PyLink is an extensible, plugin-based IRC Services framework written in Python. It aims to be 1) a replacement for the now-defunct Janus 2) a versatile framework and gateway to IRC.

PyLink is a work in progress and thus may be very unstable! No warranty is provided if this completely wrecks your network and causes widespread rioting amongst your users!

That said, please report any bugs you find to the issue tracker. Pull requests are open if you'd like to contribute: note that master is bugfix only; new stuff goes to the devel branch.

You can also find support via our IRC channel: #PyLink at irc.overdrivenetworks.com (webchat). Ask your question and be patient.

Dependencies currently include:

• Python 3.4+
• PyYAML (pip install pyyaml or apt-get install python3-yaml)
• For the relay plugin only: expiringdict (pip install expiringdict/apt-get install python3-expiringdict)

• InspIRCd 2.0.x - module inspircd
• charybdis (3.5.x / git master) - module ts6
• Elemental-IRCd (6.6.x / git master) - module ts6
• UnrealIRCd 4.x (experimental) - module unreal (NOT Unreal 3.2 or lower)

1. Rename config.yml.example to config.yml and configure your instance there. Note that the configuration format isn't finalized yet - this means that your configuration may break in an update!

2. Run ./pylink from the command line.

3. Profit???