hey, how can I start my own IRC server? I'm trying to get it for a online game so they have a better chat program, but I have to figure everything out because they don't want to spent time on it.

Making and starting your own irc server isnt at all easy however here are a few places you can look at to get some idea of what you need :-
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Best of luck

Fire

Have you thought about simply creating a channel on an existing IRC server? There are many servers out there already that are stable and provide their own services.

-genius_at_work