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New to chat? Begin here, no experience needed.
See all 13 pagesHow can we help?
Chat rooms for your team, your community or your friends: how to join, create, share and run them.
Operators only. This section is for IRC operators.
Browse by Topic
Using the Web Chat
Rooms, tabs, messages, themes and settings in the Web Chat.
See all 16 pagesRooms
Create, share, register and set up your own room.
See all 16 pagesModerating and ops
Ops, access lists, kick, ban and keeping a room safe.
See all 22 pagesYour nickname
Register, protect and manage your nickname.
See all 9 pagesGuides and tutorials
Tutorials, best practices and answers to common questions.
- Product guide: all features
- Tutorial: your first day
- Tutorial: run a community room
- Tutorial: a private team room
The network
How the network, services and user modes work.
See all 5 pagesI'm a developer
Protocols, modules and test tools for IRC software authors.
See all 5 pagesCommands
Every command, the limits and IRC client settings.
See all 7 pagesNickServ
Every NickServ command with its full help text.
See all 16 pagesChanServ
Every ChanServ command with its full help text.
See all 26 pagesMemoServ
Every MemoServ command with its full help text.
See all 16 pagesHelpServ
Every HelpServ command with its full help text.
See all 110 pagesWelcome. ConferenceRooms.org is a chat network. You talk in rooms: shared spaces where everyone can read and write at the same time. You can use it in your browser with nothing to install, or with any IRC chat program.
This Help Center explains all of it, from your first message to running a busy room. Every page ends with links to the pages that come next.
Where to start
| If you want to... | Read |
|---|---|
| Understand what chat is (no experience needed) | New to group chat? |
| Get chatting in two minutes | Quick start |
| Take a calm first visit | Your first five minutes |
| Understand how the Web Chat window works | A tour of the Web Chat |
| Start your own room | Create a room |
| Send people a link to your room | Share the URL |
| Keep a room tidy and safe | Moderating: overview |
| Own your nickname | Register a nickname |
| Look up a command | Commands: overview |
| Look up a services command (NickServ, ChanServ, MemoServ, HelpServ) | NickServ commands, ChanServ commands |