Setting up mIRC

Guide on how to setup mIRC to work with Twitch IRC chat service.

 Step 1.

•  Download and install mIRC

 Step 2.

• Launch the program
• Click on Tools, then Options
• On the side menu click on Connect
• Enter your twitch username in lowercase for Nickname

 Step 3.

• In mIRC Options, click servers
• Delete all the folders, entries that are listed by default
• Once the IRC Server list is clear, click ADD
• For Description enter: Twitch
• For IRC Server enter: irc.chat.twitch.tv
• For Ports enter: 80
• Leave Group blank
• For Password you need OAuth Token, use TwitchApp to generate it or the Twitch API
• Press OK 

Step 4.

• In mIRC Options, click Connect
• Under that is Options, click on that
• Then click on Perform Button
• Check the box that says Enable perform on connect
• Add in the following inside the text box: raw CAP REQ :twitch.tv/membership
• Then press OK, then again OK to leave Options window.

 

Step 5.

• Click on Favorites in the menu bar
• Then go to Organize Favorites
• If this has a list of favorites already populated, delete all of them
• Once you clear the list, press Add
• Enter the channel you wish to connect, for example I want to join my channels irc, so I will enter #daopa in the channel text box, then press option to Join on connect.
• Add whatever channels you use to join, with option to auto connect if you prefer it to join like that.

Additional Server Settings (if above settings do not work)

• Server: irc.chat.twitch.tv
  Ports: 80, 6667
  SSL ports: 443, 6697
• Server: irc-ws.chat.twitch.tv
  Port: 80
  SSL port: 443