Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by razodactyl » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 1:26 AM UTC

Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image
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Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by allanrbo » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:11 AM UTC

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by keyle » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:12 AM UTC

allanrbo wrote: post #2

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

I ran irssi for years. I agree... Maybe being paranoid about security?

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by firefax » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:15 AM UTC

allanrbo wrote: post #2

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

Reminds me of the "But I Don't Want To Cure Cancer. I Want To Turn People Into Dinosaurs" meme[1]

They don't want to apt install, they want to use docker :-)

[1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/but-i-dont-want-to-cure-cance...

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by alpb » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:39 AM UTC

I remember using this to collaborate with docker maintainers about 10 years ago now. Good old days.

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by alpb » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:40 AM UTC

allanrbo wrote: post #2

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

Maintainers had a project where they ran everything in containers. The project had helped docker itself and the ecosystem by allowing some interesting software to be containerized.

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by vorpalhex » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:46 AM UTC

allanrbo wrote: post #2

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

Poor mans abstraction. Docker swarm makes a cheap node pool from random hardware. Compose makes all your apps and config live in git.

You don't _need_ docker, but if you are already set up for it then it's a boon. Adding an app for me to be very available across a fleet of hardware with ceph backed storage is a one-liner.

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by boogerwukka » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 2:52 AM UTC

allanrbo wrote: post #2

This seems absurd. Just apt install irssi. Why Docker for such a simple self contained tiny app?

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Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by spike021 » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 3:02 AM UTC

alpb wrote: post #5

I remember using this to collaborate with docker maintainers about 10 years ago now. Good old days.

I remember interviewing for an internship at about that time and they told me to help answer questions on their IRC.

Re: Irssi: IRC client in a Docker image

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Post by j_m_b » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 3:05 AM UTC

Better would be a docker container for an IRC server. Something using a modern approach where you could have link attachments, replies for message threads etc. An IRC slack alternative.