FT_IRC

Link RFC ref

RFC-2812

Study Links

Studies

Command Documentation

HexChat Commands

Terminal Commands

Introduction

ft_irc is a project for the 42 curriculum that involves creating an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server. The goal of this project is to understand the basics of network programming and the IRC protocol.

Features

• Handle multiple clients simultaneously
• Support for basic IRC commands (NICK, USER, JOIN, PART, PRIVMSG, etc.)
• Channel management
• User authentication
• Message broadcasting

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/allandantas21/ft_irc.git
   cd ft_irc

2. Build the project:

   make

3. Run the server:

   ./ircserv <port> <password>

Usage

1. Connect to the server using an IRC client (e.g., nc -> Netcat):

   /nc <localhost> <port>

2. For detailed commands, see the terminal commands documentation.

Project Structure

• incs/ - Header files
• srcs/ - Source code files
• main.cpp - main source
• Makefile - Build script

Authors

• Allan Dantas
• Thaís Meneses
• Daniel Bessa