Prerequisites
Install from sources
The raspbian package is very old, so its preferable to install it from sources:
$ wget http://znc.in/releases/znc-1.6.2.tar.gz
$ tar zxvf znc-1.6.2.tar.gz
$ cd znc-1.6.2
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libperl-dev pkg-config
$ ./configure
$ make
Wait.... 30 minutes on a rpi2... one hour on a rpi1...
$ sudo make install
Generate configuration file:
$ znc --makeconf
[ .. ] Checking for list of available modules...
[ >> ] ok
[ ** ]
[ ** ] -- Global settings --
[ ** ]
[ ?? ] Listen on port (1025 to 65534): <PORT>
[ ?? ] Listen using SSL (yes/no) [no]: yes
[ ?? ] Listen using both IPv4 and IPv6 (yes/no) [yes]: yes
[ .. ] Verifying the listener...
[ >> ] ok
[ ** ] Unable to locate pem file: [/home/pi/.znc/znc.pem], creating it
[ .. ] Writing Pem file [/home/pi/.znc/znc.pem]...
[ >> ] ok
[ ** ] Enabled global modules [webadmin]
[ ** ]
[ ** ] -- Admin user settings --
[ ** ]
[ ?? ] Username (alphanumeric): aymerick
[ ?? ] Enter password:
[ ?? ] Confirm password:
[ ?? ] Nick [aymerick]:
[ ?? ] Alternate nick [aymerick_]:
[ ?? ] Ident [aymerick]:
[ ?? ] Real name [Got ZNC?]: Rieul Nem
[ ?? ] Bind host (optional): 0.0.0.0
[ ** ] Enabled user modules [chansaver, controlpanel]
[ ** ]
[ ?? ] Set up a network? (yes/no) [yes]: yes
[ ** ]
[ ** ] -- Network settings --
[ ** ]
[ ?? ] Name [freenode]:
[ ?? ] Server host [chat.freenode.net]:
[ ?? ] Server uses SSL? (yes/no) [yes]:
[ ?? ] Server port (1 to 65535) [6697]:
[ ?? ] Server password (probably empty):
[ ?? ] Initial channels: #test
[ ** ] Enabled network modules [simple_away]
[ ** ]
[ .. ] Writing config [/home/pi/.znc/configs/znc.conf]...
[ >> ] ok
[ ** ]
[ ** ] To connect to this ZNC you need to connect to it as your IRC server
[ ** ] using the port that you supplied. You have to supply your login info
[ ** ] as the IRC server password like this: user/network:pass.
[ ** ]
[ ** ] Try something like this in your IRC client...
[ ** ] /server <znc_server_ip> +48914 aymerick:<pass>
[ ** ]
[ ** ] To manage settings, users and networks, point your web browser to
[ ** ] https://<znc_server_ip>:48914/
[ ** ]
[ ?? ] Launch ZNC now? (yes/no) [yes]: yes
[ .. ] Opening config [/home/pi/.znc/configs/znc.conf]...
[ >> ] ok
[ .. ] Loading global module [webadmin]...
[ >> ] [/usr/local/lib/znc/webadmin.so]
[ .. ] Binding to port [+48914]...
[ >> ] ok
[ ** ] Loading user [aymerick]
[ ** ] Loading network [freenode]
[ .. ] Loading network module [simple_away]...
[ >> ] [/usr/local/lib/znc/simple_away.so]
[ .. ] Adding server [chat.freenode.net +6697 ]...
[ >> ] ok
[ .. ] Loading user module [chansaver]...
[ >> ] ok
[ .. ] Loading user module [controlpanel]...
[ >> ] ok
[ .. ] Forking into the background...
[ >> ] [pid: 17547]
[ ** ] ZNC 1.6.2 - http://znc.in
Login to web admin: https://
Keep znc running
Edit crontab:
$ crontab -e
Add:
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/bin/znc >/dev/null 2>&1
Log stuff
Go to https://<SERVER>:<PORT>/mods/global/webadmin/edituser and check the log module (and only there).
Logs are now saved into /home/pi/.znc/users/<USERNAME>/moddata/log.