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## About UnrealIRCd
UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999.
It runs on Linux, OS X and Windows and is currently the most widely deployed IRCd
with a [market share of 37%](https://www.ircstats.org/servers). UnrealIRCd is a
highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity and security. It uses an
advanced and highly configurable configuration file. Other key features include:
full IRCv3 support, SSL/TLS, cloaking, JSON-RPC, advanced anti-flood and anti-spam
systems, GeoIP, remote includes, and lots of [other features](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/About_UnrealIRCd).
We are also particularly proud on our extensive online documentation.

## Versions
* UnrealIRCd 6 is the *stable* series since December 2021. It is the only supported version.
* For full details of release scheduling and EOL dates, see
  [UnrealIRCd releases](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/UnrealIRCd_releases) on the wiki

## How to get started
Follow the installation guide on the wiki. See:
* [Installing from source for *NIX](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Installing_from_source)
* [Installation instructions for Windows](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Installing_(Windows))

## Documentation and Support
You can find all **documentation** online at: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/

We also have a good **FAQ**: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ

If you are in need of support, you can pop up on [**#unreal-support** on `irc.unrealircd.org`](ircs://irc.unrealircd.org:6697/unreal-support)
or ask your question on the [forums](https://forums.unrealircd.org).

## Supported systems
We try to **support** all major *NIX systems: all Linux distros but also NetBSD, OpenBSD and macOS,
provided the OS version was released within the past ~5 years.

We use a private BuildBot instance to test each commit. The **tested** systems are (others are
likely to work too):
* Linux: Debian (10, 11, 12, 13), Ubuntu (18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04)
* FreeBSD: 15
* Windows: Visual Studio 2019

UnrealIRCd is architecture-agnostic. Most of the BuildBot workers run on x64 but we
also have some on x86 and arm64 to ensure these work as well.

## Other links ##
* https://www.unrealircd.org - Main website
* https://bugs.unrealircd.org - Bug tracker
* https://fosstodon.org/@unrealircd - Mastodon
* https://twitter.com/Unreal_IRCd - Twitter
