All our realtime communication happens through IRC: #pico.sh @ libera.chat.
We are delighted to provide a hosted IRC bouncer and web client for us on the team as well as pico users.
If you don't want to use our bouncer and just want to quickly connect to our channel, then we recommend the libera-hosted web client.
NOTE: For libera.chat you must ensure you have a libera account.
# Generate a login token for bouncer
- SSH into our pico TUI
- Select "Manage Tokens" submenu
- Type "n" to generate a new token
- Save token someplace safe
# Supported Clients
Next you need to pick a client to connect to the bouncer and finish setup:
- web - at chat.pico.sh
- terminal - senpai
# Web
We provide pico users with a self-hosted version of gamja.
# Log into chat.pico.sh
- You'll be redirected to auth.pico.sh which implements a fake oauth2 service
- Enter the token from above
- Click submit
# Back to chat.pico.sh
- Click "remember me" (this is important)
- You'll see an error "Cannot interact with channels and users on the bouncer connection. Did you mean to use a specific network?" that's okay
- Message
BouncerServ(/msg BouncerServ help) to configure the bouncer
Next step is to connect to libera.chat section.
# Senpai
Senpai is a modern terminal client coupled pretty tightly to soju development
so it's a great fit for us at pico -- we use it.
# Configure senpai
Create a config file
1mkdir -p ~/.config/senpai
2touch ~/.config/senpai/senpai.scfg
Edit senpai.scfg
address ircs://irc.pico.sh:6697
nickname <user>
password "<pico-token>"
tls true
Open senpai
1senpai
Next step is to connect to libera.chat section.
# Connect to libera
Using:
- Network
irc.libera.chat - Network alias
libera - Channel
#pico.sh
# Message BouncerServ
/msg BouncerServ help
# Join a network
network create -addr irc.libera.chat -name libera -nick <user> -enabled false
sasl set-plain -network libera <user> <sasl-pass>
network update libera -enabled true
# Join pico
/j #pico.sh
That's it! Join any other channels or networks using the same method.