Ircnow /
Join IRCNow Staff
If you would like to help improve IRC while learning sysadmin and coding skills, we would love to have you join our team.
Your Reward
- Become an IRC oper and staff on IRCNow
- Free OpenBSD VPS
- Learn UNIX sysadmin with real servers
- Learn to write code for real users
- Hang out with friends while improving IRC
- Add a new work experience for your CV/resume
- Help improve freedom on the internet
We would like to someday pay salaries to our staff, but we cannot afford to do so at this time.
How to Apply
- Request a shell account
- Learn the system by following our UNIX tutorials. We require all recruits finish training tutorials before applying.
- Take the time to learn OpenBSD.
- Learn how to ask smart questions.
- Become familiar with our goals for IRC and our commitment to user freedom.
- Send us a resume to admin@ircnow.org. Please provide your full legal name, address, phone number, work references, and any websites or social media links about you.
- Meet up with us for an interview.
If you qualify, we'll invite you to join our team training channel. After training, we will pair you with teammates to work on a server.
Your Duties
- You must commit to help our network 5 hours per week
- You must be willing to help with customer support, documentation, and other non-coding tasks
- IRCNow Roadmap
- IRCNow Todo List
- IRCNow Helpers
- Supported Networks