Is there a nice way to set up an IRC server for my wireless home network, running on an old Mac Mini?
On other forums people have recommended compiling IRCD-Hybrid for OS X. I have Homebrew installed and it contains a formula for ngIRCd; would that work?
Or should I give up and just use the Bonjour functionality built into iChat?
Best Answer
Since you have
Homebrew
installed,ngircd
is very simple to install and configure.Install ngIRCd
Add /usr/local/sbin to your PATH
edit the config file (very easy to follow, even for a beginner, as the defaults are just fine for everything.) Note the path may be different for you to homebrew / ngircd version folders.
Here's a sample config file, should you need it.
Verify your config, if you like:
Then simply start the server: