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The Lounge – Self-hosted web IRC client

87 points by MaxLeiter 10y ago

m00dy 10y ago
Better than using a bouncer, huh ? Ahh old days.
comex 10y ago
Website: https://thelounge.github.io https://thelounge.github.io Demo (seems broken): https://avatar.playat.ch:1000 https://avatar.playat.ch:1000
- MaxLeiter 10y ago
  Demo has been fixed, was updating to master :)
  - throwanem 10y ago
    It's not accepting connections right now.
deleted 10y ago
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unknown2374 10y ago
How does this compare to Matrix clients? http://matrix.org/ http://matrix.org/ Would highly appreciate feedback from people who use both of these.
- kiwn87 10y ago
  Well... this is an IRC client. Apples and oranges; both chat clients, but different protocols, as i understand it. There's interoperability, but I don't believe Matrix is a rote IRC client, unlike The Lounge. The Lounge seems like it'd be better compared to a project like Glowing Bear.
gravypod 10y ago
Finally, I have been waiting for a long long time for someone to fix some problems I've had with Shout. Does this support automatic reconnect when dropped? Edit: > This pre-release adds a very, very long-awaited feature: auto-reconnection! It also extends our support of ident with oidentd, shows timestamps on small screens and fix bugs around notifications and sticky scroll. Yes it does!
foxbarrington 10y ago
Just switched from Colloquy. I recommend using Nativefier[1] to turn it into a "native" app, so you don't have to hunt through all your browser tabs for it. [1] https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier
- figgis 10y ago
  If you use chrome/chromium you can always drag a bookmark into the apps at chrome://apps, right click and tick the "open as window" option. That will turn it into a pretty good standalone app. Here's a quick example with clicker heroes. http://i.imgur.com/ur5Y2KH.png http://i.imgur.com/ur5Y2KH.png And another with swarm simulator. http://i.imgur.com/ycevl2A.png http://i.imgur.com/ycevl2A.png
  - PudgePacket 10y ago
    I right clicked but I don't see that option. http://i.imgur.com/W1dtHDK.png http://i.imgur.com/W1dtHDK.png
    - AdrenalinMd 10y ago
      Looks like "Open as window" option is not available in Chrome osx, it disappeared ~2014 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/29ZcfRB45j4 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/29ZcfR...
    - figgis 10y ago
      Yeah I apologize, at the time it just seemed like a feature that would be universal to chrome/chromium. Guess chrome os doesn't have it.
jlarocco 10y ago
Can somebody explain the benefit of this? I kinda understand why somebody would want a web client. But hosting your own seems to defeat the purpose. From what I've seen, web clients aren't nearly as good, and installing and running a full blown server app is a lot more work than installing and launching a standalone client. Then again, I recently switched to ERC, so guess I'm really in no position to judge.
- MaxLeiter 10y ago
  It's basically a self-hosted IRCCloud. You're always connected, so no need for znc or another bouncer, and you can easily access it on your phone or another computer.
- vertex-four 10y ago
  I can use the same client from my desktop, laptop, random tablets, phones, friend's game console, pretty much any device which has Internet access - and not have to learn three or four different interfaces and potentially miss out on chat logs. Also, running a server app isn't actually very hard if you're used to it. (And hopefully will be even easier in the future, once Sandstorm figures out their Powerbox.)
- blfr 10y ago
  Personally, I prefer to use irssi over mosh but other people (often your friends, colleagues) are more comfortable with a webUI. It's easier to get going since you set everything up for them and they only need a browser.
- Rondom 10y ago
  I think Quassel IRC is a better fit for most purposes. You run the daemon (core) on a server and you can connect using a desktop-app, iOS-app, Android-app etc. I cannot see how any of the current web-only IRC-clients can provide this user experience. http://quassel-irc.org/ http://quassel-irc.org/
  - buovjaga 10y ago
    There is also https://github.com/magne4000/quassel-webserver https://github.com/magne4000/quassel-webserver
pepijndevos 10y ago
Can I use this together with a bouncer and desktop client? I suppose I could point this at ZNC, but maybe that breaks the backlog in confusing ways.
- MaxLeiter 10y ago
  Yep, it works great with ZNC, and plenty of people use both
  - gnufied 10y ago
    So does this automatically show messages since I was connected last?
    - MaxLeiter 10y ago
      You leave it running on your server, so yes :)
benbristow 10y ago
Any chance of seeing Docker support for this?
- MaxLeiter 10y ago
  https://www.github.com/TheLounge/docker-lounge https://www.github.com/TheLounge/docker-lounge
  - benbristow 10y ago
    Perfect, thanks Max! I like running all the apps on my home server with Docker, keeps everything clean and tidy.
dharma1 10y ago
is there a native android/ios client for this that supports push notifications?

87 points by MaxLeiter 10y ago

m00dy 10y ago

Better than using a bouncer, huh ? Ahh old days.

comex 10y ago

Website: https://thelounge.github.io https://thelounge.github.io Demo (seems broken): https://avatar.playat.ch:1000 https://avatar.playat.ch:1000

MaxLeiter 10y ago
Demo has been fixed, was updating to master :)
- throwanem 10y ago
  It's not accepting connections right now.

deleted 10y ago

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unknown2374 10y ago

How does this compare to Matrix clients? http://matrix.org/ http://matrix.org/ Would highly appreciate feedback from people who use both of these.

kiwn87 10y ago
Well... this is an IRC client. Apples and oranges; both chat clients, but different protocols, as i understand it. There's interoperability, but I don't believe Matrix is a rote IRC client, unlike The Lounge. The Lounge seems like it'd be better compared to a project like Glowing Bear.

gravypod 10y ago

Finally, I have been waiting for a long long time for someone to fix some problems I've had with Shout. Does this support automatic reconnect when dropped? Edit: > This pre-release adds a very, very long-awaited feature: auto-reconnection! It also extends our support of ident with oidentd, shows timestamps on small screens and fix bugs around notifications and sticky scroll. Yes it does!

foxbarrington 10y ago

Just switched from Colloquy. I recommend using Nativefier[1] to turn it into a "native" app, so you don't have to hunt through all your browser tabs for it. [1] https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier

figgis 10y ago
If you use chrome/chromium you can always drag a bookmark into the apps at chrome://apps, right click and tick the "open as window" option. That will turn it into a pretty good standalone app. Here's a quick example with clicker heroes. http://i.imgur.com/ur5Y2KH.png http://i.imgur.com/ur5Y2KH.png And another with swarm simulator. http://i.imgur.com/ycevl2A.png http://i.imgur.com/ycevl2A.png
- PudgePacket 10y ago
  I right clicked but I don't see that option. http://i.imgur.com/W1dtHDK.png http://i.imgur.com/W1dtHDK.png
  - AdrenalinMd 10y ago
    Looks like "Open as window" option is not available in Chrome osx, it disappeared ~2014 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/29ZcfRB45j4 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/29ZcfR...
  - figgis 10y ago
    Yeah I apologize, at the time it just seemed like a feature that would be universal to chrome/chromium. Guess chrome os doesn't have it.

jlarocco 10y ago

Can somebody explain the benefit of this? I kinda understand why somebody would want a web client. But hosting your own seems to defeat the purpose. From what I've seen, web clients aren't nearly as good, and installing and running a full blown server app is a lot more work than installing and launching a standalone client. Then again, I recently switched to ERC, so guess I'm really in no position to judge.

MaxLeiter 10y ago
It's basically a self-hosted IRCCloud. You're always connected, so no need for znc or another bouncer, and you can easily access it on your phone or another computer.
vertex-four 10y ago
I can use the same client from my desktop, laptop, random tablets, phones, friend's game console, pretty much any device which has Internet access - and not have to learn three or four different interfaces and potentially miss out on chat logs. Also, running a server app isn't actually very hard if you're used to it. (And hopefully will be even easier in the future, once Sandstorm figures out their Powerbox.)
blfr 10y ago
Personally, I prefer to use irssi over mosh but other people (often your friends, colleagues) are more comfortable with a webUI. It's easier to get going since you set everything up for them and they only need a browser.
Rondom 10y ago
I think Quassel IRC is a better fit for most purposes. You run the daemon (core) on a server and you can connect using a desktop-app, iOS-app, Android-app etc. I cannot see how any of the current web-only IRC-clients can provide this user experience. http://quassel-irc.org/ http://quassel-irc.org/
- buovjaga 10y ago
  There is also https://github.com/magne4000/quassel-webserver https://github.com/magne4000/quassel-webserver

pepijndevos 10y ago

Can I use this together with a bouncer and desktop client? I suppose I could point this at ZNC, but maybe that breaks the backlog in confusing ways.

MaxLeiter 10y ago
Yep, it works great with ZNC, and plenty of people use both
- gnufied 10y ago
  So does this automatically show messages since I was connected last?
  - MaxLeiter 10y ago
    You leave it running on your server, so yes :)

benbristow 10y ago

Any chance of seeing Docker support for this?

MaxLeiter 10y ago
https://www.github.com/TheLounge/docker-lounge https://www.github.com/TheLounge/docker-lounge
- benbristow 10y ago
  Perfect, thanks Max! I like running all the apps on my home server with Docker, keeps everything clean and tidy.

dharma1 10y ago

is there a native android/ios client for this that supports push notifications?