To connect, either use webchat or configure a client.
Try HexChat - HexChat settings screenshot - mIRC settings screenshot
Server: irc.bad.pet Port: 6697 SSL: Yes (valid, TLS1.2+) You can /list channels after a minute or three - this reduces spam. A registered account is required to create channels. You can authenticate with any of the following, roughly in order of preference: * SASL * EXTERNAL (mTLS (client certificates), sha256) * PLAIN * ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE * Server password (automatically forwarded to NickServ) * /NickServ (or /quote NickServ) * /msg NickServ IRCv3 capabilities: account-notify account-tag away-notify batch cap-notify chghost echo-message extended-join inspircd.org/standard-replies invite-notify labeled-response message-tags multi-prefix server-time setname sts userhost-in-names Also supports websockets at wss://irc.bad.pet/