Clone and run for a quick way to see irc via tcp in action.
This is a minimal Nodejs application based on the TCP module within the Nodejs documentation.
To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and Node.js (which comes with npm) installed on your computer. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/king-kloy/irc-tcp
# Go into the repository
cd irc-tcp
# To start the server
cd server/
node tcp-server.js
# To start the client app
cd client/
node tcp-client.js
# On the same host machine, you can open another terminal
# Another can join the IRC, by simply
node tcp-client.js
Note: If you're using Linux Bash for Windows, see this guide or use node
from the command prompt.