Hey, > sure, i run a private ircd on ngircd and config is very simple but > then you have to setup some services, at the very least nickserv if > you can't trust users to not nick into eachother, and setting up > atheme is boring especially because there's no package. i'm thankful > it exists as an ircd-independent solution (anope is in c++. ew) but > ya it's too big next to ngircd in source code and config.
It is still far easier to self host than a lot of other things. Ever tried setting up a Matrix server for example? But sure, making it easier to self host is always a plus, unfortunately there is not enough support for it anymore. Tools are written to solve peoples problems, if people are not having issues (because they picked an alternative solution) no tools are written, and thus no easier way to set it up is produced. If more people self hosted, more people would run into annoyances like this, and would find solutions to it, which would make it easier for others to get into it. I am on a few small networks and none of them have a nickserv, this does bring up security concerns (such as impersonation), but for the most part people bounce making it more difficult to steal their nick. Take care, -- Polarian Jabber/XMPP: [email protected]
