zuazo/irssi repository overview

⁠Irssi Docker Container

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

⁠Supported Tags and Respective Dockerfile Links

• latest (/Dockerfile⁠)

⁠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.

⁠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.