1.使用HexChat登录Freenode.net
2.在Freenode下输入并回车：
/msg NickServ REGISTER yourpassword youremail@example.com
3.打开邮箱youremail@example.com查看收到的邮件。
/msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER yournickname somecode
4.在Freenode下输入并回车邮件中收到的类似上述命令。
Your nickname is now registered to chat on freenode.net.
5.接下来即可在Freenode下添加以下几个频道：
#docker
#docker-dev
#docker-distribution (Docker Registry): Registry server for Docker (hosting/delivery of repositories and images)
#docker-compose (formerly Fig): Define and run multi-container apps
#docker-swarm A Docker-native clustering system
6.可以通过这种方式找人，在FreeNode下面输入：
/msg nickname messagecontent