How to install ZNC

Introduction

ZNC is an IRC network bouncer software. It comes with various modules and features that can be modified to your usage requirements.

Installation

This tutorial its for Debian 8 but should work for latest Debian and Ubuntu versions as well.

First you need to install some packages to compile ZNC from source:

• sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libperl-dev pkg-config

Now you are ready to start the ZNC installation with this commands:

• wget https://znc.in/releases/znc-1.6.5.tar.gz
• tar -xzvf znc-1.6.5.tar.gz
• cd znc-1.6.5
• ./configure or ./configure --prefix="$HOME/.local" (If you don't have root)
• make
• make install

If you would like to install the lastest stable version or another one click here for the list.




Configuration

After installing the necessary packages and ZNC, you can configure and initialize ZNC using this command:

• znc --makeconf

If for any reason your server reboots or loses network connectivity, ZNC will lose it too. To automatically start ZNC on boot, use the following command:

• sudo systemctl enable znc.service