diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To get started using PouchDB, check out the [web site](https://pouchdb.com) and
 Getting Help
 ------------
 
-The PouchDB community is active [on Freenode IRC](https://www.irccloud.com/invite?channel=pouchdb&hostname=irc.freenode.net&port=6697&ssl=1), in [the Google Groups mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pouchdb), and [on StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/pouchdb). Or you can [tweet @pouchdb](http://twitter.com/pouchdb)!
+The PouchDB community is active [on Libera IRC](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697) [(web)](https://web.libera.chat/#pouchdb), in [the Google Groups mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pouchdb), and [on StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/pouchdb). Or you can [tweet @pouchdb](http://twitter.com/pouchdb)!
 
 If you think you've found a bug in PouchDB, please write a reproducible test case and file [a Github issue](https://github.com/pouchdb/pouchdb/issues). You can start with a [template we have built on glitch](https://glitch.com/~pouchdb-bug-helper).
 
diff --git a/docs/_layouts/default.html b/docs/_layouts/default.html
index e1f6051bfe..76e9a71edd 100644
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@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ <h3 class="nav-head">Learn</h3>
             <h3 class="nav-head">Discuss</h3>
             <ul class="nav nav-silent">
               <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pouchdb">Mailing List</a></li>
-              <li><a href="irc://freenode.net/#pouchdb">IRC</a></li>
+              <li><a href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697#pouchdb">IRC</a> <a href="https://web.libera.chat/#pouchdb">(web)</a></li>
               <li><a href="http://twitter.com/pouchdb">Twitter</a></li>
               <li><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/pouchdb">StackOverflow</a></li>
             </ul>
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
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--- a/docs/getting-started.md
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@@ -212,4 +212,4 @@ You should be able to open [the todo app](http://127.0.0.1:8000) in another brow
 
 {% include anchor.html class="h3" title="Congratulations!" hash="congratulations" %}
 
-You've completed your first PouchDB application. This is a basic example, and a real world application will need to integrate more error checking, user signup, etc. But you should now understand the basics you need to start working on your own PouchDB project. If you have any more questions, please get in touch on [IRC](irc://freenode.net#pouchdb) or the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pouchdb).
+You've completed your first PouchDB application. This is a basic example, and a real world application will need to integrate more error checking, user signup, etc. But you should now understand the basics you need to start working on your own PouchDB project. If you have any more questions, please get in touch on [IRC](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697#pouchdb) [(web)](https://web.libera.chat/#pouchdb) or the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pouchdb).