--- title: ltworf/localslackirc: IRC gateway for slack, running on... description: This post discusses the idea of creating a localhost IRC server that functions as a gateway for one user of Slack, allowing them to use Slack from IRC instead... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ltworf-localslackirc-irc-gateway-for-slack-running-on-localhost-for-one-user-jdrja6wpb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ltworf/localslackirc: IRC gateway for slack, running on localhost for one user | daily.dev og:description: This post discusses the idea of creating a localhost IRC server that functions as a gateway for one user of Slack, allowing them to use Slack from IRC instead... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ltworf-localslackirc-irc-gateway-for-slack-running-on-localhost-for-one-user-jdrja6wpb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JdRJa6wPb.png og:image:alt: ltworf/localslackirc: IRC gateway for slack, running on localhost for one user og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ltworf/localslackirc: IRC gateway for slack, running on localhost for one user **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This post discusses the idea of creating a localhost IRC server that functions as a gateway for one user of Slack, allowing them to use Slack from IRC instead of the web app. It highlights advantages such as customizing notifications, ignoring users, and leaving channels without getting reinvited. 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