IRC that stays online, long after you log off.
A free, volunteer-run network built on open-source software. Persistent bouncers, free shell accounts and IRC bots today — with email and a VPS on the way. No ads, no upsells, no expiry.
- $0
- cost to join
- 3
- services live now
- 24/7
- bouncer uptime
- 100%
- open-source stack
Free services, with more on the way.
A bouncer, a shell and bots are live today, all free and provided as-is by volunteers who run the network for the love of it. Email and a VPS are in the works — marked below.
IRC Bouncer
A persistent connection that stays joined to your channels while you're away, then replays everything you missed the moment you reconnect.
Free Shell
A real Ubuntu container you SSH into, with a public site at <name>.4evr.sh. Run your IRC client in tmux, host a page, build a bot, tinker.
The Network
The IRC network itself — servers, ports, channels and rules. Connect with any client over TLS and join the conversation in seconds.
IRC Bots
Channel bots for ops, logging, factoids and fun — run an eggdrop on your shell so it stays up without you babysitting a process.
Email Hosting
A mailbox on the network's own infrastructure — tied to your account, not a data broker. Bring your IRC identity to your inbox.
VPS
A virtual private server for projects that outgrow a shell — bots, services, experiments. Root where it makes sense, on request.
From zero to talking in under a minute.
No web signup wall. Point any IRC client at the network, join the lobby, and ask managebot for a bouncer — it verifies your email and approves low-risk requests on the spot.
Point your client at the network
Server irc.IRCForever.org, port 6697 with TLS enabled.
Join the lobby
Type /join #IRCForever and say hello.
Ask managebot
Send !bnc <username> <email> for a bouncer, then verify your email — most requests approve instantly.
A thriving free network, built on quality open-source software.
Free, and meant to stay that way
Every service is offered at no cost. There's no premium tier waiting to gate the good parts — the network is the product.
Self-administered
Run by volunteers who use it daily. Decisions are made in the open, and ops are people you can actually talk to in channel.
Open-source all the way down
From the ircd to the bouncer to the bots — built on software you can read, run and contribute to yourself.
Your nick is waiting.
Connect over TLS, join #IRCForever, and claim your bouncer and shell in the same session.