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 Auto Installation Instructions (using KIRE's Automated Installer)

The old getegg helper is dead. Do not run it. It is a 2013 dialog that still calls 1.8...

 Detailed Installation Instructions (Manual Install Method)

SSH into the shell. Tcl and OpenSSL are already there. Current Eggdrop is 1.9 / 1.10 from...

 Editing the botchk file to automatically restart your bot

Eggdrop daemonizes. Screen/tmux are for irssi/weechat, not the bot. Persist with crontab via...

 Getting the Eggdrop Source Code

Get current Eggdrop from the Eggheads project. That is geteggdrop.com or ftp.eggheads.org. The...

 How can I link my bots together to form a botnet?

Two or more eggs can link: shared users/bans, secure op, one .jump / .+chan fanning out. Pick a...

 How to configure your eggdrop bot

Work in the install dir (~/botdir). Copy the sample, do not edit eggdrop.conf in place: cp...

 I started my eggdrop bot but it never joined IRC

If the process is up and IRC never sees it, it is almost always conf, bind, or the network...

 Okay, my bot is online, now how do I interact with it and use it?

Almost everything happens on the partyline (DCC chat / listen port). Public channel commands are...

 Protecting and securing your bot from from the bad guys

Default sample conf is convenient, not locked down. Do this before you brag about the botnet....

 Running trivia on your Eggdrop

Most KIRE eggdrops already source a trivia TCL in eggdrop.conf. Trivia is a Tcl script you...

 Setting up an Eggdrop (the short version)

SSH into your KIRE shell. Not telnet. Tcl and OpenSSL are already on the box. Current Eggdrop is...

 Starting your eggdrop bot for the first time

Conf edited, die gone, installed to ~/botdir. SSH in. Do not start this from screen/tmux. First...

 Using TCL scripts to further enhance your eggdrop bot

Tcl is how you add features. Drop a .tcl in scripts/, source it, rehash. KIRE does not ship a...