IRC Tutorials for Beginners

Learn the basics of Internet Relay Chat, connect to IRCPlus and explore IRC clients, commands and scripting.

What is IRC?

IRC is a real-time chat protocol. People connect to an IRC network with a client, choose a nickname and join channels such as #IRCplus.

Connect to IRCPlus

Use the web chat on this site or configure an IRC client with the IRCPlus server details. Choose a nickname, connect and join a channel with /join #IRCplus.

Useful commands

• /join #channel — join a channel.
• /part #channel — leave a channel.
• /nick name — change your nickname.
• /msg nickname message — send a private message.

mIRC scripting

mIRC supports event-driven scripts. Use the dedicated mIRC scripting guide for examples, and test scripts in a private environment before using them on a live network.

Eggdrop bots

Eggdrop is an IRC bot commonly used to help manage channels. See the Eggdrop guide for installation, configuration and safe bot operation.