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Community, tech and general chat. Here's the GeekShed server address, the busiest channels, and exactly how to connect from any IRC client.
Server
irc.geekshed.net
Port
6697 TLS
Users
≈2k
Channels
151
Location
🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
IP address
159.203.45.35
Website
How to connect to GeekShed
Point your IRC client at the address below. The connection is encrypted with TLS. Use the secure port.
ircs://irc.geekshed.net:6697
- Open your IRC client (HexChat, WeeChat, irssi, mIRC, Textual…).
- Add a new network with the command
/server irc.geekshed.net +6697. - Choose a nickname and connect (make sure TLS/SSL is enabled).
- Type
/listto browse channels, or/join #channelto jump straight in.
Channels on GeekShed
All 151 public channels on GeekShed, indexed automatically by our directory bot. Users is the count from the latest scan; 24h peak is the highest member count seen in the last day. Type /join <channel> after connecting.
| Channel | Users | 24h peak | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| #theshed | 67 | 68 | [+ntrSCfj] TheShed - General Discussions of a geeky nature | There is no topic, only chat |
| #hamfest | 39 | 39 | [+mntrT] Bot announcing new for-sale listings: /r/hamfest qrz.com eham.net qth.com eBay kwarc.org(CA) bcswap.ca hamradiodeals(UK) vkclassifieds(AU) kijiji(CA) craigslist funkamateur(DE) | #amateurradio for discussion | latest: /msg qrm: !qrzfs !eham !qthads !hamfest !kwarc !bcswap !hamdealsuk !vk !c |
| #help | 27 | 27 | [+ntrSCTfj] 'Welcome to the GeekShed Help Channel - This channel is for help related to GeekShed only. Please read the channel rules: http://goo.gl/Nv1C8w || Don’t ask to ask a question, just ask it! :) Channel Bans are not for here | Be Patient We might be AFK <3' |
| #linux | 20 | 20 | [+ntrTf] Anything linux :: All Distros welcome! Lounging around hue hue :: We recommend a Bouncer to always stay in the loop! Check out ZNC and/or ask for help. |
| #spots | 15 | 16 | [+mntr] ham radio spots || in any unmoderated bot channel: !spot <callsign> <freq_khz> [notes] || !spots --qrm <callsign> [limit] |
| #freebsd | 14 | 14 | [+ntrS] Future Schedule: https://wiki.freebsd.org/OfficeHours -- Live Stream: https://live.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/officehours/ -- Prefix your questions with [Q] to make them easier for the moderators to see |
| #M17 | 12 | 12 | [+ntS] m17project.org | "M17 - sounds like a rifle, but it's Codec2" | Status: Hacking radios, making breakouts! | Donate to our project here: https://m17project.org/donate-page/ |
| # | 11 | 11 | [+ntr] Welcome to our little corner here. | | Free Voice if your swag enough. || The corner could use some dusting *Sneeze* |
| #ComputerTech | 11 | 11 | [+ntrMl] Welcome to #computertech || I am back |
| #trivia | 10 | 10 | [+ntrM] 56!trivia to start :: 52!strivia to stop !pause !resume' |
| #pdxlinux | 9 | 9 | [+ntrS] Portland Linux/Unix Group - Come for the software, stay for the community - http://pdxlinux.org/ |
| #vhosts | 8 | 8 | [+ntrRS] 90days required registration: Your Vhost must end in .vhost unless you own a domain, if you own a domain, you will be asked to prove it to us. Once you have been dealt with, please part the channel - NO LURKING Permitted' |
| #lockergnome | 7 | 7 | [+ntrSCfj] Welcome to the official Lockergnome.com and Lockergnome.net chat, open 24/7. Chat with us! || Check out the conversation in #Chris || We honor the fallen friends: Blacksheep, Gaz, Gimpi and Nic || Because we can: http://www.thesquirrelcam.com/ |
| #unfilter | 6 | 7 | [+ntrSG] Invite your friends to join in discussion: irc.geekshed.net #unfilter Check out more Unfilter here: http://bit.ly/Unfilter |
| #se | 6 | 6 | [+ntrSk] https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84011342398?pwd=Q0t1eUlPVjZneitVZGtrZXgwU2N6Zz09 |
| #Atomic | 6 | 6 | [+nti] |
| #uno | 6 | 6 | [+ntrMT] Welcome to Uno | Uno commands: https://pastebin.com/raw/HV8DrkwF | !uno to start the game |
| #cooldude13233 | 6 | 6 | [+mntrCTf] Cooldude being Cooldude / cooldude13233 (Jordie) is probably here or not (check the User List or read my Social networks ;p) / Welcome to #cooldude13233! Feel free to add this chan to your auto join and idle here / #cooldude13233 is NOT a place for drama' |
| #Atomreactor | 6 | 6 | [+nti] |
| #therock247uk | 5 | 5 | [+ntrS] |
| #darkgamer | 5 | 5 | [+mntr] beep boop |=| DG is here |=| Twitter: DarkGamer120 |=| Site: https://darkgamer.me |
| #EddiesLife247 | 5 | 5 | [+ntrS] Anything and Everything! | https://eddieslife247.co.uk/ | https://twitch.tv/247geekcast (Live 24/7 Sharing Geeks and there activites 24/7 on twitch!) Join now at https://discord.geekcast.co.uk/ and apply to be a streamer to share your geeky nature! |
| #nintendo | 5 | 5 | [+ntrS] [Anything Nintendo] :: [If you have a question, please ask and be patient. Not all of us are always looking. Thanks] |
| #dqvn-peers-test | 5 | 5 | [+ntrS] dqvn project peer discovery channel - geekshed test |
| #cunt | 4 | 4 | [+ntrS] cunt |
| #subwolf | 4 | 4 | [+ntrRSfj] SubWolf's channel on GeekShed |R.I.P. Passed away Jul 17 2021 | Please idle with us! | Last Seizure: August 28th 2013 | Four years! | http://gplus.to/subwolf | http://about.me/subwolf | https://onename.io/subwolf |
| #hamradio | 4 | 4 | [+ntrS] CQ CQ CQ |
| #chills | 4 | 4 | [+ntrSM] *Welcome to #Chills!! |
| #aRohan | 4 | 4 | [+nt] |
| #ReaperCon | 4 | 4 | [+mntrRSf] Welcome to ReaperCon! Please ask your question and someone will answer when they are available. // Peer, Kin & Zetacon may or may not be here. Check the userlist. // GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Th3GrimRipp3r/ReaperCon/ |
| #technical | 4 | 4 | [+ntS] |
| #buysellshort | 3 | 4 | [+ntS] |
| #hamvention | 3 | 4 | [+ntrS] That's All Folks! Thanks to all who came out. Hope to see you in 2023. |
| #bots | 3 | 3 | [+mntrSlfj] Bot parking, development, testing and help/support :-) If you are abusive to other users in this channel, you will find yourself permanately removed from it. | This is a TESTING channel. Unless you are testing, scripts should be turned off. | NO AMSG cause the owner says so ;) |
| #mIRC | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] Welcome to #mIRC! | 12,1m04IR08C 04v7.57 Jul 25th 2019 | Please do not ask to ask, just ask! | Use pastebin.com for long lines of text | Bots are welcome for testing | If you are not testing, please have your scripts disabled | "If you can't remember why you're banned, then you clearl |
| #wr2r | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] wr2r.digital | How many lids does it take to replace a lightbbulb | The moon is made of cheese |
| #temp | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] rm -rf * |
| #Yama | 3 | 3 | [+mntrS] Topic: Open Chat | Welcome to Yama's channel! |
| #ruur | 3 | 3 | [+ntr] irc > discord |
| #insanityplayground | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] [Welcome to #InsanityPlayground! Check out #Blizzeta too if you haven't!] :: [Safehouse Epsilon] :: [English Preffered] :: [Website: http://www.blizzeta.net] :: [Minecraft: mc.blizzeta.net] :: [Will move Twitter feed to The Blizzeta Bot] :: [Sit back and watch the crazy mods play.] |
| #Atomik | 3 | 3 | [+ntS] |
| #windows1 | 3 | 3 | [+nr] https://i.imgur.com/ZFtrlgv.mp4 |
| #4story.de | 3 | 3 | [+ntS] |
| #gryffindor | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] V: | Jan. 11th phpBB Up. -TBlog | Kith: !streamlist, !wut, !emote help | !things for list of emotes, !sml for stream master list | !daww for cute things |
| #freekie | 3 | 3 | [+ntrCf] Welcome to #freekie .:|Song of the Moment ::4Fix You - Coldplay |:. .:|Freekie 12is sleeping. E-mail/txt is the best way to reach him atm |:. .:|9 O.o|:. |
| #7Live | 3 | 3 | [+ntS] |
| #NoFilters | 3 | 3 | [+nt] |
| #blacklight | 3 | 3 | [+ntrS] endure and survive! | i feel the darkness eating through my veins |
| #gravitygunonly | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #phil | 2 | 2 | [+mntrS] Do you need hairloss counseling? Talk to SicoBNC. |
| #km8vtest | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] |
| #27x+13y+91z=667~x*y*z=ChanKey | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #ShellFusion-Staff | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] ThunderCRM 0.4-RC1 is live, huge updates, please submit bug reports |
| #politics | 2 | 2 | [+ntrSC] If 17 people are murdered and the first thing you do is moan about gun control...you may want to have a look at your priorities. |
| #Outlaws | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #redditnetactivity | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] W1ADV-BOT will tell you about any transmission on 98003 that is over 2 seconds long. https://github.com/klinquist/bmNotify' |
| #RadioGeek | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] #RadioGeek is back! |
| #pewpew | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] pew pew pew pew |
| #test0r | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #redditnetnet | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #programming | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] Generalized Programming! Talk about all things programming. Any talks about black hat hacking is strictly forbidden and will get you banned from this channel and or the entire server. Please exercise caution when chatting. |
| #UkraineWar | 2 | 2 | [+ntr] Reddit Live Thread: https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs/ | Wiki Map - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg | official game of the channel: https://pixelforest.itch.io/farmers-stealing-tanks |
| #Fortnite | 2 | 2 | [+nt] 🚌 The Battle Bus is loading! 🚌 | General Fortnite Chat & Memes | Stay out of the Storm! ⛈️ | 🎮 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/xEfffxJpyC |
| #❣ | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] |
| #PoetrySoup | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] > 4 April 9th the birthday of Charles Baudelaire 9Welcome!!!!!!!!!! |
| #yoyoexpert | 2 | 2 | [+ntS] Welcome to the YoYoExpert Chatroom! | http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html - Please hang around a bit if you have questions, it can take some time for a response |
| #❶❸❸❼ | 2 | 2 | [+ntiQS] |
| #Castlevania | 2 | 2 | [+ntrS] The Geekshed Channel for all things Castlevania, and for gathering groups at Castlevania HD! |
| #orangebs | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #CommandCenter | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #wt98 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #mobf | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Hooch-ops | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #time | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #artTravel | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] 13 Welcome to the Travel room! Art, Photography and travel groups!!!!!! |
| #geeks | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #THCStaff | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #selfhosted | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #quassel | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #69 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Hooch | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #radio | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #bitcointraders | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #topgear | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #gamahcode | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #jokes | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #NWStaff | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #aprs2irc | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #nerds | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Hooch-logs | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #bairyn | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #senan | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Zetacon | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #music | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #bitcoin-traders | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #bigsky | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #cnetfans | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #hambug | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Nightwishforum | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #rockbuddy | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #thelounge | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Vnull | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #jupiterdev | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #TheOutLaw2013 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #France | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] 2,1Welcome 0,1to 4,1France |
| #hamtorio | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #tjenn-live | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #antennafriends | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #milltownadmin | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #bairyn0 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #75m-reddit | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Lounge | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] 13 Welcome to Lounge, the main room of Vaso Chat!! |
| #freenode | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Supernover | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #❶❶❸❸❸❸❼❼ | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #EMR | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #jim | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] Holy Carps |
| #poetry | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #mtg | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #googleapis | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #blaster | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #theworm4002 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #hamdads | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #blondes | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #wordlechat | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Python | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #Hooch-admins | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #PuzzleHeads | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] Slowly reviving; working on ver. 3.0 :: 7/29/2024 cheers to you Kin c[_]~ forever in my heart (even if I sometimes forget about hexchat and then need to re-register all over again.) |
| #Turner | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #secretprojectx | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #horsenews | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #4Story | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #idlerpg | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #gfqlive | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #cardsagainsthumanity | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #BSDCAN-live1 | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #digitalham | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #homescreen | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #meshcore | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #realhams | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #martyni | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #ʞɔпɟ˙əɥʇ˙ʇɐɥʍ | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #programmingjokesflyingoverheads | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #uoforever | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #ukraine-war | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #dqvn-peers-main | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] dqvn project peer discovery channel - geekshed main |
| #kteck-labs | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] -∞+ Topic: Project 486 ~ KtecK is around ~ Check out: http://kibmcz.ca, http://twitter.com/kibmcz -∞+ |
| #da2k | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #TechZNC | 1 | 1 | [+ntrS] |
| #coders-irc-lounge | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
| #phabricator | 1 | 1 | [+ntS] |
About GeekShed
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the server address of GeekShed?
- GeekShed is reachable at
ircs://irc.geekshed.net:6697. Hostnameirc.geekshed.net, port6697over TLS/SSL. - Is GeekShed free?
- Yes, it's a free, public IRC network. No account is required to start chatting.
- How do I join a channel?
- After connecting, type
/join #channelnamein your client.