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title : Where to chat or get help
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There are several communications channels you can use to chat with Docker
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community members and developers.
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- <td>Forum</td>
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- The <a href="https://forums.docker.com/"
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- target="_blank">Docker Community Forum</a> is for contributors and others working with Docker software or projects.
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- <td>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</td>
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- IRC a direct line to our most knowledgeable Docker users.
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- The <code>#docker</code> and <code>#docker-dev</code> group on
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- <strong>chat.freenode.net</strong>. IRC was first created in 1988.
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- So, it is a rich chat protocol but it can overwhelm new users. You can search
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- <a href="https://botbot.me/freenode/docker/#" target="_blank">our chat archives</a>.
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- Use our IRC quickstart guide below for easy ways to get started with IRC.
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- <td>Twitter</td>
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- You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/docker/" target="_blank">Docker's twitter</a>
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- to get updates on our products. You can also tweet us questions or just
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- share blogs or stories.
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- <td>Stack Overflow</td>
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- Stack Overflow has over 7000K Docker questions listed. We regularly
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- monitor <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker" target="_blank">Docker questions</a>
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- and so do many other knowledgeable Docker users.
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- # IRC Quickstart
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- The following instructions show you how to register with two web based IRC
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- tools. Use one illustrated here or find another. While these instructions are
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- only for two IRC web clients there are many IRC Clients available on most
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- platforms.
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- ## Webchat
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- Using Webchat from Freenode.net is a quick and easy way to get chatting. To
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- 1 . In your browser open
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- [ https://webchat.freenode.net ] ( https://webchat.freenode.net ) {: target="_ blank" class="_ " }.
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- ![ Login to webchat screen] ( images/irc_connect.png )
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- 2 . Fill out the form.
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- | Field | Value |
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- | Nickname | The short name you want to be known as on IRC chat channels. |
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- | Channels | The list of channels to join. Start with ` #docker ` . |
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- | reCAPTCHA | A field to protect against spammers. Enter the value shown. |
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- 3 . Click on the "Connect" button.
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- The browser connects you to Webchat. You'll see a lot of text. At the bottom of
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- the Webchat web page is a command line bar. Just above the command line bar
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- a message is shown asking you to register.
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- ![ Registration needed screen] ( images/irc_after_login.png )
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- 4 . Register your nickname by entering the following command in the
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- command line bar:
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- ``` none
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- /msg NickServ REGISTER yourpassword [email protected]
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- This command line bar is also the entry field that you will use for entering
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- chat messages into IRC chat channels after you have registered and joined a
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- chat channel.
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- After entering the `REGISTER` command, an email is sent to the email address
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- that you provided. This email will contain instructions for completing
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- your registration.
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- 5. Open your email client and look for the email.
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- 6. Back in the browser, complete the registration according to the email by entering
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- the following command into the webchat command line bar:
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- ```none
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- /msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER yournickname somecode
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- Your nickname is now registered to chat on freenode.net.
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- [Jump ahead to tips to join a docker channel and start chatting](get-help.md#tips).
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- ## IRCCloud
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- IRCCloud is a web-based IRC client service that is hosted in the cloud. This is
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- a Freemium product, meaning the free version is limited and you can pay for more
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- features. To use IRCCloud:
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- 1. Click
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- [here](https://www.irccloud.com/invite?channel=%23docker&hostname=chat.freenode.net&port=6697){: target="_blank" class="_" }
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- to join the `#docker` channel on chat.freenode.net.
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- The following web page is displayed in your browser:
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- 2. If this is your first time using IRCCloud, enter a valid email address in the
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- If you already registered with IRCCloud, select the **sign in here** link.
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- You may have a cookie stored on your web browser that enables a quick
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- start **let's go** link instead of the above form. In this case, select the
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- **let's go** link and [jump ahead to start chatting](get-help.md#start-chatting).
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- 3. After entering your email address in the form, check your email for an invite
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- from IRCCloud and follow the instructions provided in the email.
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- 4. The instructions in the invite email take you to an IRCCloud Client web page in
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- The message shown above indicates that you need to register your
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- 5. To register your nickname, enter the following command into the command line bar
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- This command line bar is for chatting and entering in IRC commands.
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- 6. Check your email for an invite to `freenode.net`:
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- ```none
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- ## Tips
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- The procedures in this section apply to both IRC clients.
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- ### Set a nickname
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- Next time you return to log into chat, you may need to re-enter your password
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- /msg NickServ identify <password>
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- With Webchat if you forget or lose your password you'll need to join the
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- ` #freenode ` channel and request them to reset it for you.
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- ### Join a Docker Channel
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- Join the ` #docker ` group using the following command in the command line bar of
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- You can also join the ` #docker-dev ` group.
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- ### Start chatting
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- To ask questions to the group, type messages in the command line bar:
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- ![ Web Chat Screen] ( images/irc_chat.png )
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- ## Learn more about IRC
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+ | Communications channel | Description |
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+ | [ Docker Community Forums] ( https://forums.docker.com/ ) | A great place for contributors and others working with Docker software or projects to chat and ask questions. |
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+ | [ Docker Community Slack] ( https://dockr.ly/community ) | Chat with other Docker users, as well as Docker employees. Be sure to join the ` #docs ` channel! |
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+ | [ @docker on Twitter] ( https://twitter.com/docker/ ) | Follow [ @docker ] ( https://twitter.com/docker/ ) to get updates on our products, tweet us questions or share blogs or stories. |
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+ | [ Stack Overflow] ( http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker ) | Docker is a [ hot topic] ( http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker ) on Stack Overflow, and Docker engineers and expert users regularly contribute to these discussions. Join the conversation! |
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- This quickstart gets started with IRC. If you find
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- IRC useful, there is more to learn. Drupal, another open source project,
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- [ a great IRC guide] ( https://www.drupal.org/irc/setting-up ) {: target="_ blank" class="_ " }.
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- (thanks Drupal!).
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