<p>On Ubuntu, I like <a href="https://weechat.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">weechat</a>.</p>
<p>On OSX I've used <a href="https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10526/colloquy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Colloquy</a> before but have recently upgraded to <a href="https://www.codeux.com/textual/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Textual</a> which is not free -- unless you <a href="https://github.com/Codeux-Software/Textual/#note-regarding-trial-mode" rel="nofollow noreferrer">build it from source :-)</a>.</p>
<p>There is even a <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">web interface</a> for freenode, but I'm not sure if it requires authentication to join the channel.</p>

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I don't know about android but I do have an iOS app called Mutter that works - I've joined review club from the subway!
pinhead
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<p>The Bitcoin Core PR review club <a href="https://bitcoincore.reviews/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">site</a> links to this beginner's <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/beginners-guide-irc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">guide</a> to IRC.</p>
<p>There are more impressive IRC setups such as Pieter Wuille's <a href="https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1171669782065795072?s=20" rel="nofollow noreferrer">setup</a>.</p>
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<p>My setup is: juicessh on my phone, ssh into my VPS (non-tor), where I run irssi in screen, which connects via tor to freenode and other networks</p>
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<p>But you said you wanted to minimize setup time. In that case I would recommend <a href="https://www.codeux.com/textual/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Textual</a> on MacOS (as pinhead does in his answer). It isn't free, the license costs $7.99 at the time of writing (September 2020). There is a FAQ for using Textual <a href="https://help.codeux.com/textual/Frequently-Asked-Questions.kb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
<p>This will allow you to join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings but you won't be able to receive messages or view discussion that has happened on channels while you were offline. You would need to set up a bouncer on a virtual private server to do that (or refer to third party conversation <a href="http://www.erisian.com.au/meetbot/bitcoin-core-dev/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">logs</a>). For that I recommend <a href="https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ZNC</a> but first get set up with a IRC client like Textual.</p>
<p>Further <a href="https://twitter.com/dunxen/status/1440021676884905988?s=20" rel="nofollow noreferrer">discussion</a> on terminal based IRC clients.</p>

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<p>I would like to learn about reviewing Bitcoin Core pull requests at the <a href="https://bitcoincore.reviews/your-first-meeting" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin Core PR review club</a>. How do I join the ##bitcoin-core-pr-reviews channel on IRC (<a href="https://libera.chat/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Libera.Chat</a> network) and which IRC client do you recommend I install?</p>
<p>I can use the command line but I would prefer to maximize convenience and minimize setup time.</p>

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How do I join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings on IRC?
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# How do I join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings on IRC?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-16)

I would like to learn about reviewing Bitcoin Core pull requests at the [Bitcoin Core PR review club](https://bitcoincore.reviews/your-first-meeting). How do I join the ##bitcoin-core-pr-reviews channel on IRC ([Libera.Chat](https://libera.chat/) network) and which IRC client do you recommend I install?

I can use the command line but I would prefer to maximize convenience and minimize setup time.

**Tags:** bitcoincore-review, irc


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-16. Score: 3

On Ubuntu, I like [weechat](https://weechat.org/).

On OSX I've used [Colloquy](https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10526/colloquy) before but have recently upgraded to [Textual](https://www.codeux.com/textual/) which is not free -- unless you [build it from source :-)](https://github.com/Codeux-Software/Textual/#note-regarding-trial-mode).

There is even a [web interface](https://webchat.freenode.net/) for freenode, but I'm not sure if it requires authentication to join the channel.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't know about android but I do have an iOS app called Mutter that works - I've joined review club from the subway!  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2020-09-17. Score: 2

The Bitcoin Core PR review club [site](https://bitcoincore.reviews/) links to this beginner's [guide](https://fedoramagazine.org/beginners-guide-irc/) to IRC.

There are more impressive IRC setups such as Pieter Wuille's [setup](https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1171669782065795072?s=20).

> My setup is: juicessh on my phone, ssh into my VPS (non-tor), where I run irssi in screen, which connects via tor to freenode and other networks

But you said you wanted to minimize setup time. In that case I would recommend [Textual](https://www.codeux.com/textual/) on MacOS (as username_1 does in his answer). It isn't free, the license costs $7.99 at the time of writing (September 2020). There is a FAQ for using Textual [here](https://help.codeux.com/textual/Frequently-Asked-Questions.kb).

This will allow you to join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings but you won't be able to receive messages or view discussion that has happened on channels while you were offline. You would need to set up a bouncer on a virtual private server to do that (or refer to third party conversation [logs](http://www.erisian.com.au/meetbot/bitcoin-core-dev/)). For that I recommend [ZNC](https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC) but first get set up with a IRC client like Textual.

Further [discussion](https://twitter.com/dunxen/status/1440021676884905988?s=20) on terminal based IRC clients.


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