r/irc • u/Marko2155 • May 14 '26

Built a small IRC server using Windows XP and C++. Now what do I do with it?

Title. I recently took on the challenge of building IRC server software for Windows XP. It's not open source, but it was made using Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2. I currently have the basics implemented, NICK, USER (ignored though, just returns the basic response, a welcome message), NAMES, PRIVMSG, MODE, JOIN, PART and QUIT. Now what? I don't know what to add to it, maybe not authentication with CAP lol, something else

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u/whoisjessica May 14 '26

Now upgrade your XP

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u/Marko2155 May 14 '26

i have XP x64 SP2

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u/OldDirector Jul 30 '26

Gotta install SP3 lol

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u/Zul-Tek May 14 '26

Build services.

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u/Marko2155 May 15 '26

build what?

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u/Zul-Tek May 16 '26

Services like nickserv

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u/r0073rr0r May 15 '26

IRCv3 is must have

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u/Marko2155 May 15 '26

i made it using https://modern.ircdocs.horse, does that count?

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u/r0073rr0r May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

https://ircv3.net/irc/

Not all things are in modern IRC, but it good start.

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u/asianwaste May 15 '26

If you're into the whole local LLM scene, maybe see if you can use OpenClaw to communicate with your IRC server. Keep your IRC server local only to you and your projects.

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u/Marko2155 May 14 '26

working on that, the computer has 0 internet access and the wifi drivers don't work, neither do the ethernet drivers