Overview
tilde.chat is the irc network of the tildeverse, an association of social unix servers built as an intentional community for teaching, learning, and sharing.
tilde.chat is a place for tilde-folk and friends to gather and communicate.
Connection Info
IRC Client
point your client to irc.tilde.chat on port 6697 with ssl/tls
if you're getting a higher ping than you'd like, try one of the geo-round-robins: na.tilde.chat, eu.tilde.chat, and au.tilde.chat on port 6697 with ssl/tls.
plaintext on localhost port 6667 is available at a shell on tildes that run chat nodes (port 7766 on ~town)
XMPP (via gateway)
You can connect from any xmpp client with our biboumi gateway. it runs on tilde.team's xmpp server.
channels can be joined with this room-format: #helpdesk@biboumi.tilde.team
Web chat
If you don't have a client ready to go, try using our webchat:
If you want to create a direct link to the channel, put it at the end of the url like this: https://tilde.chat/kiwi/#channel
Mumble
use your client to connect to tilde.chat on the default port using "tilde.chat" as the password and talk!
there's also a web client. use the same password.
might not be anyone there. shout about it on irc first!
Quotes
We have a quote database, in the style of bash.org, that aims to catalog moments on tilde.chat.
Rules / Guidelines
Please see the IRC etiquette guide
Chatting/using tilde.chat irc servers implies agreement with the code of conduct. the tilde.town code of conduct applies as well.
If you have anything that needs oper attention, please send a mail to opers at tilde dot chat.
Incidents will be handled according to the CoC as well as by admins of your home tilde.
Notable channels
| #meta | #meta is the nightmare hell world where many conversations take place |
| #team | #team is tilde.team's channel |
| #gemini | #gemini is the semi-official channel for the gemini protocol |
| #club | #club is tilde.club's channel |
| #town | #town is tilde.town's channel |
| #politics | 'your uncle at the christmas table' roleplay channel |
| #wiki | discuss or get help with this wiki |