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# The Lounge
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Modern web IRC client designed for self-hosting.
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[](https://demo.thelounge.chat/)
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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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## Overview
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* **Modern features brought to IRC.** Push notifications, link previews, new message markers, and more bring IRC to the 21st century.
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* **Always connected.** Remains connected to IRC servers while you are offline.
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* **Cross platform.** It doesn't matter what OS you use, it just works wherever Node.js runs.
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* **Responsive interface.** The client works smoothly on every desktop, smartphone and tablet.
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* **Synchronized experience.** Always resume where you left off no matter what device.
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To learn more about configuration, usage and features of The Lounge, take a look at [the website](https://thelounge.github.io).
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<p align="center">
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<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8675906/28143204-53116e8c-6719-11e7-992b-d1ba442c6c37.png" width="550">
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</p>
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The Lounge is the official and community-managed fork of [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout), by [Mattias Erming](https://github.com/erming).
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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 and run 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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NODE_ENV=production npm run build
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npm start
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```
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When installed like this, npm doesn't create a `lounge` executable. Use `npm start -- <command>` to run subcommands.
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⚠️ While it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready! Run at
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your own risk. It is also not recommended to run this as root.
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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` or `client/views`
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