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# Setting up Appservice IRC bridging (optional)
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**Note**: bridging to [IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat) can also happen via the [Heisenbridge](configuring-playbook-bridge-heisenbridge.md) bridge supported by the playbook.
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The playbook can install and configure the [matrix-appservice-irc](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc) bridge for you.
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See the project's [documentation](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/blob/master/HOWTO.md) to learn what it does and why it might be useful to you.
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## Adjusting the playbook configuration
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To enable the bridge, add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.example.com/vars.yml` file:
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```yaml
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matrix_appservice_irc_enabled: true
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matrix_appservice_irc_ircService_servers:
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irc.example.com:
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name: "ExampleNet"
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port: 6697
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ssl: true
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sasl: false
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allowExpiredCerts: false
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sendConnectionMessages: true
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botConfig:
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enabled: true
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nick: "MatrixBot"
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joinChannelsIfNoUsers: true
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privateMessages:
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enabled: true
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federate: true
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dynamicChannels:
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enabled: true
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createAlias: true
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published: true
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joinRule: public
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groupId: +myircnetwork:localhost
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federate: true
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aliasTemplate: "#irc_$CHANNEL"
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membershipLists:
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enabled: false
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floodDelayMs: 10000
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global:
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ircToMatrix:
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initial: false
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incremental: false
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matrixToIrc:
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initial: false
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incremental: false
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matrixClients:
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userTemplate: "@irc_$NICK"
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displayName: "$NICK (IRC)"
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joinAttempts: -1
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ircClients:
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nickTemplate: "$DISPLAY[m]"
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allowNickChanges: true
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maxClients: 30
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idleTimeout: 10800
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reconnectIntervalMs: 5000
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concurrentReconnectLimit: 50
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lineLimit: 3
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```
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### Extending the configuration
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There are some additional things you may wish to configure about the bridge.
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Take a look at:
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- `roles/custom/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/defaults/main.yml` for some variables that you can customize via your `vars.yml` file
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- `roles/custom/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/templates/config.yaml.j2` for the bridge's default configuration. You can override settings (even those that don't have dedicated playbook variables) using the `matrix_appservice_irc_configuration_extension_yaml` variable
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## Installing
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After configuring the playbook, run it with [playbook tags](playbook-tags.md) as below:
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<!-- NOTE: let this conservative command run (instead of install-all) to make it clear that failure of the command means something is clearly broken. -->
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```sh
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ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-users-created,start
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```
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**Notes**:
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- The `ensure-matrix-users-created` playbook tag makes the playbook automatically create the bot's user account.
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- The shortcut commands with the [`just` program](just.md) are also available: `just install-all` or `just setup-all`
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`just install-all` is useful for maintaining your setup quickly ([2x-5x faster](../CHANGELOG.md#2x-5x-performance-improvements-in-playbook-runtime) than `just setup-all`) when its components remain unchanged. If you adjust your `vars.yml` to remove other components, you'd need to run `just setup-all`, or these components will still remain installed.
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## Usage
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To use the bridge, you need to start a chat with `@irc_bot:example.com` (where `example.com` is your base domain, not the `matrix.` domain).
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## Troubleshooting
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As with all other services, you can find the logs in [systemd-journald](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-journald.service.html) by logging in to the server with SSH and running `journalctl -fu matrix-appservice-irc`.
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### Configuring for logging
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The default logging level for this component is `debug`, and the log is output to the console only. If you want to change the verbosity or enable logging to a file, add the following configuration to your `vars.yml` file (adapt to your needs) and re-run the playbook:
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```yaml
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matrix_appservice_irc_configuration_extension_yaml: |
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logging:
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# Level to log on console/logfile.
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# Valid values: error, warn, info, debug
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level: "debug"
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# The file location to log to. This is relative to the project directory.
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logfile: "debug.log"
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# The file location to log errors to. This is relative to the project directory.
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errfile: "errors.log"
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```
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