Irssi Docker Container

A minimal Docker image (~9 MB) with Irssi.

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What Is Irssi?

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins. Some people refer to it as the client of the future.

irssi.org

How to Use This Image

Download the Image

$ docker pull zuazo/irssi

Run Irssi

$ docker run zuazo/irssi

Passing Options to Irssi

$ docker run -ti zuazo/irssi \
  -c irc. freenode.net -p 6667 \
  -n MYNICK -w MYPASS

Adding Your Own Startup File

FROM zuazo/irssi

COPY etc/startup $IRSSI_CONF_DIR/startup

Adding Your Own Scripts

FROM zuazo/irssi

COPY scripts/myscript.pl $IRSSI_SCRIPTS_DIR/myscript.pl

Using Irssi with Tor

See the irssi-tor image.

Build from Sources

Instead of installing the image from Docker Hub, you can build the image from sources if you prefer:

$ git clone https://github.com/zuazo/irssi-docker irssi
$ cd irssi
$ docker build -t zuazo/irssi .

Read-only Environment Variables Used at Build Time

• IRSSI_HOME: Irssi user home directory.
• IRSSI_CONF_DIR: Irssi configuration directory.
• IRSSI_SCRIPTS_DIR: Directory where you can add your Irssi scripts.