soju(1) # NAME soju - IRC bouncer # SYNOPSIS *soju* [options...] # DESCRIPTION soju is a user-friendly IRC bouncer. It connects to upstream IRC servers on behalf of the user to provide extra features. - Multiple separate users sharing the same bouncer, each with their own upstream servers - Clients connecting to multiple upstream servers via a single connection to the bouncer - Sending the backlog (messages received while the user was disconnected from the bouncer), with per-client buffers When joining a channel, the channel will be saved and automatically joined on the next connection. When registering or authenticating with NickServ, the credentials will be saved and automatically used on the next connection if the server supports SASL. soju supports two connection modes: - Single upstream mode: one downstream connection maps to one upstream connection. To enable this mode, connect to the bouncer with the username "/". If the bouncer isn't connected to the upstream server, it will get automatically added. Then channels can be joined and parted as if you were directly connected to the upstream server. - Multiple upstream mode: one downstream connection maps to multiple upstream connections. Channels and nicks are suffixed with the network name. To join a channel, you need to use the suffix too: _/join #channel/network_. Same applies to messages sent to users. # OPTIONS *-h, -help* Show help message and quit. *-config* Path to the config file. *-debug* Enable debug logging (this will leak sensitive information such as passwords). *-listen*
Listening address (default: ":6667"). # CONFIG FILE The config file has one directive per line. *listen*
Listening address (default: ":6667"). *hostname* Server hostname (default: system hostname). *tls* Enable TLS support. The certificate and the key files must be PEM-encoded. *sql* Set the SQL driver settings. The only supported driver is "sqlite". The source is the path to the SQLite database file. # IRC SERVICE soju exposes an IRC service called BouncerServ to manage the bouncer. Commands can be sent via regular private messages (_/msg BouncerServ [args...]_). *help* [command] Show a list of commands. If _command_ is specified, show a help message for the command. *create-network* *-addr* [options...] Connect to a new network at _addr_. _-addr_ is mandatory. Other options are: *-name* Short network name. This will be used instead of _addr_ to refer to the network. *-username* Connect with the specified username. By default, the nickname is used. *-pass* Connect with the specified server password. *-realname* Connect with the specified real name. By default, the nickname is used. *-nick* Connect with the specified nickname. By default, the account's username is used. # AUTHORS Maintained by Simon Ser , who is assisted by other open-source contributors. For more information about soju development, see https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/soju.