Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRCd (IRC server software) written in Go.
Our core design principles are:
- Being simple to set up and use.
- Combining the features of an ircd, a services framework, and a bouncer (integrated account management, history storage, and bouncer functionality).
- Bleeding-edge IRCv3 support suitable for use as an IRCv3 reference implementation.
- High customizability via a rehashable (i.e., reloadable at runtime) YAML config.
For more information, see our GitHub pages:
You can play with a running instance at testnet.ergo.chat.
Release tags and binaries are signed with the GPG key 740FC947B135E7627D4D00F21996B89DF018DCAB (expiring July 2025). You can obtain this key from keyserver.ubuntu.com, from our website, or from GitHub.