How to make a freenode account for dummies

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TLDR for freenode registration is:

1. Open an IRC client which is either https://webchat.freenode.net or install hexchat https://hexchat.github.io/ (note that the non-windows store version is free)

For Hexchat

2. Download hexchat 2.1 On Linux hexchat should be packaged by your distribution so you can install it for example using apt install -y hexchat 2.2 On windows use https://hexchat.github.io/downloads.html and download windows 7 executable which is free
3. Open hexchat and navigate to Server List
4. On server list find Freenode
5. If you are not registered then press Connect.
6. Register your account (as explained on https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration) by writing /msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword [email protected] once invoked you will recieve instructions on your specified e-mail.
7. (optional) if you have issue with the registration you can invoke /join #freenode and they will help you (don't be afraid to ask questions! :p)
8. Login using /msg NickServ identify yourPassword (red) note that your nick (green) has to be the same as the one you registered in step 6.
9. Invoke /join ##csharp and ask your questions! ^-^

For Webchat

2. Choose an unique nickname (red), complete captha (green) and press START
3. Register your account (as explained on https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration) by writing /msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword [email protected] once invoked you will recieve instructions on your specified e-mail. 3.1 If your nickname is already taken then invoke /nick newNickname and repeat step 3.
4. (optional) if you have issue with the registration you can invoke /join #freenode and they will help you (don't be afraid to ask questions! :p)
5. Login using /msg NickServ identify yourPassword (red) note that your nick (green) has to be the same as the one you registered in step 3.
6. Write /join ##csharp and ask your questions! ^-^

also note that on hexchat you can store your credentials in

which makes it so that you don't have to invoke /nick yourNickname and /msg NickServ identify yourPassword every time :p