ngircd

Is ngircd actively maintained?

ngircd is under active development: 12 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 2 commits a month in the most recent quarter.

The most recent tagged release, rel-28, is about 3 months old.

ngircd ranks #7 of 11 in Communication - IRC, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.

What ngircd actually does

ngircd is a portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server designed specifically for small or private networks. It provides a straightforward text-based communication channel without the overhead of larger enterprise chat platforms. Written in C, it serves as a traditional IRC daemon to route messages between connected clients.

Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you want to set up a private chat server for a small group or a local network with minimal resource consumption.

Worth knowing: Development activity is currently slowing down, and it lacks the modern features and integrations found in newer team chat applications.

Deployment notes

As a compiled C binary packaged as a deb, it typically runs as a standalone system service and usually handles TLS either natively or via a separate reverse proxy.

Links

• Official website
• Source code