ngircd
ngircd is an open-source, self-hosted app in the IRC & XMPP category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C. It has 582 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 582
- Forks
- 84
- Open issues
- 27
- Commits, last 12 months
- 18
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- rel-28Jul 12, 2026
- Created
- Jan 3, 2012
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, last release Jul 12, 2026.
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 18 |
| Latest release | rel-28 (Jul 12, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 12 |
| Open issues | 27 |
| Open pull requests | 5 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Jan 3, 2012 |
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About ngircd
Portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/ngircd/ngircd.
Topics
- irc
- ircd
- daemon
- linux
- bsd
- macos
- unix
- c
- server
- ngircd
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Is ngircd free and open source?
Yes. ngircd is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run ngircd with Docker?
ngircd does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to ngircd?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to ngircd include ejabberd, The Lounge and Weechat.
Is ngircd actively maintained?
The most recent commit to ngircd was on Oct 24, 2026 with 18 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is rel-28, published Jul 12, 2026. It had 27 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.