We are happy to inform you that we have an official #irssi IRC support channel on the Libera Chat network.

To join us there for lurking or assistance, follow these steps:

/network add LiberaChat
/server add -network LiberaChat -tls -tls_verify irc.libera.chat 6697
/connect LiberaChat
/join #irssi

We also have @irssi/user/<accountname> cloaks available for channel regulars, just let us know if you're interested and we will gladly forward the request.

if you want to connect automatically to Libera Chat each time you open Irssi, run (or repeat) the /server add command with the -auto option:

/server add -auto -network LiberaChat -tls -tls_verify irc.libera.chat 6697

Once you have registered your nick, you can set up SASL authentication (automated log-in) like this (replace AzureDiamond and hunter2 with your values):

/network modify -sasl_username AzureDiamond -sasl_password hunter2 -sasl_mechanism PLAIN LiberaChat

It will be used the next time you /connect (/reconnect is not enough)

If you would like to use Certificate Fingerprint based authentication instead of password, follow the guide on liberachat_certfp