UnrealIRCd
UnrealIRCd is an open-source, self-hosted app in the IRC & XMPP category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C. It has 527 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 527
- Forks
- 157
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 420
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Jul 28, 2014
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 420 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 420 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 4 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jul 28, 2014 |
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About UnrealIRCd
Modular, advanced and highly configurable IRC server written in C for Linux, BSD, Windows, and macOS.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd.
Topics
- irc-server
- ircv3
- sasl
- irc
- unrealircd
- ircd
- c
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Is UnrealIRCd free and open source?
Yes. UnrealIRCd 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 UnrealIRCd with Docker?
UnrealIRCd does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to UnrealIRCd?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to UnrealIRCd include ejabberd, The Lounge and Weechat.
Is UnrealIRCd actively maintained?
The most recent commit to UnrealIRCd was on Oct 23, 2026 with 420 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.