Initial setup and customization of the folk.zone IRC service.

Do NOT mount custom ircd.yaml initially Ergo IRCd is designed to work out of the box with a usable default config. Mounting a custom ircd.yaml file before the first run can cause segmentation faults and crashes.

Why This Matters Ergo generates self-signed certificates and creates the database on first run. Custom configs must reference these correctly or the server will crash. The default config handles all of this automatically.

Step 1: Start with Default Config ```bash cd /home/brennan/folkzone-new docker compose up -d folkzone-irc-ergo folkzone-irc-lounge ```

Step 2: Verify Services Started ```bash docker compose ps folkzone-irc-ergo folkzone-irc-lounge ```

Step 3: Check Ergo Logs for Admin Credentials ```bash docker logs folkzone-irc-ergo | grep “Oper username” ``` You should see something like: Oper username:password is admin:dW86Jv_Yv2ZnjwE6GnYm

Step 4: Copy Generated Config ```bash docker cp folkzone-irc-ergo:/ircd/ircd.yaml /tmp/ircd.yaml ```

Step 5: Customize Config Edit the config as needed. Common changes: - Change server name from “ergo” to “irc-direct.folk.zone” - Adjust channel settings - Modify operator credentials

```bash sed -i 's/name: “ergo”/name: “irc-direct.folk.zone”/' /tmp/ircd.yaml ```

Step 6: Copy Back to Container ```bash docker cp /tmp/ircd.yaml folkzone-irc-ergo:/ircd/ircd.yaml ```

Step 7: Reload Config ```bash docker kill -s SIGHUP folkzone-irc-ergo ```

Step 8: Verify Reload ```bash docker logs folkzone-irc-ergo –tail 10 ``` You should see “Rehash completed successfully”

- [ ] Start Ergo without custom config - [ ] Verify both containers are running - [ ] Get admin credentials from logs - [ ] Copy generated ircd.yaml - [ ] Customize server name - [ ] Copy config back to container - [ ] Reload config with SIGHUP - [ ] Test web client at https://irc.folk.zone - [ ] Test direct IRC connection to irc-direct.folk.zone:6697

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• Configuration - Config file details
• Management - Service management commands

Last updated: 2026-06-20

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