ZNC is an IRC network bouncer or BNC. It can detach the client from the actual IRC server, and also from selected channels. Multiple clients from different locations can connect to a single ZNC account simultaneously and therefore appear under the same nickname on IRC.

This addon is based on the docker image from linuxserver.io.

Installation

The installation of this add-on is pretty straightforward and not different in comparison to installing any other Hass.io add-on.

Add my Hass.io add-ons repository to your Hass.io instance.
Install this add-on.
Click the Save button to store your configuration.
Start the add-on.
Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.
Carefully configure the add-on to your preferences, see the official documentation for for that.

Configuration

Webui can be found at <your-ip>:6500 for http and <your-ip>:6501 for ssl (self-genererated certificate).

The default login details (change ASAP) are

login: admin, password: admin