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	1	#+date: <2024-12-29 Sun 17:45:00>
	2	#+title: Self-Hosting The Lounge: An IRC Web Client
	3	#+description: Learn how to deploy The Lounge, an IRC web client, via Docker Compose on Linux.
	4	#+filetags: :self-hosting:
	5	#+slug: self-hosting-the-lounge
	6
	7	* The Lounge
	8
	9	[[https://thelounge.chat/][The Lounge]] is a self-hosted IRC client for the web, which supports a lot of
	10	desirable features for a modern IRC client. The Lounge supports push
	11	notifications, link previews, file uploads, always connected, multi-user
	12	support, and is available as a PWA for mobile devices.
	13
	14	I wanted to write this as I had written a post about [[https://cleberg.net/blog/self-hosting-convos.html][self-hosting Convos]] and
	15	have recently migrated over to The Lounge instead.
	16
	17	If you'd like to try a demo first, head over to [[https://demo.thelounge.chat/][the official demo website]].
	18
	19	** Installation (Docker)
	20
	21	I install everything I can via Docker, so this tutorial will install The Lounge
	22	with the Docker Compose platform.
	23
	24	You can find the official docker version of The Lounge's repository on GitHub at
	25	[[https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge-docker][thelounge-docker]].
	26
	27	To start, let's create a directory for this app and create the =compose.yml= file.
	28
	29	#+begin_src shell
	30	mkdir thelounge
	31	cd thelounge
	32	nano compose.yml
	33	#+end_src
	34
	35	Within this configuration file, you can paste the content below and customize as
	36	needed. If you want to use a different port on your machine, change the first
	37	port on the =9000:9000= line. Additionally, you may move the volume to a
	38	different location if required.
	39
	40	#+begin_src yaml
	41	services:
	42	thelounge:
	43	image: ghcr.io/thelounge/thelounge:latest
	44	container_name: thelounge
	45	ports:
	46	- "9000:9000"
	47	restart: always
	48	volumes:
	49	- ./.thelounge:/var/opt/thelounge
	50	#+end_src
	51
	52	Save and close the file and you can now launch the service.
	53
	54	#+begin_src shell
	55	sudo docker compose up -d
	56	#+end_src
	57
	58	The service is now available at =localhost:9000= or =machine_ip:9000= if you're
	59	browsing from a different device. Don't forget to allow the port through your
	60	machine's firewall, if you have one enabled.
	61
	62	#+caption: Login
	63	[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20241229-thelounge/login.png]]
	64
	65	** Nginx Reverse Proxy
	66
	67	If you want to access the service via a domain name (=thelounge.example.com=),
	68	you can use Nginx as a reverse proxy.
	69
	70	First, create the Nginx configuration file.
	71
	72	#+begin_src shell
	73	sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/
	74	#+end_src
	75
	76	The configuration below assumes you have a wildcard certificate for HTTPS (:443)
	77	traffic via =example.com=. If you don't, you'll need to obtain an SSL
	78	certificate to use HTTPS.
	79
	80	#+begin_src configuration
	81	upstream irc_upstream { server 127.0.0.1:9000; }
	82
	83	# HTTP redirect
	84	server {
	85	listen 80;
	86	listen [::]:80;
	87	server_name thelounge.example.com;
	88	include custom.d/letsencrypt.conf;
	89
	90	if ($host ~ ^[^.]+\.example\.com) {
	91	return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
	92	}
	93	}
	94
	95	# HTTPS
	96	server {
	97	listen 443 ssl;
	98	listen [::]:443 ssl;
	99	http2 on;
	100	server_name thelounge.example.com;
	101
	102	# SSL
	103	ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem;
	104	ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem;
	105	ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/chain.pem;
	106
	107	# reverse proxy
	108	location / {
	109	proxy_pass http://irc_upstream;
	110	client_max_body_size 0;
	111	proxy_set_header X-Request-Base "$scheme://$host/";
	112
	113	# Standard reverse proxy settings
	114	proxy_set_header Host $host;
	115	proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
	116	proxy_set_header Connection upgrade;
	117	proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding gzip;
	118	proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	119	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	120	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
	121	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
	122	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri;
	123	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl on;
	124	proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://;
	125	proxy_http_version 1.1;
	126	proxy_set_header Connection "";
	127	proxy_cache_bypass $cookie_session;
	128	proxy_no_cache $cookie_session;
	129	proxy_buffers 64 256k;
	130	}
	131	}
	132	#+end_src
	133
	134	Finally, restart Nginx to see the effects.
	135
	136	#+begin_src shell
	137	sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
	138	#+end_src
	139
	140	** Initial Setup
	141
	142	The first thing you'll need to do is create a user. You can do this with the
	143	docker container with the following command, which will ask for a password.
	144
	145	#+begin_src shell
	146	sudo docker exec --user node -it thelounge thelounge add [username]
	147	#+end_src
	148
	149	Once the user has been created, you'll be able to log in to the web interface.
	150	Once created, you can change your password in the settings panel of the web
	151	interface.
	152
	153	Finally, you can connect to an IRC server with the plus (=+=) button at the
	154	bottom of the sidebar and connect to individual channels or users via the plus
	155	(=+=) button next to your server's name in the sidebar.
	156
	157	#+caption: New Server Connection
	158	[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20241229-thelounge/new_connection.png]]
	159
	160	#+caption: Existing Server Connection
	161	[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20241229-thelounge/existing_connection.png]]
	162
	163	#+caption: Channel View
	164	[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20241229-thelounge/channel.png]]

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