Name: znc

Website: https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC

Last reviewed by: Clipper, April 2026

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ZNC

ZNC is an IRC bouncer (BNC). It stays connected to IRC servers on your behalf and relays messages to your client when you reconnect, so you never miss anything while you are offline.

Setup

Connecting from XChat / HexChat

See the dedicated guide: How to connect ZNC to XChat / HexChat

Tips and tricks

Enable push notifications

The znc-push module adds support for push notifications via services including Pushbullet, Telegram and others.

Step 1 — Create a ~/code directory and clone the repo:

mkdir -p ~/code && git clone https://github.com/nicowillis/znc-push ~/code/znc-push

Step 2 — Build the module:

cd ~/code/znc-push
/opt/znc/1.8.2/bin/znc-buildmod push.cpp

Step 3 — Copy the compiled module to your ZNC modules directory:

cp push.so ~/.config/znc/modules/

Step 4 — Load the module in ZNC:

/msg *status loadmod push

Step 5 — Follow the instructions in the znc-push README to configure your notification service.