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IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is often used as a real-time communication capability with open source projects. We're pretty proud of the friendly vibe in the OpenStack channels and invite anyone wanting to ask questions or talk about all things OpenStack to the channels.
  
= OpenStack IRC channels (irc.freenode.net) =
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=== New to IRC ? ===
  
If you want to start a new IRC channel, please consult with the InfrastructureTeam in #openstack-infra or at openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org to ensure it gets registered appropriately. If you don't know what IRC is, here are a [[UsingIRC|few guidelines]].
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Please see the IRC chapter in our Contributors Guide: '''https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/irc.html'''
  
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=== OpenStack IRC channels and meetings ===
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! IRC Channel !! Description !! Current Schedule
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We are using the OFTC IRC network, our main channels are:
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|'''#openstack''' || general discussion, support ||
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* #openstack (for usage questions)
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* #openstack-dev (for development questions)
|'''#openstack-cinder''' || cinder team discussions||
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* #openstack-infra (for questions about the project infrastructure)
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|'''#openstack-swift''' || swift team discussions||
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You can access the complete list of channels and the schedule of IRC meetings on: '''https://meetings.opendev.org/'''
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|'''#openstack-nova''' || nova team discussions||
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=== How to read messages exchanged when you're offline ===
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|'''#openstack-dev''' || development discussion||
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IRC, unlike other chat systems, doesn't keep messages when you're offline. In order to be notified of relevant communications you can either look at the [http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/ channel logs] or setup an IRC proxy.
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|'''#openstack-hyper-v''' || Microsoft Windows guests and hypervisor discussion||
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The most common IRC proxies are [http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC znc] and [https://bip.milkypond.org/ bip]. See the following guides to configure them:
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|'''#openstack-infra''' || developer community infrastructure, continuous integration||
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* [https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/notes-bip-IRC-proxy/README Installation notes for Fedora/RH-like] and [https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/notes-bip-IRC-proxy/bip.conf example bip.conf] contributed by Kashyap Chamarthy
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* ZNC [https://dague.net/2014/09/13/my-irc-proxy-setup/ configuration notes] contributed by Sean Dague
|'''#openstack-ironic''' || ironic & bare metal discussions||
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* [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat] IRC client combines proxy and client, and allows you to run the client in a shell and access that client additionally from a web client or Android app.
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|'''#openstack-meeting''' || team meetings||
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[[Category:Connect]]
|'''#openstack-meeting-alt''' || team meetings, alternate channel||
 
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|'''#openstack-metering''' || ceilometer team discussions||
 
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|'''#openstack-opw''' || GNOME OPW mentor, intern and supporter discussions||
 
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|'''#openstack-packaging''' || packaging discussions||
 
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|'''#openstack-chef''' || deployment and operating [[OpenStack]] with Chef||
 
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|'''#openstack-doc''' || documentation team discussion||
 
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| '''#openstack-101''' || guidance for new contributors ||
 
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| '''#openstack-community''' || coordination of community activity ||
 
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| '''#openstack-translation''' || translation groups discussion||
 
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| '''#openstack-qa''' || QA team discussion||
 
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|'''#reddwarf''' || reddwarf database team discussions||
 
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|'''#tripleo''' || TripleO team discussions||
 
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 23 March 2024

IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is often used as a real-time communication capability with open source projects. We're pretty proud of the friendly vibe in the OpenStack channels and invite anyone wanting to ask questions or talk about all things OpenStack to the channels.

New to IRC ?

Please see the IRC chapter in our Contributors Guide: https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/irc.html

OpenStack IRC channels and meetings

We are using the OFTC IRC network, our main channels are:

  • #openstack (for usage questions)
  • #openstack-dev (for development questions)
  • #openstack-infra (for questions about the project infrastructure)

You can access the complete list of channels and the schedule of IRC meetings on: https://meetings.opendev.org/

How to read messages exchanged when you're offline

IRC, unlike other chat systems, doesn't keep messages when you're offline. In order to be notified of relevant communications you can either look at the channel logs or setup an IRC proxy.

The most common IRC proxies are znc and bip. See the following guides to configure them: