Quassel is an IRC application that is split into two parts, a "core" and a "client". This allows the core to remain connected to IRC servers, and to continue receiving messages, even when the client is disconnected. FreedomBox can run the Quassel core service keeping you always online and one or more Quassel clients from a desktop or a mobile device can be used to connect and disconnect from it.
Many discussions about FreedomBox are being done on the IRC-Channel irc://irc.debian.org/freedombox. If your FreedomBox is running Quassel, it will collect all discussions while you are away, such as responses to your questions. Remember, the FreedomBox project is a worldwide project with people from nearly every time zone. You use your client to connect to the Quassel core to read and respond whenever you have time and are available.
Within Plinth
select Applications
go to IRC Client (Quassel) and
install the application and make sure it is enabled
now your Quassel core is running
Configure in your router port forwarding for port 4242
on my device, this setting can be found in the section Network > NAT & Port rules > Port Forwarding
Clients to connect to Quassel from your desktop and mobile devices are available.
In a Debian system, you can e.g. use quassel-client
With the first start you create a user-ID you want to use in your IRC channel
Configure the network connection, e.g. server irc.debian.org/freedombox
Communication takes place in a channel, e.g. freedombox
Add a core
Chose an account name
Computer name is the DNS name to access your FreedomBox
Port: 4242
User and password
For Android devices you may use e.g. Quasseldroid from F-Droid
enter core, username etc. as above
By the way, the German verb quasseln means talking a lot, to jabber.