Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin¶

Pidgin is a free IRC client for Windows, which you can use for Planio team chat on your desktop.

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Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin

Download and install Pidgin¶

Download and install Pidgin for Windows.

Add a new Account¶

Click on the Add button on the welcome screen to add a new account.

Pidgin welcome screen — Click 'Add'

In the basic tab:

Protocol should be set to IRC
Username should be the hostname from your credentials
Server is also the hostname from your credentials
Password is the password from your credentials
Check Remember password, so you don't always have to re-enter it
Local alias is your chat name

Add a new account in Pidgin — Fill out the basic tab

In the Advanced tab:

The Port should be the port number from your credentials
Tick Use SSL, so your chat is secure
Ident name should be the user name from your credentials

Fill out the Pidgin advanced tab — Fill out the advanced tab

Start Chatting¶

Click on 'Add' and you'll be automatically connected to the project chatroom.