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| Founded | May 19, 2021 |
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| Website URL | libera |
| Primary DNS | ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697 |
| Average users | 30,879 (10 July 2025) |
| Average channels | 22,713 (10 July 2025) |
| Content/subject | Only free and open source software (FOSS) projects are permitted, offtopic discussion allowed in channels starting with "##" |
Libera Chat, stylized as Libera.Chat, is an IRC network for free and open-source software projects. Libera Chat prohibits VPN and Tor access for unregistered users. Registration requires a real IP address and a verified email. It was founded on 19 May 2021[1] by former Freenode staff members, after Freenode was taken over by Andrew Lee, founder of Private Internet Access.[2][3][4]