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    19  # Where to chat or get help
    20  
    21  There are several communications channels you can use to chat with Docker
    22  community members and developers.
    23  
    24  <table>
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    28      <td>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</th>
    29      <td>
    30        <p>
    31          IRC a direct line to our most knowledgeable Docker users.
    32          The <code>#docker</code> and <code>#docker-dev</code> group on 
    33          <strong>irc.freenode.net</strong>. IRC was first created in 1988. 
    34          So, it is a rich chat protocol but it can overwhelm new users. You can search
    35          <a href="https://botbot.me/freenode/docker/#" target="_blank">our chat archives</a>.
    36        </p>
    37        Read our IRC quickstart guide below for an easy way to get started.
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    41      <td>Google Groups</td>
    42      <td>
    43        There are two groups.
    44        <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-user" target="_blank">Docker-user</a>
    45        is for people using Docker containers. 
    46        The <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-dev" target="_blank">docker-dev</a> 
    47        group is for contributors and other people contributing to the Docker 
    48        project.
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    52      <td>Twitter</td>
    53      <td>
    54        You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/docker/" target="_blank">Docker's twitter</a>
    55        to get updates on our products. You can also tweet us questions or just 
    56        share blogs or stories.
    57      </td>
    58    </tr>
    59    <tr>
    60      <td>Stack Overflow</td>
    61      <td>
    62        Stack Overflow has over 7000K Docker questions listed. We regularly 
    63        monitor <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker" target="_blank">Docker questions</a>
    64        and so do many other knowledgeable Docker users.
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    69  
    70  ## IRC Quickstart
    71  
    72  IRC can also be overwhelming for new users. This quickstart shows you 
    73  the easiest way to connect to IRC. 
    74  
    75  1. In your browser open <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net" target="_blank">http://webchat.freenode.net</a>
    76  
    77      ![Login screen](/project/images/irc_connect.png)
    78  
    79  
    80  2. Fill out the form.
    81  
    82      <table class="no-zebra" style="width: auto">
    83        <tr>
    84          <td><b>Nickname</b></td>
    85          <td>The short name you want to be known as in IRC.</td>
    86        </tr>
    87        <tr>
    88          <td><b>Channels</b></td>
    89          <td><code>#docker</code></td>
    90        </tr>
    91        <tr>
    92          <td><b>reCAPTCHA</b></td>
    93          <td>Use the value provided.</td>
    94        </tr>
    95      </table>
    96  
    97  3. Click "Connect".
    98  
    99      The system connects you to chat. You'll see a lot of text. At the bottom of
   100      the display is a command line. Just above the command line the system asks 
   101      you to register.
   102  
   103      ![Login screen](/project/images/irc_after_login.png)
   104  
   105  
   106  4. In the command line, register your nickname.
   107  
   108          /msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com
   109  
   110      ![Login screen](/project/images/register_nic.png)
   111  
   112      The IRC system sends an email to the address you
   113      enter. The email contains instructions for completing your registration.
   114  
   115  5. Open your mail client and look for the email.
   116  
   117      ![Login screen](/project/images/register_email.png)
   118  
   119  6. Back in the browser, complete the registration according to the email.
   120  
   121          /msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER moxiegirl_ acljtppywjnr
   122  
   123  7. Join the `#docker` group using the following command.
   124  
   125          /j #docker
   126  
   127      You can also join the `#docker-dev` group.
   128  
   129          /j #docker-dev
   130  
   131  8. To ask questions to the channel just type messages in the command line.
   132  
   133  	![Login screen](/project/images/irc_chat.png)
   134  
   135  9. To quit, close the browser window.
   136  
   137  
   138  ### Tips and learning more about IRC
   139  
   140  Next time you return to log into chat, you'll need to re-enter your password 
   141  on the command line using this command:
   142  
   143      /msg NickServ identify <password>
   144  
   145  If you forget or lose your password see <a
   146  href="https://freenode.net/faq.shtml#sendpass" target="_blank">the FAQ on
   147  freenode.net</a> to learn how to recover it.
   148  
   149  This quickstart was meant to get you up and into IRC very quickly. If you find 
   150  IRC useful there is a lot more to learn. Drupal, another open source project, 
   151  actually has <a href="https://www.drupal.org/irc/setting-up" target="_blank">
   152  written a lot of good documentation about using IRC</a> for their project 
   153  (thanks Drupal!).