Ergo (IRCd) on a Mac
Modern single-binary IRC server (IRCv3, built-in services) · Chat & Collaboration
Ergo (formerly Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go; a single binary with no dependencies, full IRCv3 support, TLS, message history, and built-in NickServ/ChanServ (no separate services package needed). brew install ergo or grab a release; edit ircd.yaml and run ergo run. Plaintext on 6667, TLS on 6697. Great starting point for a private network.
Run Ergo (IRCd) with FrontierStack
Install or connect Ergo (IRCd); then check its status, ports and certificate from FrontierStack. The same screen links to firewall checks, Malware Audit and backups where they apply.
Run it from your Mac.
FrontierStack installs, monitors and secures services on this Mac and on linked servers.
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