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IRC Custom MOTD Not Showing

Default Ergo MOTD showing instead of custom MOTD.

Symptom

IRC server shows default Ergo MOTD with color charts. Custom folk.zone MOTD not displaying.

Cause

Ergo IRCd is configured to use the default MOTD file instead of the custom MOTD file.

Fix

Update ircd.yaml to use correct MOTD file and ensure it is properly mounted.

Steps:

1. Update ircd.yaml to use correct MOTD file:

```bash sed -i 's/motd: ergo.motd/motd: ircd.motd/' ~/folkzone-new/irc/ircd.yaml ```

2. Mount MOTD file in docker-compose.yml:

```yaml folkzone-irc-ergo:

volumes:
  - folkzone_irc_ergo_data:/ircd
  - ./irc/ircd.motd:/ircd/ircd.motd:ro
  - ./irc/ircd.yaml:/ircd/ircd.yaml:ro

```

3. Restart IRC server:

```bash docker compose up -d folkzone-irc-ergo ```

4. Verify MOTD is loaded:

```bash docker exec folkzone_irc_ergo cat /ircd/ircd.motd ```

Prevention

Verify MOTD file path in ircd.yaml during initial configuration. Test MOTD display after setup.

See Also

Last updated: 2026-06-19