How to Set up Your Own IRC Channel on Freenode.Net
Choose a channel name., Join the chosen channel., Register the channel with the ChanServ bot., The channel is now registered! , When you want to become a channel operator again, ask ChanServ.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose a channel name.
IRC channel names start with a #, and Freenode's policy dictates that "off topic" channels should start with ##; e.g. ##mychannel. -
Step 2: Join the chosen channel.
Use the /join ##mychannel command.
If the channel was empty, it will be created and you will automatically become a "channel operator" (sometimes "chanop" or "op").
Ops are allowed to manage the channel – for example, to ban abusers.
If the network doesn't give you op rights, it means the channel is already registered by somebody else. , This makes sure nobody else can take over the channel. /msg ChanServ register ##mychannel ,, /msg ChanServ op ##mychannel -
Step 3: Register the channel with the ChanServ bot.
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Step 4: The channel is now registered!
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Step 5: When you want to become a channel operator again
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Step 6: ask ChanServ.
Detailed Guide
IRC channel names start with a #, and Freenode's policy dictates that "off topic" channels should start with ##; e.g. ##mychannel.
Use the /join ##mychannel command.
If the channel was empty, it will be created and you will automatically become a "channel operator" (sometimes "chanop" or "op").
Ops are allowed to manage the channel – for example, to ban abusers.
If the network doesn't give you op rights, it means the channel is already registered by somebody else. , This makes sure nobody else can take over the channel. /msg ChanServ register ##mychannel ,, /msg ChanServ op ##mychannel
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