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+layout: post
+title: "Channels & Hostmask groups: A basic Howto"
+category: [english]
+tags: [oper, irc, groupserv, hostserv]
+---
+
+@Annwenn got me opering at her network after long pause with my opering.
+She also named this blogpost and requested me to write this and I don't
+have any better place where to put this, but I am starting with other talk
+before getting to the subject.
+
+It appears that I am not as bad oper as I thought as I was able to identify
+and find solutions to multiple issues including server-side aliases not
+working, SASL being loaded with services, but not with IRCd, CertFP loaded
+with services, but not IRCd, missing oper-only channels (and allowing
+everyone to join #services) etc.
+
+The services package is Atheme and IRCd InspIRCd which are the same I would
+have picked if I had started running IRC server which I was avoiding
+before. The forks of Atheme don't have any stable releases yet and Atheme
+is still getting security fixes.
+
+I am not linking to the network or complete issue list here as I don't want
+too much traffic there.
+
+And now to the subject.
+
+First, register a channel, for example #test.
+
+```
+/join #test
+/cs register #test
+```
+
+2. Register the group !test
+
+```
+/msg groupserv register !test
+```
+
+3. Set options & flags at #test. The following are what I usually set to
+channels.
+
+```
+/cs set #test GUARD ON
+/cs set #test MLOCK
+/cs set #test PRIVATE ON
+/cs set #test NOSYNC OFF
+/cs set #test SECURE ON
+/cs set #test TOPICLOCK ON
+/cs set #test VERBOSE ON
+/cs flags #test $oper +Aehiortv
+/cs flags #test !test +AiV
+```
+
+Here $oper adds people who are opered to access list (if EXTTARGET $oper is
+enabled) and allows people who have +c in group !test to see the access
+list (even with PRIVATE on), invite themselves or see the channel key using
+ChanServ and have autovoice on the channel.
+
+4. Set the options and flags of !test.4. Set the options and flags of
+!test.
+
+```
+/msg groupserv set !test channel #test
+/msg groupserv set !test joinflags +cvi
+/msg groupserv set !test open on
+```
+
+joinflags +cvi means that when people join the group, they automatically
+have +cvi which allows them to have access in channels where !test has
+flags, take vhosts which are offered to the group and invite other people
+to the group.
+
+5. Offer vhosts to the group (requires you to be oper).
+
+```
+/hs offer !test test/$account
+/hs offer !test tester/$account
+```
+
+6. Take one of the vhosts.
+
+```
+/hs offerlist
+/hs take tester/$account
+/hs on
+```
+
+`/hs offerlist` shows which vhosts are offered to you or groups where you
+have `+v`.