<strong>Secure connection error</strong> Unable to connect to unencrypted relay when you are connecting to Glowing Bear over HTTPS. Please use an encrypted relay or load the page without using HTTPS.
<strong>Weechat version error</strong> Weechat connected but did not respond to a handshake. This could mean weechat <version2.9.Verifyyourweechatis2.8orolderandcheck"CompatibilitywithWeechat2.8andolder"orconsiderupdatingweechat.
<strong>Hash algorithm error</strong> Weechat and glowing bear did not agree on a hashing algorithm, please do /set relay.network.password_hash_algo "pbkdf2+sha512" in weechat.
Compatibility with Weechat 2.8 and older <ahref="#plaintext"ng-click="toggleAccordionByName('gettingStartedAccordion')"><iclass="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"></i></a>
<spanstyle="color: #888;display:block">WeeChat 2.9 is scheduled for release in July 2020, so you'll likely want to keep this enabled for now.</span>
Use Time-based One-Time Password <ahref="https://blog.weechat.org/post/2019/01/14/Support-of-TOTP"target="_blank"><iclass="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"></i></a>
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<p><spanclass="label label-danger">WeeChat version 0.4.2 or higher is required, but WeeChat 2.9 or later is recommended for the best experience.</p>
<h3>Use TLS encryption</h3>
<p><spanclass="label label-danger">WeeChat version 0.4.2 or higher is required—we recommend at least 1.0.</p>
<p>To start using Glowing Bear, follow the instructions below to set up an encrypted relay. All communication goes directly between your browser and your WeeChat relay! This means that your server must be accessible. We never see any of your data or your password, and you don't need to trust a "cloud". All settings, including your password, are saved locally in your own browser between sessions.</p>
<divclass="alert alert-warning"ng-show="show_tls_warning"><strong>You're using Glowing Bear over an unencrypted connection (http://). This is not recommended!</strong> We recommend using our secure hosted version at <ahref="https://www.glowing-bear.org/">https://www.glowing-bear.org/</a>, or <ahref="https://latest.glowing-bear.org/">https://latest.glowing-bear.org</a> for the latest and greatest development version. You can still follow the instructions below to set up an encrypted relay, though.</div>
<p>When using encryption, all communication between your browser and WeeChat will be securely encrypted with TLS. This means that you have to set up a certificate. While it's possible to use a self-signed cert, we recommend against it, because it's handled poorly in browsers, and may not work at all on mobile devices. If you don't already have a certificate for your domain (or you don't have a domain), we strongly encourage you to get a certificate from <ahref="https://letsencrypt.org/">Let's Encrypt</a>—it's free and easy. We'll walk you through it.</p>
<p>Open an authenticator app and create an entry with the same secret. In Glowing Bear check the checkbox for "use Time-based One-Time Password" and fill in the one time password as you see it in the authenticator app.</p>
<h3><aname="plaintext"></a>Compatibility with WeeChat 2.8 and older</h3>
<p><strong>Required for WeeChat <= 2.8</strong></p>
<p>With WeeChat 2.9—scheduled for release in July 2020—relay client authentication was made more secure and resistant to brute forcing. Glowing Bear uses the most secure authentication method by default. However, to support older versions of WeeChat, this option allows Glowing Bear to still use the old authentication method, sending your password to WeeChat (in plain text if you are not using encryption!). Only enable this if you are using a WeeChat version before 2.9!</p>
<p>By default, WeeChat 2.9 support several authentication methods. Of these, Glowing Bear only uses the most secure one, <code>pbkdf2+sha512</code>. You can check the list of enabled methods to ensure it is in there: