Lounge

A frequently asked question we get from customers is if we have support for The Lounge. At the time of writing, we don't officially support it, but it can be installed using a script a community member has written.

The Lounge is a self-hosted web IRC client for the modern world. It has modern features like push notifications, link previews, file uploads, and more to bring IRC into the 21st century. It's always connected to IRC servers while you are offline. Forget about bouncers. Resume where you left off on any device. And it also has a responsive interface, making the client work smoothly on every desktop, smartphone and tablet.

Installation

This installer will use your existing username and a password of your choice to secure The Lounge. Before installation, please consider reading the installer script. You can read it on the GitHub Repo before running it. The installer will output a port number with how to access The Lounge install on completion. Please remember this number.

bash <(curl -sL "https://github.com/brettpetch/hosted-scripts/raw/master/lounge.sh")

:::tip If something goes wrong during your install, please consider checking the logs. You may find them by running the following:

less -r +G ~/.logs/lounge.log

These can be helpful in cases where you need to see the output from installation. ::: On first run, go to https://<hostname.io>:<yourportnumber> to access The Lounge. This should ask you for a login. You will also receive a warning about SSL, which can be ignored safely.

Controlling the Systemd Service

systemctl (start|stop|restart|reload|enable|disable) --user lounge

Troubleshooting

I Can't Remember my Port Number

Please run grep port: ~/.thelounge/config.js

Your port number will be the first number.

Viewing logs

:::tip
For application specific logs, consider running the following:

systemctl --user status lounge

You can exit less by pressing q at any point. :::