Symptoms Cannot connect to irc-direct.folk.zone:6667 or :6697 from external clients.
Cause Ports not exposed, firewall blocking, or router not forwarding.
Fix
1. Verify ports are exposed in docker-compose.yml 2. Check firewall allows ports 6667 and 6697 3. Test locally: nc -zv localhost 6667 4. Verify router port forwarding if connecting from outside LAN
Prevention Test connectivity locally before checking external access.
Last updated: 2026-06-21