# inspircd/inspircd

A high-performance Internet Relay Chat (IRCv3) server for UNIX-like and Windows systems

Repository: https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/inspircd
Homepage: https://www.inspircd.org
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: inspircd, c-plus-plus, irc-server, ircv3, ircd, irc, internet-relay-chat, irc-protocol
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:49:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5278, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 88, "gap_med": 55.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1341, forks 285 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:26.192613+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, networking, plugin-system
- domain: self-hosted
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform
- tags: irc, irc-server, ircd, ircv3, chat-server, internet-relay-chat, modular, messaging, real-time, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- inspircd/inspircd (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.192613+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:43:44.662790+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.192613+00:00, sha 4ed336fc059a)
  - homepage: https://www.inspircd.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.740676+00:00, sha 4721f0f6c9a8)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.749668+00:00, sha cb00a166f071)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/debian (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.751412+00:00, sha 6240b2d6b231)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/rhel (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.753377+00:00, sha 78a8f9aa817d)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/ubuntu (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.755009+00:00, sha 60a35632438b)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/windows (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.756683+00:00, sha 07bed4440419)
  - site_page: https://docs.inspircd.org/4/installation/source (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:41.758256+00:00, sha ca6063fbc5a1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.