge/lounge.git
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cd lounge
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npm install
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npm start
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```
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A word of caution:
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- While it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready!
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- It is not recommended to run this as root. However, if you decide to do so,
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you will have to run `npm run build`.
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## Development setup
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Simply follow the instructions to run The Lounge from source above, on your own
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fork.
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Before submitting any change, make sure to:
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- Read the [Contributing instructions](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing)
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- Run `npm test` to execute linters and test suite
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- Run `npm run build` if you change or add anything in `client/js/libs` or `client/views`
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