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Solanum

IRCv3 server daemon used by Libera.Chat

Chat & Communication ★ 263 stars Hard setup GPL-2.0

Solanum is an IRCv3 server daemon descended from the Charybdis lineage. It is the software that powers the Libera.Chat IRC network and is suitable for running large IRC infrastructures.

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Key features

  • Powers Libera.Chat
  • IRCv3 protocol support
  • Scales to large networks
  • Charybdis-derived codebase

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is Solanum secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Solanum's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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