# Install ngircd with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Lightweight Internet Relay Chat server. Version 27 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ngircd ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ngircd ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ngircd ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: irc/ngircd/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ngircd ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ngircd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ngircd ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ngircd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ngircd ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ngircd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ngircd ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ng/ngircd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ngircd - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 27 - **Source summary:** Lightweight Internet Relay Chat server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T13:13:44+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ngircd (cli) - ngircd (alias) ## Dependencies - libident - openssl@3 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 27 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://ngircd.barton.de/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage ngIRCd is a lightweight IRC daemon for small, private, in-house, or public IRC networks. It is written from scratch in C, favors portability and a clean configuration file, and does not try to clone every historical quirk of older IRC daemons. ### Project history Development started in 2001, and the project describes itself as written from scratch rather than based on the original IRCNet daemon. The name expands to next-generation IRC daemon, though the documentation jokes that "lightweight IRC server" would probably have been more accurate. The project has kept a conservative scope: implement useful IRC commands and semantics that clients actually use, follow relevant standards where practical, and stay easy to build and run across Unix-like systems and Windows environments. ### Adoption history ngIRCd is niche but durable. Its own news page says it is used in real-world in-house and public IRC networks and included in package repositories of various operating systems. The GitHub repository shows long-lived maintenance, thousands of commits, and release 27 on April 26, 2024. Its adoption lane is not massive public IRC networks that need every service integration. It is for admins who want a small IRC server for private communities, labs, LANs, embedded-ish setups, or networks where dynamic IP support, IPv6, TLS, PAM, and simple maintenance matter more than feature sprawl. ### How it is used Users install `ngircd`, edit `ngircd.conf`, define server identity, ports, operators, channels, TLS settings, and optional server links, then run it as a small daemon. It can run standalone or join a network of ngIRCd servers across a LAN or the internet. Package nerds like ngIRCd because it is the IRC server you can explain in one config file. Compared with heavier IRCd stacks, it is attractive for reproducible test networks, local chat infrastructure, and cases where the service should survive without a pile of companion daemons. ### Why package nerds care ngIRCd is a small-server counterexample to the idea that every network daemon needs a sprawling ecosystem. Its history is valuable mostly because it stayed portable, understandable, and packageable for more than two decades. ### Timeline - 2001: ngIRCd development started. - 2005: Debian packaging discussions already described it as a scratch-built IRC daemon for small or private networks. - 2024-04-26: ngIRCd 27 was released after more than three years since the previous release, with accumulated fixes and documentation updates. ### Related projects - IRCNet ircd - UnrealIRCd - InspIRCd - ircd-hybrid ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /usr/local/etc/ngircd.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ngircd - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ngircd - 27-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ngircd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight Internet Relay Chat server | https://ngircd.barton.de/ - Nix - ngircd: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ng/ngircd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ngircd - 26.1-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ngircd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight Internet Relay Chat server | https://ngircd.barton.de/ - apk - ngircd - 27-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ngircd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Next Generation IRC Daemon | https://ngircd.barton.de/ - apk - ngircd-doc - 27-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ngircd-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Next Generation IRC Daemon (documentation) | https://ngircd.barton.de/ - apk - ngircd-openrc - 27-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ngircd-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Next Generation IRC Daemon (OpenRC init scripts) | https://ngircd.barton.de/ - dnf - ngircd - 27-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ngircd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Next Generation IRC Daemon | http://ngircd.barton.de/ - MacPorts - ngircd: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: irc/ngircd/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [znc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/znc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking, server. - [catgirl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/catgirl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [epic5](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epic5/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [senpai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/senpai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [xaric](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xaric/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [ircd-hybrid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ircd-hybrid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking, server. - [irssi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/irssi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [sic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking. - [inspircd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/inspircd/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: chat, cli, internet, irc, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ngircd.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ngircd.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph