Shelltalk

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Tracked since Aug 2026 · last updated 1 hr ago · user & channel counts only, no message content

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Users online

554

▲ 0.2% vs yesterday

Channels

479

▼ 0.2% vs yesterday

Servers

All-time peak

561

reached 10 Oct 2026

People on Shelltalk

24h 7d 30d 1y 10y All

Last 30 days

Peak 561

354

416

478

540

Sep 13Sep 20Sep 28Oct 5now

Capabilities

What the server advertises on connect (ISUPPORT / 005) - the network's technical spec.

Software ngircd-27

Network name

ShellTalk

Channel types

#&+

Prefixes

(qaohv)~&@%+

Channel modes

beI,k,l,imMnOPQRstVz

Nick length

Channel length

Topic length

490

Case mapping

ascii

Modes / line

Channel limit

#&+:300

Away length

127

Kick length

400

Max list

beI:50

EXCEPTSINVEX

Servers

14 servers on the network, mapped from its server links.

irc.shelltalk.net root irc.shelltalk.net ngircd-27 seen 1 hr ago MOTD

- Welcome to the ShellTalk Network IRC
-    _____ __         __________      ____
-   / ___// /_  ___  / / /_  __/___ _/ / /__
-   \__ \/ __ \/ _ \/ / / / / / __ `/ / //_/
-  ___/ / / / /  __/ / / / / / /_/ / / ,<
- /____/_/ /_/\___/_/_/ /_/  \__,_/_/_/|_|
-
- You can find us on network channel #shelltalk for any questions, problems  or inquiries.
- Your admins are:
-
- Yiming - Minutemin - [email protected]
- monkeybusiness - Minutemin - [email protected]
- al1r4d - Minutemin - [email protected]
-
- general contact - [email protected]
- ===================================================================================
- We are a proud partner of IRCNow, The Users' Network, that aims to create a free and open source community.
-
-  Remember the rules:
-    * No porn, illegal drugs, violence, or gambling
-    * No slander or libel
-    * No spam, illegal cracking, or DDoS
-    * Follow copyright laws
- ===================================================================================
- Connected using Cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256  TLSv1.3 Kx=TLSv1.3  Au=TLSv1.3 Enc=AESGCM(128) Mac=AEAD

irc.ircnow.org 1 hop irc.ircnow.org seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.shelltalk.net.

irc.jujube.rpblc.net 1 hop irc network RPBLC seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.shelltalk.net.

irc.bsdforall.org 2 hops BSDForAll.Org seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.ircnow.org.

irc.freeirc.org 2 hops FreeIRC Network seen 3 wks ago details

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irc.inspirenet.org 2 hops InspireNET. seen 3 wks ago details

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irc.lecturify.net 2 hops Lecturify Team seen 3 wks ago details

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irc.planetofnix.com 2 hops irc.planetofnix.com seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.ircnow.org.

services.irc.ircnow.org 2 hops Services for IRCNow seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.ircnow.org.

irc.ircforever.org 3 hops IRCForever IRC Network seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.planetofnix.com.

irc.NaStYcOdE.com 3 hops irc.NaStYcOdE.com seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.planetofnix.com.

irc.oddprotocol.org 3 hops irc.oddprotocol.org seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.inspirenet.org.

irc.thunderirc.net 3 hops ThunderIRC | Part of IRCNow seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.inspirenet.org.

irc.shell.oddprotocol.org 4 hops IRCNow seen 3 wks ago details

Links off irc.oddprotocol.org.

Channels

123 channels

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peak:1000.. - all-time peak (ever reached 1000+)

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123 tracked channels. Channels with fewer than 3 users are not tracked.

ChannelUsersShare of network30-day trend

#ircnow 208 37.5% +3.0% IRCNow: Of the Users, By the Users, For the Users: https://ircnow.org | Join the team https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Ircnow.Adminforces

#team 101 18.2% +4.1% IRCNow team channel | Join the team https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Ircnow.Adminforces | List of training guides https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Adminforces.Training

#freeirc 90 16.2% +4.7% All of the services provided by FreeIRC, including ZNC, GOT repository hosting, Shell, and more, are checked once a day at 18:00 UTC https://freeirc.org/

#ircnow-offtopic 88 15.9% +12.8% Off-topic chat for the IRCNow community.

#nastycode 83 15.0% +6.4% "Trouble connecting to ZNC? Please update your host to: bnc.nastycode.com! for help with bouncer! please type !help for more info! Need Support please contact u

#oddprotocol 80 14.4% +3.9% ★ Welcome ★ #oddprotocol Respect: [Users & Operators] Website: ( https://oddprotocol.org )

#bsdforall 67 12.1% +11.7% Welcome to #BSDForAll | ZNC @ https://bnc.bsdforall.org | Please move non-technical, non-support chat to other channels | Interested in joining staff? https://w

#shelltalk 63 11.4% +1.6% Welcome to Shelltalk.net's support channel ! | !help for assistance | ask questions and a staff member will get to it when they can. | please stay connected if

#ircforever 60 10.8% -3.2% IRCForever — IRC now and forever | BNC & shells: type !help | Web: https://ircforever.org | Portal: https://portal.4evr.sh | Chat: https://boson.chat

#plan9 53 9.6% +3.9% Plan 9 by the Bell Labs Team: Official Site: https://p9f.org | https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Ircnow.9forces | We're working on improving Plan 9 4th Edition

#thunderirc 53 9.6% +8.2% Free ZNC type !help | Learn OpenBSD | Privacy-first IRC access | Visit ⚡ https://thunderirc.net for details

#rpblc 44 7.9% +2.3% Welcome to RPBLC.net! SSH Accounts, Web/DNS/Email/SQL Hosting, IRC Bouncer, Webmail and data Backups!

#Vhost 36 6.5% +16.1% Welcome, stay healthy & safe! www.mirc.dev - for rDNS (A/AAAA) to whatever-you-like.domain.*** :) ask in channel. #eggdrop for bot scripting!

#eggdrop 36 6.5% +24.1% https://eggdrop.in > tcl scripts, docs, forum & more... https://eggdrop.in/paste > pastebin https://eggdrop.in/go/egg > eggdrop download

#offtopic 35 6.3% +6.1% Welcome to the community's general chatter channel, we want a reasonably polite room ! We have cookies... Please don't spam bots, they don't like green eggs and

#iq 25 4.5% -3.8% Those who trade essential liberty for temporary security deserve NEITHER! :: Let's read the great classics :: Now reading Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocq

#uptime 23 4.2% +21.1%

#Idle 23 4.2% +21.1% setting up idle rpg bot ... soon....

#Europe 23 4.2% +21.1% Welcome ! Stay safe and healthy. -> https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en https://www.eu-inc.org/ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/ About .EU -> https://e

#openbsd 21 3.8% -4.5%

#linux 20 3.6% +5.3%

#openclaw 20 3.6% +17.6%

#nato 20 3.6% +25.0% https://www.nato.int/en - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

#romania 19 3.4% +18.8% http://www.romania.travel/ - explore the Carpathian garden !!!

#help 18 3.2% -10.0% Welcome to IRCNow (https://ircnow.org) -- This is the official support channel for the network. Vhost rules: https://wiki.ircnow.org/index.php?n=HostServ.Rules

#exile-dev 18 3.2% -10.0% Developer discussion for Exile, a primitive-tech survival game for the Luanti engine

#indonesia 18 3.2% +28.6% ©©© WELCOME TO #INDONESIA CHANN | ENJOY AND FUN 🙂🙂🙂.

#bsdforall-support 17 3.1% -5.6% The new support channel is #bsdforall , Please use this support channel for future support requests

#announcements 16 2.9% 0.0%

#emergency 16 2.9% +14.3% All things related to search, rescue, and emergency medicine

#pnc 15 2.7% +7.1% Welcome To DemonZone... Domain is irc.partnaz-n-crime.com or demonzone.partnaz-n-crime.com to connect to server instead of ip! please join us on our new server!

#livy 15 2.7% +7.1% Titus Livius: The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind

#waterboygospellyrics 14 2.5% +16.7% welcome ... powered by SPLINTER !

#znc 13 2.3% 0.0% ZNC 1.10.1: https://wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.10.1 | https://znc.in/nightly | https://github.com/znc/znc

#IRCNow-Shells 12 2.2% -7.7% Welcome to #IRCNow-Shells. For Shell Accounts, Join #RPBLC or #BSDFORALL

#Medan 12 2.2% +50.0% Wellcome to channel MEDAN

#plum 11 2.0% -15.4%

#bridge 9 1.6% +12.5%

#Peru 9 1.6% 0.0% |||[Welcome to #Peru a channel of international friendship without borders for the entire universe || Amistad general para gente latino || https://www.peru.trav

#sdmn 9 1.6% +50.0%

#news 8 1.4% +14.3% A variety of news feeds. Type: !nytimes, !rt, !alarabiya, !propublica, !aljazeera, !conversation, !wsws, !rfe, !rfa, !democracynow, !rfe

#inter9 8 1.4% 0.0%

#exile-parliment 8 1.4% +14.3% ° ּ ֶָ֢.•° ּ ֶָ֢.•° Feel Free To Vent Or Rant , Welcome To Exile's Gatekept Shitpost Channel ° ּ ֶָ֢.•° ּ ֶָ֢.•°

#minetest 8 1.4% +14.3% All about Minetest, the FOSS voxel-based game engine

#Darkworld 8 1.4% +60.0% #DarkWorld is official channel of DarkWorld Network over ircnow network. || DarkWorld Network is multi purpose IRC Network. For more info https://darkworld.netw

#wheel 7 1.3% 0.0% This channel is now closed, please join #team for IRCNow training | https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Ircnow.Adminforces

#shelllabs 7 1.3% 0.0% Shell Laboratories: Help Create an Indie Scientific Community https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro

#music-cafe 7 1.3% -12.5% Welcome to #music-cafe on IRCNow |This Channel is linked with all my music-channels across IRC |Enjoy it here please |

#ngircd 7 1.3% 0.0% t.ly/5xZFO for code submission rules - Now we discussing how to track issues I think?

#Lima 7 1.3% 0.0%

#fizi 7 1.3% +40.0% (( :: (* --- Welcome to #fizi --- (* :: https://darkworld.network

#ayochat 7 1.3% 0.0%

#mirc 7 1.3% +16.7% ωєℓ¢σмє тσ #mIRC ircNOW Network Latest Version: mIRC v7.76 from https://www.mirc.com/get.html related issues/help, and stuff Scripting guide https://en.wikichi

#Asia 7 1.3% +75.0% Welcome to chan Asia, | for play games please make !uno and for info games !cmd

#dataideas 6 1.1% -14.3%

#exile-lob 6 1.1% -25.0%

#perl101 6 1.1% 0.0%

#Canada 6 1.1% -14.3% Welcome to Canada.........enjoy your stay, have fun and just be sensible lol

#virtualfriends 6 1.1% 0.0%

#cebu 6 1.1% +20.0% Welcome To #Cebu Queen City of South Philippines

#yonle 5 0.9% 0.0% Welcome to #yonle. Talk about almost anything as long as i am okay with it.

#unix106 5 0.9% -28.6% You have finished unix101! Please create a shell account by joining #rpblc and typing !help, then try to install https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Znc.Install and http

#lafebbre 5 0.9% 0.0% Benvenuti a tutti coloro che vivono di passioni, che vivono serenamente il loro tempo, senza opprimere il prossimo - https://www.lafebbre.ch

#omg 5 0.9% 0.0%

#/ 5 0.9% 0.0% #Slash :: #dennis #eggdrop #fizi #freeirc #help #iq #ircforever #ircnow #nastycode #oddprotocol #plan9 #root #rblc #shelltalk #znc :: irc.chatnet.chat

#banana 5 0.9% +25.0%

#Grape 5 0.9% 0.0%

#bsdbased 5 0.9% +25.0% -= #bsdBased - https://bsdbased.net/ - Public BSD Lab - OpenBSD - FreeBSD =-

#exile-ExE 4 0.7% -20.0%

#perl 4 0.7% 0.0% This channel is managed by Planetofnix.com. It is for discussing the perl programming Language.

#cloud9p 4 0.7% 0.0%

#minigames 4 0.7% +33.3%

#makati 4 0.7% 0.0% https://www.iRCMakati.com/ :: Welcome to #Makati DALnet

#botworld 4 0.7% +33.3% bots are welcome, for testing or whatever (non intrusive). Please announce your bot's name and you as it's owner and what it does upon entry of bot to room, tn

#quoservers 4 0.7% 0.0% QuoServers Hosting helpdesk and support. New accounts for Finnish citizens and Finnish residents only. ( http://quoservers.fi/ )

#ikiwiki 4 0.7% 0.0%

#exile-offtopic 4 0.7% +33.3%

#lua 4 0.7% 0.0% This channel is managed by Planetofnix.com. It is for discussing the lua programming language.

#ircfun 4 0.7% 0.0%

#karachi 4 0.7% +33.3%

#veteran 4 0.7% 0.0% Welcome Orang Lama..

#fakenews 4 0.7% 0.0%

#manila 4 0.7% +33.3%

#chat 4 0.7% 0.0% Welcome!!! Enjoy your stay and try to use common sense!!! All languages are accepted!!! https://ircnow.org/kb/doku.php?id=terms

#bsdbased-bots 4 0.7% +33.3%

#c 4 0.7% +33.3%

#ircforever-team 4 0.7% +33.3% IRCForever Team Members Only Channel | Owner = leader, Admin = Members, Op = bots..., voice = needs to finish training

#chinese 4 0.7% +33.3%

#cmpunk 4 0.7% +33.3%

#DWGames 4 0.7% +33.3%

#DWBouncers 4 0.7% +33.3% https://bouncers.darkworld.network

#dwshells 4 0.7% +33.3% :: Request Shell :: Signup & Rules :: https://wiki.darkworld.network/index.php?title=DWShells:Signup_and_Rules :: WEB :: https://shells.darkworld.network ::

#DWBots 4 0.7% +33.3%

#Tutorials 4 0.7% +33.3%

#ai 4 0.7% +33.3% Chat about artificial intelligence, machine learning, AI news, tools, and innovation.

#podcast 4 0.7% +33.3%

#Sumatra 4 0.7% 0.0%

#vps 3 0.5% 0.0% This channel is now closed, join #planetofnix, #inspirenet, #bsdforall, #freeirc, or #lecturify to request a VPS

#exile-LoT 3 0.5% -40.0%

#America 3 0.5% -25.0% Welcome to #America *** English Only *** It is a Chat Channel *** AOps and SOps wanted

#spanish 3 0.5% 0.0% Bienvenido/a #Spanish: Canal de habla hispana :)

#Rider 3 0.5% 0.0% ¡|[Welcome to #Rider unlimited friendship for everyone, tranks you visit]|!

#Christ 3 0.5% 0.0% Pray for the persecuted Christians throughout the world especially in Gaza and Syria.

#perl104 3 0.5% 0.0%

#bnc 3 0.5% 0.0%

#inspirenet-team 3 0.5% 0.0%

#IRC 3 0.5% 0.0%

#poulskitchen 3 0.5% 0.0% Welcome to #PoulsKitchen Please Be Respectful www.PoulsKitchen.club https://youtu.be/eoattbjrnOw

#mango 3 0.5% 0.0%

#embedded 3 0.5% 0.0% Embedded World! We talk about microcontrollers, SBC, and so on! Rules: no porn, no illegal drugs, no violent threats, no slander, no libel, no illegal gambling,

#Chat4fun 3 0.5% 0.0%

#Internet 3 0.5% -25.0%

#perl102 3 0.5% 0.0%

#bsdbased-team 3 0.5% 0.0%

#guava 3 0.5% 0.0%

#testing 3 0.5% 0.0%

#rpblc-crew 3 0.5% 0.0% Channel for RPBLC administration team

#Duels 3 0.5% 0.0% #Duels Game Channel

# 3 0.5% 0.0%

#depechemode 3 0.5% 0.0%

#PHP 3 0.5% 0.0% Stable PHP versions: 8.0.12, 7.4.25, 7.3.32 · Be respectful at all times & keep your language clean · Use a paste site for code · http://hashphp.org has some u

#tcl 3 0.5% 0.0%

#jakarta 3 0.5% 0.0% ¨¨°º©o.,.o©º°¨¨°º©[☬♔ 𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓪𝓽 𝓓𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓭𝓲 #𝓙𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓪 , 𝓓aerah 𝓚husus 𝓙akarta – 𝓡𝓮𝓹𝓾𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓴 𝓘𝓷𝓭𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓲𝓪 ♔☬]©º°¨¨°º©o.,.o©º°¨¨'