Build an IRC Server
Build an IRC server like ircd/Ergo: client registration, channels with modes, PRIVMSG routing, PING/PONG keepalive, server-to-server federation, IRCv3 capability negotiation + message tags + SASL, and the chat protocol that ran open-source communities for 35+ years.
intermediate10 lessons4 chapters10 graded exercisesPython
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What you’ll have built
Chapter by chapter. Every step is a graded exercise.
- IRC Basics
- Channels & Messaging
- Server Architecture
- Modern IRC
Starts in Python — solve in the language you choose in the editor, same tests either way.
Curriculum
4 chapters, 10 lessons. Each lesson is a short read, one graded exercise, and a quiz.
- 1IRC: 1988 Until TodayRead · exercise · quiz
- 2Client RegistrationRead · exercise · quiz
- 3Channels & ModesRead · exercise · quiz
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