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     1  page_title: Where to chat or get help
     2  page_description: Describes Docker's communication channels
     3  page_keywords: IRC, Google group, Twitter, blog, Stackoverflow
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    13  # Where to chat or get help
    14  
    15  There are several communications channels you can use to chat with Docker
    16  community members and developers.
    17  
    18  <table>
    19    <col width="25%">
    20    <col width="75%">
    21    <tr>
    22      <td>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</th>
    23      <td>
    24        <p>
    25          IRC a direct line to our most knowledgeable Docker users.
    26          The <code>#docker</code> and <code>#docker-dev</code> group on 
    27          <strong>irc.freenode.net</strong>. IRC was first created in 1988. 
    28          So, it is a rich chat protocol but it can overwhelm new users. You can search
    29          <a href="https://botbot.me/freenode/docker/#" target="_blank">our chat archives</a>.
    30        </p>
    31        Read our IRC quickstart guide below for an easy way to get started.
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    33    </tr>
    34    <tr>
    35      <td>Google Groups</td>
    36      <td>
    37        There are two groups.
    38        <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-user" target="_blank">Docker-user</a>
    39        is for people using Docker containers. 
    40        The <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-dev" target="_blank">docker-dev</a> 
    41        group is for contributors and other people contributing to the Docker 
    42        project.
    43      </td>
    44    </tr>
    45    <tr>
    46      <td>Twitter</td>
    47      <td>
    48        You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/docker/" target="_blank">Docker's twitter</a>
    49        to get updates on our products. You can also tweet us questions or just 
    50        share blogs or stories.
    51      </td>
    52    </tr>
    53    <tr>
    54      <td>Stack Overflow</td>
    55      <td>
    56        Stack Overflow has over 7000K Docker questions listed. We regularly 
    57        monitor <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker" target="_blank">Docker questions</a>
    58        and so do many other knowledgeable Docker users.
    59      </td>
    60    </tr>
    61  </table>
    62  
    63  
    64  ## IRC Quickstart
    65  
    66  IRC can also be overwhelming for new users. This quickstart shows you 
    67  the easiest way to connect to IRC. 
    68  
    69  1. In your browser open <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net" target="_blank">http://webchat.freenode.net</a>
    70  
    71      ![Login screen](/project/images/irc_connect.png)
    72  
    73  
    74  2. Fill out the form.
    75  
    76      <table class="no-zebra" style="width: auto">
    77        <tr>
    78          <td><b>Nickname</b></td>
    79          <td>The short name you want to be known as in IRC.</td>
    80        </tr>
    81        <tr>
    82          <td><b>Channels</b></td>
    83          <td><code>#docker</code></td>
    84        </tr>
    85        <tr>
    86          <td><b>reCAPTCHA</b></td>
    87          <td>Use the value provided.</td>
    88        </tr>
    89      </table>
    90  
    91  3. Click "Connect".
    92  
    93      The system connects you to chat. You'll see a lot of text. At the bottom of
    94      the display is a command line. Just above the command line the system asks 
    95      you to register.
    96  
    97      ![Login screen](/project/images/irc_after_login.png)
    98  
    99  
   100  4. In the command line, register your nickname.
   101  
   102          /msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com
   103  
   104      ![Login screen](/project/images/register_nic.png)
   105  
   106      The IRC system sends an email to the address you
   107      enter. The email contains instructions for completing your registration.
   108  
   109  5. Open your mail client and look for the email.
   110  
   111      ![Login screen](/project/images/register_email.png)
   112  
   113  6. Back in the browser, complete the registration according to the email.
   114  
   115          /msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER moxiegirl_ acljtppywjnr
   116  
   117  7. Join the `#docker` group using the following command.
   118  
   119          /j #docker
   120  
   121      You can also join the `#docker-dev` group.
   122  
   123          /j #docker-dev
   124  
   125  8. To ask questions to the channel just type messages in the command line.
   126  
   127  	![Login screen](/project/images/irc_chat.png)
   128  
   129  9. To quit, close the browser window.
   130  
   131  
   132  ### Tips and learning more about IRC
   133  
   134  Next time you return to log into chat, you'll need to re-enter your password 
   135  on the command line using this command:
   136  
   137      /msg NickServ identify <password>
   138  
   139  If you forget or lose your password see <a
   140  href="https://freenode.net/faq.shtml#sendpass" target="_blank">the FAQ on
   141  freenode.net</a> to learn how to recover it.
   142  
   143  This quickstart was meant to get you up and into IRC very quickly. If you find 
   144  IRC useful there is a lot more to learn. Drupal, another open source project, 
   145  actually has <a href="https://www.drupal.org/irc/setting-up" target="_blank">
   146  written a lot of good documentation about using IRC</a> for their project 
   147  (thanks Drupal!).