INDEPENDENT IRC NETWORK

Good people.
Open channels.

For the conversations that turn into communities.
A home for your people, your projects, and your next great idea.

Choose a nickname. Make yourself at home.

Two servers. One shared network.
irc.rustnet.org
TLS 6697IPv4 + IPv6Built in Rust. Connected in Europe.
01 / YOUR WAY IN TLS on port 6697

Your next conversation is one click away.

Open our webchat, choose a nickname, and make yourself at home. No installation or account required.

Launch webchat
02 / MORE THAN MESSAGES

Old-school spirit.
New-school engineering.

Our own software. A familiar protocol.
The tools to make a channel your own.

XYOUR IDENTITY. YOUR CHANNEL.

Make it yours.

Protect your nickname. Register a channel. Give your people the access they need. X keeps your community organised.

AccountsChannel accessOptional 2FA
Meet X
FA LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION.

Stay for one more round.

Anagrams, Blackjack, Poker, and multiplayer games. F brings a whole other side to your channel, using your X account.

Word gamesCard gamesPlay-money chips
Meet F

Under the hood: our IRC daemon, written in Rust.
TLS connections, IPv6, and integrated account services.

Built for RustNet
03 / TWO SERVERS. ONE COMMUNITY.

Close to the metal.
Closer to the people.

Connected across Germany and France. Run by the people who build it. Every server connects you to the same RustNet channels and services.

Explore the network
04 / FIND YOUR CORNER

A protocol.
A thousand possibilities.

Bring your friends, your side project, or just your curiosity. IRC gives a conversation room to grow.

Meet the people behind RustNet
THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE

Pick a nick.
Find your people.

Code, games, late-night conversations.
See where the channel takes you.

Join RustNet