For those that looking for info to join IRC Libera.chat I not a expert but many hours of testing. And I did push this out in a hurry so feel free to edit and improve. Simple web page no install https://web.libera.chat/ pick and nickname. If that one is used it fill in a generic unused one or you may try another one keep the channel as #libera press enter and you will be in the channel. At this point you will not be able to chat until you register your nickname so in the bottom line enter /msg NickServ REGISTER (your password) (your email address) no parentheses but a space between items you will get a email with a code to enter /msg NickServ IDENTIFY (your password) no parentheses but a space between items it should ask for your emailed code enter that code and you are now registered enter /join #plugaz enter and you are now able to chat these commands should work with most any IRC client For weechat on a Debian system in a terminal sudo apt-get install weechat then enter computer password then enter weechat wait till weechat is fully open then on the bottom line enter /server add libera irc.libera.chat:6697 -ssl -autoconnect then enter/connect libera then enter /msg NickServ REGISTER (your password) (your email address) no parentheses but a space between items you will get a email with a code to enter /msg NickServ IDENTIFY (your password) no parentheses but a space between items it should ask for your emailed code enter that code and you are now registered enter /join #plugaz enter and you are now able to chat I used this guide. I also used screen weechat-curses so I could move from one computer to another with ssh to the host then screen-dr and now I never miss a comment. https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/using-weechat-for-irc/ a good cheat sheet is this https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/opensourcedotcom-irc-cheatsheet.pdf Libera.chat https://libera.chat/ I also changed to SASL enter /set irc.server.liberachat.sasl_mechanism PLAIN/set irc.server.liberachat.sasl_username /set irc.server.liberachat.sasl_password /save https://libera.chat/guides/weechat -- Todd Cole Ubuntu Arizona Team 2928 W El Caminito Phoenix AZ 85051-3957 toddc@azloco.com 602-677-9402