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Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client, meaning that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core.

This container handles the IRC connection (quasselcore) and requires a desktop client (quasselclient) to be used and configured. It is designed to be always on and will keep your identity present in IRC even when your clients cannot be online. Backlog (history) is downloaded by your client upon reconnection allowing infinite scrollback through time.

Source: quassel

docker create \
	--name=quassel-core \
	-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
	-v <path to data>:/config \
	-e PGID=<gid> -e PUID=<uid> \
	-p 4242:4242 \
	linuxserver/quassel-core

Parameters

• -p 4242 - the port quassel-core listens for connections on
• -v /etc/localhost for timesync - optional
• -v /config - database and quassel-core configuration storage
• -e PGID for for GroupID - see below for explanation
• -e PUID for for UserID - see below for explanation

It is based on phusion-baseimage with ssh removed, for shell access whilst the container is running do docker exec -it quassel-core /bin/bash.

TL;DR - The PGID and PUID values set the user / group you'd like your container to 'run as' to the host OS. This can be a user you've created or even root (not recommended).

Part of what makes our containers work so well is by allowing you to specify your own PUID and PGID. This avoids nasty permissions errors with relation to data volumes (-v flags). When an application is installed on the host OS it is normally added to the common group called users, Docker apps due to the nature of the technology can't be added to this group. So we added this feature to let you easily choose when running your containers.

A great place to host a quassel instance is a VPS, such as DigitalOcean. For $5 a month you can have a 24/7 IRC connection and be up and running in under 55 seconds (or so they claim).

Once you have the container running, fire up a quassel desktop client and connect to your new core instance using your droplets public IP address and the port you specified in your docker run command default: 4242. Create an admin user, select SQLite as your storage backend (Quassel limitation). Setup your real name and nick, then press Save & Connect.

You're now connected to IRC. Let's add you to our IRC #linuxserver.io room on Freenode. Click 'File' > 'Networks' > 'Configure Networks' > 'Add' (under Networks section, not Servers) > 'Use preset' > Select 'Freenode' and then configure your identity using the tabs in the 'Network details' section. Once connected to Freenode, click #join and enter #linuxserver.io. That's it, you're done.

• Upgrade to the latest version of Quassel simply docker restart quassel-core.
• Monitor the logs of the container in realtime docker logs -f quassel-core.

• 14.10.15: Removed the webui, turned out to be to unstable for most usecases.
• 01.09.15: Fixed mistake in README
• 30.07.15: Switched to internal baseimage, and fixed a bug with updating the webinterface.
• 06.07.15: Enabled BLOWFISH encryption and added a (optional) webinterface, for the times you dont have access to your client.
• 2.1: LinuxServer.io related documentation updates
• 2.0: New gid\uid fix, and code cleanup.
• 1.0: Inital release