Where to chat or get help

There are several communications channels you can use to chat with Docker community members and developers.

IRC Quickstart

IRC can also be overwhelming for new users. This quickstart shows you the easiest way to connect to IRC.

In your browser open http://webchat.freenode.net
Fill out the form.
Click “Connect”.
The system connects you to chat. You'll see a lot of text. At the bottom of the display is a command line. Just above the command line the system asks you to register.
In the command line, register your nickname.
```
 /msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com
```
The IRC system sends an email to the address you enter. The email contains instructions for completing your registration.
Open your mail client and look for the email.
Back in the browser, complete the registration according to the email.
```
 /msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER moxiegirl_ acljtppywjnr
```
Join the #docker group using the following command.
```
 /j #docker
```
You can also join the #docker-dev group.
```
 /j #docker-dev
```
To ask questions to the channel just type messages in the command line.
To quit, close the browser window.

Tips and learning more about IRC

Next time you return to log into chat, you'll need to re-enter your password on the command line using this command:

/msg NickServ identify <password>

If you forget or lose your password see the FAQ on freenode.net to learn how to recover it.

This quickstart was meant to get you up and into IRC very quickly. If you find IRC useful there is a lot more to learn. Drupal, another open source project, actually has written a lot of good documentation about using IRC for their project (thanks Drupal!).