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Biboumi

XMPP to IRC gateway component

Chat & Communication ★ 100 stars Medium setup Zlib

Biboumi is an XMPP gateway that lets XMPP users connect to IRC servers transparently. It runs as a server component, exposing IRC channels as XMPP multi-user chat rooms.

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Key features

  • Bridges XMPP and IRC
  • IRC channels as XMPP MUCs
  • Lightweight server component
  • No external database needed

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the Zlib license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • Requires an XMPP server
  • Niche gateway use case

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