ft_irc

Internet Relay Chat
By NotArt, kaveOO and BLQuatre

Introduction

The goal of this project was to implement an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server that can handle multiple clients, manage channels, and respect the core rules of the IRC protocol. This project focuses on socket programming, client-server communication, and efficient resource management.

Features

• Channels Management: Operators, topic, ban, invite, password...
• File Transfer

Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/ft-NotArt/IRC
   cd IRC

2. Build the project

   make

3. Start the server

   ./IRC <password> <port>

4. You can choose your client, here's an example with irssi

   irssi -c localhost -n <nick> -w <password> -p <port>

Ban Bot

We made a bot that request a ban upon detecting a badword using regex.

To setup and launch the bot, follow these instructions:

cd bot
make
./Bot <password> <port> [ip]

Example