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# The Lounge
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__What is it?__
The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.
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*This is the official, community-managed fork of @erming's great initiative, the [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project.*
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__What features does it have?__
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- Multiple user support
- Stays connected even when you close the browser
- Connect from multiple devices at once
- Responsive layout — works well on your smartphone
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- _.. and more!_
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__Why the fork?__
We felt that the original [Shout](https://github.com/erming/shout) project
"stagnated" a little because its original author wanted it to remain his pet
project (which is a perfectly fine thing!).
A bunch of people, excited about doing things a bit differently than the upstream
project forked it under a new name: “The Lounge”.
This fork aims to be community managed, meaning that the decisions are taken
in a collegial fashion, and that a bunch of maintainers should be able to make
the review process quicker and more streamlined.
## Installation and usage
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The Lounge requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v4 or more recent.
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### Running stable releases from npm (recommended)
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Run this in a terminal to install (or upgrade) the latest stable release from
[npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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```sh
[sudo] npm install -g thelounge
```
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When installation is complete, run:
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```sh
lounge start
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```
For more information, read the [documentation](https://thelounge.github.io/docs/), [wiki](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/wiki), or run:
```sh
lounge --help
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```
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### Running from source
The following commands install the development version of The Lounge. A word of
caution: while it is the most recent codebase, this is not production-ready!
```sh
git clone https://github.com/thelounge/lounge.git
cd lounge
npm install
npm start
```
## Development setup
Simply follow the instructions to run The Lounge from source above, on your own
fork.
Before submitting any change, make sure to:
- Read the [Contributing instructions](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing)
- Run `npm test` to execute linters and test suite
- Run `npm run build` if you change or add anything in `client/js/libs` or `client/views`