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[](http://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://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge)
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[](https://david-dm.org/thelounge/lounge#info=devDependencies)
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# The Lounge
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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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## Install
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To use The Lounge you must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) installed.
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The oldest Node.js version we support is 4.2.0.
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If you still use 0.10 or 0.12 we strongly advise you to upgrade before installing The Lounge.
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For more information on how to upgrade, read the [documentation](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/).
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```
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sudo npm install -g thelounge
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```
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## Usage
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When the install is complete, go ahead and run this in your terminal:
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```
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lounge --help
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```
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For more information, read the [documentation](https://thelounge.github.io/docs/).
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## Development setup
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To run the app from source, just clone the code and run this in your terminal:
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```
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npm install
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npm start
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```
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You will have to run `npm run build` if you change or add anything in
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`client/js/libs` or `client/views.`
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## License
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Available under the [MIT License](http://mths.be/mit).
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Some fonts licensed under [SIL OFL](http://scripts.sil.org/OFL) and the [Apache License](http://www.apache.org/licenses/).
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