Connecting to IRC

Connecting to korin.pink IRC

Server details

Field	Value
Host	irc.korin.pink
Port	6697
TLS	required
SASL	PLAIN

Plaintext port 6667 is not available. All connections require TLS.

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Client setup

WeeChat

/server add korin irc.korin.pink/6697 -ssl
/set irc.server.korin.sasl_mechanism PLAIN
/set irc.server.korin.sasl_username YOUR_NICK
/set irc.server.korin.sasl_password YOUR_PASSWORD
/connect korin

irssi

/network add korin
/server add -auto -network korin -ssl -ssl_verify irc.korin.pink 6697
/set -network korin sasl_mechanism plain
/set -network korin sasl_username YOUR_NICK
/set -network korin sasl_password YOUR_PASSWORD
/connect korin

Senpai (recommended for IRCv3)

~/.config/senpai/senpai.scfg:

address irc.korin.pink:6697
nick YOUR_NICK
password YOUR_PASSWORD
tls true

Catgirl

catgirl -h irc.korin.pink -p 6697 -n YOUR_NICK -w YOUR_PASSWORD

Textual / LimeChat (macOS GUI)

Connection settings: Server: irc.korin.pink, Port: 6697, SSL: enabled. Under Login Info → set SASL auth with your nick and password.

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Nick registration

If you don’t have an account yet, connect with TLS and register:

/MSG NickServ REGISTER <password> <email>

After registration, configure your client to authenticate via SASL PLAIN (see above) so you’re always logged in on connect.

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Linking to your Stellar account

Once you have an Ergo nick, link it to earn IRCScore:

PUT /api/users/:id/irc-nick
{ "ircNick": "your_nick" }

This requires a valid Stellar session cookie. The nick must be unique across all Stellar accounts. See the Stellar API docs for endpoint details.