About UnrealIRCd

UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999. It runs on Linux, OS X and Windows and is currently the most widely deployed IRCd with a market share of 42%. UnrealIRCd is a highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity, an advanced and highly configurable configuration file. Key features include SSL/TLS, cloaking, its advanced anti-flood and anti-spam systems, swear filtering and module support. We are also particularly proud on our extensive online documentation.

Versions

• UnrealIRCd 6 is the stable series since December 2021. All new features go in there.
• UnrealIRCd 5 is the oldstable series. It is End Of Life. Only security bugs will be fixed until June 30, 2023, after which all support will stop.
• For full details of release scheduling and EOL dates, see UnrealIRCd releases on the wiki

How to get started

Follow the installation guide on the wiki. See:

• Installing from source for *NIX
• Installating instructions for Windows

Documentation & FAQ

You can find all documentation online at: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/

We also have a good FAQ: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ

Website, support, and other links

• https://www.unrealircd.org - Our main website
• https://forums.unrealircd.org - Support
• https://bugs.unrealircd.org - Bug tracker
• ircs://irc.unrealircd.org:6697/unreal-support - IRC support