In this tutorial we will try to install IRC Server using UnrealIRCD 3.2.9 and Anope for the service.
* Before continuing, please read your provider Terms Of Services ( TOS ), are they allowing IRC related to be running in their server or not.
Lets prepare the Server, by installing some required packages :

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  # apt-get install openssl libssl-dev # apt-get install gcc build-essential automake autoconf libncurses5-dev

Create new user for running and configuring the UnrealIRCD. Do not run IRC server as root :

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  # adduser ircuser

Download and installing the UnrealIRCD :

• Login as the new user
• Make new directory for downloading the UnrealIRCD
  
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  # mkdir src

• Change to the src directory
  
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  # cd srv

• Download the UnrealIRCD
  
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  # wget http://www.unrealircd.com/downloads/Unreal3.2.9.tar.gz

• Extract the downloaded file
  
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  # tar xf Unreal3.2.9.tar.gz

• Go to the extracted directory and start configuring
  
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  # cd Unreal3.2.9 # ./Config