Shout

What is it?
Shout is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.

What features does it have?

• Multiple user support
• Stays connected even when you close the browser
• Connect from multiple devices at once
• Responsive layout — works well on your smartphone
• .. and more!

Ok, you caught my attention. I want to try it!
Here's a Shout server running in public mode, which allows for anonymous connections:

Try the Shout client

Note: If lots of people are trying the demo, you might want to try another network than irc.freenode.org. Freenode only allows ~5 connections.

Install

sudo npm install -g shout

Usage

When the install is complete, go ahead and start the server:

shout

For more information:

shout --help

Screenshot

Configuration

Open the config.json file by running:

shout config

The settings:

port
The default port to be used.
You can override this by running shout --port 80

public
Set to either true|false.
When set to false, a login will be required for connecting users.

User Management

Go ahead and run shout --help:

Usage: shout [options] [command]

Commands:

  list
    List all existing users
  
  add <name>
    Add a new user
  
  remove <name>
    Remove an existing user

  edit <name>
    Edit an existing user

Pretty simple, huh?

If you want to edit users manually, see users/example/user.json.

Commands

These are the commands currently implemented:

• /close
• /connect
• /deop
• /devoice
• /disconnect
• /invite
• /join
• /kick
• /leave
• /me
• /mode
• /msg
• /nick
• /notice
• /op
• /part
• /query
• /quit
• /quote
• /raw
• /say
• /send
• /server
• /slap
• /topic
• /voice
• /whois

License

Available under the MIT license.