folk.zone

for the common folk

folk.zone is an IndieWeb commons: free, open-source internet services run on real hardware by one person. Federated social, writing, git, wiki, IRC, and more.

beta

Connection Details

Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
Port: 6697
TLS/SSL: Required
Certificate: Let's Encrypt (trusted by default)
SHA512 Fingerprint: 81:DA:32:D7:45:31:BE:0E:01:83:C4:A4:B7:6D:DF:89:C9:41:4F:68:7F:14:AD:1F:F2:05:DC:11:C1:0E:6B:17:CC:73:63:DF:0B:C9:EA:4B:C8:68:86:51:01:8C:2D:BA:BA:AC:65:10:2F:D9:CF:A6:D9:86:29:72:64:16:1D:5D

Note: We use a Let's Encrypt TLS certificate, which is trusted by default in most IRC clients. No manual certificate acceptance should be required.

Web Client

The easiest way to connect is through our web client at irc.folk.zone. No software installation required.

Desktop Clients

Halloy

Add to your config.toml:

[servers.irc_folk_zone]
nickname = "your_nickname"
server = "irc-direct.folk.zone"
port = 6697
use_tls = true
dangerously_accept_invalid_certs = true
channels = ["#general"]
alt_nicks = ["your_nick_", "your_nick__"]
username = "your_nickname"
realname = "Your Real Name"

WeeChat

/server add folkzone irc-direct.folk.zone/6697 -tls
/set irc.server.folkzone.tls_verify off
/connect folkzone
/join #general

Irssi

/server add -tls -tls_verify no folkzone irc-direct.folk.zone 6697
/connect folkzone
/join #general

HexChat

  1. Open Network List
  2. Click "Add"
  3. Name it "folk.zone"
  4. Edit → Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
  5. Edit → Port: 6697
  6. Check "Use SSL for this server"
  7. Uncheck "Accept invalid SSL certificate" (or accept when prompted)
  8. Connect
  9. Join channel: #general

Textual (macOS)

  1. File → New Server Connection
  2. Server Address: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "Use SSL"
  5. Uncheck "Verify SSL Certificate"
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

LimeChat (macOS)

  1. File → New Server
  2. Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "Use SSL"
  5. Uncheck "Verify Certificate"
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

KVIrc

  1. Options → Configure Servers
  2. Add new server
  3. Name: folk.zone
  4. Hostname: irc-direct.folk.zone
  5. Port: 6697
  6. Check "Use SSL"
  7. Uncheck "Verify server certificate"
  8. Connect
  9. Join channel: #general

Mobile Clients

IRC for iOS (formerly Yaaic)

  1. Add new server
  2. Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "SSL"
  5. Uncheck "Verify Certificate"
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

Revolution IRC (Android)

  1. Add server
  2. Address: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "SSL/TLS"
  5. Uncheck "Verify certificate"
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

AndroIRC (Android)

  1. Add server
  2. Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "SSL"
  5. Uncheck "Verify SSL"
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

IRCCloud (iOS/Android/Web)

  1. Add network
  2. Server: irc-direct.folk.zone
  3. Port: 6697
  4. Check "SSL"
  5. Accept certificate when prompted
  6. Connect
  7. Join channel: #general

Command Line

ircII

/server irc-direct.folk.zone 6697
/set ssl_verify off
/join #general

netcat (for testing)

nc -vz irc-direct.folk.zone 6697

Troubleshooting

Connection Timeout

If you get a connection timeout, check that:

  • You're using port 6697 (not 6667)
  • TLS/SSL is enabled
  • Your firewall isn't blocking the connection

Certificate Errors

If you get certificate errors, you need to either:

  • Disable certificate verification in your client
  • Accept the self-signed certificate when prompted
  • Add an exception for irc-direct.folk.zone

Can't Connect

If you still can't connect, try the web client at irc.folk.zone as a fallback.

Channels

Main channel: #general

Feel free to join and introduce yourself!