inspircd/inspircd
A high-performance Internet Relay Chat (IRCv3) server for UNIX-like and Windows systems observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 75
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 55.0
- age_days: 5278
- days_rel: 88
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 11
Adoption not part of the score
1341 stars · 285 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
InspIRCd is a high-performance, modular Internet Relay Chat (IRCv3) server written in C++ for UNIX-like and Windows systems. It supports all ratified IRCv3 specifications and is trusted by over 1000 networks including Snoonet and Teranova.
Use cases
- host my own irc server
- run a chat server for my community
- set up an ircd with ircv3 support
- self-host a modular irc network server
- deploy an irc server on linux or windows
- run a chat network with channel modes and extended bans
When to choose
- you need a stable, actively maintained IRCv3-compliant server
- you want a modular server where you pick only the features you need
- you need official packages for Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows, or Docker
- you are running a large or high-traffic IRC network
When to avoid
- you want a modern web-based chat platform like Matrix or Slack instead of IRC
- you need a lightweight single-binary chat server with minimal configuration
- you require a license other than GPLv2 for your project
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-server networking plugin-system self-hosted windows bsd cross-platform irc irc-server ircd ircv3 chat-server internet-relay-chat modular messaging real-time linux macos docker
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4ed336fc059a
- homepage: https://www.inspircd.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4721f0f6c9a8
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · cb00a166f071
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/debian · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6240b2d6b231
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/rhel · fetched 2026-08-29 · 78a8f9aa817d
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/ubuntu · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60a35632438b
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/windows · fetched 2026-08-29 · 07bed4440419
- site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/source · fetched 2026-08-29 · ca6063fbc5a1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| inspircd/inspircd | main | 91 |
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