Request a Free ZNC Account<\/title>\n <style>\n body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; padding: 20px; background-color: #f9f9f9; }\n h1, h2, h3 { color: #333; }\n code { background-color: #eee; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px; }\n ul { margin-top: 0; }\n .command { background-color: #e0f7fa; padding: 10px; border-left: 4px solid #00acc1; margin: 10px 0; }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h1>Request a Free ZNC Account<\/h1>\n\n <h2>1. Connect to the IRC Network<\/h2>\n <p>Use our <strong>Webchat<\/strong> or your favorite IRC client to connect:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Server:<\/strong> <code>irc.skychatz.org<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>Port:<\/strong> <code>7000<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>SSL Port:<\/strong> <code>6697<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>mIRC Example:<\/strong> <code>\/server -m irc.skychatz.org<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Then join one of the following channels:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><code>\/join #ZNC<\/code><\/li>\n <li><code>\/join #FreeZNC<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>2. Register Your Nickname<\/h2>\n <p>Use NickServ to register your nickname:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>\/msg NS register <password> <email><\/code>\n <\/div>\n <p>Check your email for the passcode, then confirm:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>\/msg NS confirm <passcode><\/code>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>3. Request a ZNC Account<\/h2>\n <p>Send the following command to the service bot in <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code>:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!request <email> <Network name> <IRCServer[:[+]Port]> [vhost]<\/code>\n <\/div>\n <p><em>Note:<\/em> <code>[Port]<\/code> and <code>[vhost]<\/code> are optional. Use <code>[+]<\/code> before port for SSL.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Examples:<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>SSL:<\/strong> <code>!request sky@example.com SkyChatz irc.SkyChatz.Org:+6697<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>Non-SSL with vhost:<\/strong> <code>!request sky@example.com SkyChatz irc.skychatz.org:6667 my.custom.vhost<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>4. Keep Your ZNC Account Alive<\/h2>\n <p>To prevent your account from being removed due to inactivity, send this command to the service bot:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!keep<\/code>\n <\/div>\n\n <h3>Example:<\/h3>\n <p>Join the channel <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code> and type:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!keep account<\/code>\n <\/div>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> The <code>!keep<\/code> command must be sent in <code>#znc<\/code> or <code>#freeznc<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n <h2>5. Need Help?<\/h2>\n<p>If you run into issues or need help choosing an IRC client, feel free to ask in <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code>. The community is usually friendly and helpful!<\/p>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want a free ZNC bouncer for IRC? This guide walks you through connecting to SkyChatz, registering your nickname, requesting a ZNC account, and keeping it active\u2014all with simple IRC commands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34,32,35,38,39,36,37,40,33],"class_list":["post-1310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-free-znc","tag-irc","tag-irc-bouncer","tag-irc-tutorial","tag-mirc","tag-nickserv","tag-skychatz","tag-ssl-irc","tag-znc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1311,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1310\/revisions\/1311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":1310,"date":"2025-08-01T00:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2025-08-01T00:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:40:10","slug":"how-to-request-a-free-znc-account-on-skychatz-irc-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/how-to-request-a-free-znc-account-on-skychatz-irc-network\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Request a Free ZNC Account on SkyChatz IRC Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n Request a Free ZNC Account<\/title>\n <style>\n body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; padding: 20px; background-color: #f9f9f9; }\n h1, h2, h3 { color: #333; }\n code { background-color: #eee; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 4px; }\n ul { margin-top: 0; }\n .command { background-color: #e0f7fa; padding: 10px; border-left: 4px solid #00acc1; margin: 10px 0; }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h1>Request a Free ZNC Account<\/h1>\n\n <h2>1. Connect to the IRC Network<\/h2>\n <p>Use our <strong>Webchat<\/strong> or your favorite IRC client to connect:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Server:<\/strong> <code>irc.skychatz.org<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>Port:<\/strong> <code>7000<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>SSL Port:<\/strong> <code>6697<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>mIRC Example:<\/strong> <code>\/server -m irc.skychatz.org<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Then join one of the following channels:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><code>\/join #ZNC<\/code><\/li>\n <li><code>\/join #FreeZNC<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>2. Register Your Nickname<\/h2>\n <p>Use NickServ to register your nickname:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>\/msg NS register <password> <email><\/code>\n <\/div>\n <p>Check your email for the passcode, then confirm:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>\/msg NS confirm <passcode><\/code>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2>3. Request a ZNC Account<\/h2>\n <p>Send the following command to the service bot in <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code>:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!request <email> <Network name> <IRCServer[:[+]Port]> [vhost]<\/code>\n <\/div>\n <p><em>Note:<\/em> <code>[Port]<\/code> and <code>[vhost]<\/code> are optional. Use <code>[+]<\/code> before port for SSL.<\/p>\n\n <h3>Examples:<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>SSL:<\/strong> <code>!request sky@example.com SkyChatz irc.SkyChatz.Org:+6697<\/code><\/li>\n <li><strong>Non-SSL with vhost:<\/strong> <code>!request sky@example.com SkyChatz irc.skychatz.org:6667 my.custom.vhost<\/code><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>4. Keep Your ZNC Account Alive<\/h2>\n <p>To prevent your account from being removed due to inactivity, send this command to the service bot:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!keep<\/code>\n <\/div>\n\n <h3>Example:<\/h3>\n <p>Join the channel <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code> and type:<\/p>\n <div class=\"command\">\n <code>!keep account<\/code>\n <\/div>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> The <code>!keep<\/code> command must be sent in <code>#znc<\/code> or <code>#freeznc<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n <h2>5. Need Help?<\/h2>\n<p>If you run into issues or need help choosing an IRC client, feel free to ask in <code>#ZNC<\/code> or <code>#FreeZNC<\/code>. The community is usually friendly and helpful!<\/p>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want a free ZNC bouncer for IRC? 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