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Generate the default config file | Generate the default config file | ||
su -m znc -c "znc --makeconf --datadir=/usr/local/etc/znc" | su -m znc -c "znc --makeconf --datadir=/usr/local/etc/znc" | ||
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| + | == Passwords == | ||
| + | To create/change your znc password run the following: | ||
| + | znc --makepass | ||
| + | Paste the output into your znc.conf, then restart the ZNC sercice: | ||
| + | service znc restart | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
http://aazza.github.io/2014/06/01/installing-znc-on-freebsd/ | http://aazza.github.io/2014/06/01/installing-znc-on-freebsd/ | ||
| + | <br>Note: All credit goes to Nataliia Uvarova in the above link, I only placed this info on my site for redundancy and ease of access. | ||
[[Category:FreeBSD]][[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:FreeBSD]][[Category:Linux]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:12, 15 September 2015
How to install znc (IRC Bouncer/Proxy) the right way on FreeBSD.
Install
pkg install znc
or
cd /usr/ports/irc/znc make install clean
Create Service Account
pw adduser znc -d /nonexistent -s /usr/sbin/nologin -c "ZNC user"
Config
Add the following lines to your /etc/rc.conf
znc_enable="YES" znc_conf_dir="/usr/local/etc/znc" znc_user="znc"
Create the config folder and set ownership
mkdir /usr/local/etc/znc chown znc /usr/local/etc/znc
Generate the default config file
su -m znc -c "znc --makeconf --datadir=/usr/local/etc/znc"
Passwords
To create/change your znc password run the following:
znc --makepass
Paste the output into your znc.conf, then restart the ZNC sercice:
service znc restart
Reference
http://aazza.github.io/2014/06/01/installing-znc-on-freebsd/
Note: All credit goes to Nataliia Uvarova in the above link, I only placed this info on my site for redundancy and ease of access.