Network expansion: new servers and higher reliability 🚀

We’re glad to announce a major upgrade to the Azzurra infrastructure. To deliver an ever-more stable, performant connection, we’ve added three new nodes to our IRC network.

The newcomers

The upgrade introduces a new beating heart for routing and two new access points for users:

• raptor.azzurra.chat: our new Hub, designed to optimise internal routing and server-to-server communication.
• ruby.azzurra.chat: a new IPv4 Leaf, to minimise downtime caused by maintenance on raccooncity.azzurra.chat.
• nightwish.azzurra.chat: a new IPv6 Leaf, dedicated to users browsing on the next-generation protocol for native, fast connectivity.

Why this upgrade?

This isn’t just about “adding boxes” — it’s about evolving service quality:

• Geographic redundancy: spreading servers across new data centres ensures the network stays online even in the face of localised failures or regional instability.
• Traffic distribution: thanks to the new leaves, user load is balanced more evenly, reducing latency and improving response times during chats.
• Scalability and the future: this layout lets us better handle traffic spikes and integrate new community services more easily.

How to connect

The new leaves (ruby and nightwish) are already part of our irc.azzurra.chat round-robin. While direct connections to individual servers are still possible, we strongly recommend sticking with the main address above.

See you in chat 👋