Installing (Windows)

Installing UnrealIRCd on Windows is easy.

= Download and install = Surf to https://www.unrealircd.org/ and click Downloads. Pick your branch, download the installer and run it.

The defaults are normally fine, and UnrealIRCd will install to C:\Program Files (x86)\Unreal3.4 by default.

= Creating a configuration file =
 * 1) In your Unreal3.4 directory there's a folder called doc which contains example.conf. Copy this file to your Unreal3.4 directory (so one level up) and rename it to unrealircd.conf.
 * 2) Open the file with an editor such as notepad. Even better, use an editor which shows line numbers, like Notepad++.
 * 3) Read the Configuration file syntax article. It takes maybe 2-3 minutes but will save you a lot of trouble in next step(s).
 * 4) Walk through the unrealircd.conf block by block / line by line and edit the settings to suit your needs
 * 5) Boot UnrealIRCd. Go to Start -> All Programs -> UnrealIRCd 3.4 -> UnrealIRCd
 * 6) Errors? Edit your unrealircd.conf, fix them (see the FAQ for common problems), and try starting UnrealIRCd again.
 * 7) Up and running? Connect with an IRC client to your server and have fun. See next section too.

= Further reading = See Features for various available features on UnrealIRCd and Configuration for all possible things you can configure on UnrealIRCd.