grel

a simple, IRC-like chat service written in Rust

Client

• Linux Terminal Client—Statically linked with musl, it should run on any 64-bit system with a network connection and an ANSI terminal.
• Windows 10 Terminal Client—Works with both cmd and PowerShell, but resizing is wonky in a way I haven't observed on Linux.

Connecting

An instance of the latest version of the server should be running on port 51516 of this machine: d2718.net:51516.

To connect, either run the client with the -a option:

./grel -a d2718.net:51516

or edit the configuration file to set the default address to which the client tries to connect:

1. Generate a default config with the -g flag and note where this file has been written.
2. Edit it to make sure the address line reads
   address = 'd2718.net:51516'
3. While you're at it, you might as well change your default name to something like
   name = 'Your Name'
4. Save the file and run the client normally:
   ./grel

The Repository

d2718/grel on Github

Includes guidance about building and running a server instance.