1 ### Kiwi IRC - A hand-crafted IRC client
2 Kiwi IRC is a fully featured IRC client that can be extended to suit almost any needs.
3 Using the web application is extremly simple even without any IRC knowledge as all the common needs are built directly into the UI.
5 For more information see https://kiwiirc.com or an example of the application can be found at https://kiwiirc.com/client/.
6 Our development IRC channel is on the Freenode network, irc.freenode.net #kiwiirc
11 1. Download the Kiwi source or clone the git repository:
13 `$ git clone git@github.com:prawnsalad/KiwiIRC.git && cd KiwiIRC`
15 2. Install the dependencies:
19 3. Copy and edit the configuration file as needed:
21 `$ cp config.example.js config.js`
25 4. Make sure the client code is built:
31 From the source folder: `$ ./kiwi start`
33 You can also run kiwi in the foreground to see any output by using the `-f` flag. Eg: `$ ./kiwi -f`
35 Open your new Kiwi instance in your browser. By default: http://localhost:7778/
39 Report bugs using the issue tracker on github: https://github.com/prawnsalad/KiwiIRC/issues
43 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
47 The KiwiIRC logo credited to Michael Drahony (www.drahony.com)