znc/znc

Health v2 · maintenance only

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer (BNC) that stays connected to IRC networks so clients can disconnect and reconnect without losing chat history or session state. It is a self-hosted C++ server with a web admin interface, multi-user and multi-network support, and an extensible module system including modperl and modpython.

Use cases

• keep my IRC nick online and receive messages while offline
• never miss channel history when I reconnect my IRC client
• run a persistent IRC connection on a server
• connect multiple devices to the same IRC session
• host a bouncer for multiple users and networks
• manage IRC connections via a web admin panel
• extend an IRC bouncer with custom modules in Python or Perl

When to choose

• you use IRC regularly across multiple devices or intermittent connections
• you want a mature, self-hosted bouncer with a web interface and module ecosystem
• you need multi-user, multi-network support on your own server

When to avoid

• you don't use IRC or only need a modern chat platform like Slack or Matrix
• you want a fully managed hosted service rather than self-hosting
• you need a lightweight single-user proxy with no admin features

Facets

application · maturity stable

http-server plugin-system security developer-tools self-hosted messaging-platforms networking privacy windows bsd cross-platform self-hosted irc irc-bouncer chat proxy ssl-tls modperl modpython web-interface linux macos docker

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