- Express + TypeScript backend with IRC connection manager - React + Vite frontend with mIRC-inspired theme - Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL schema (users, connections, channels, messages) - Redis pub/sub for real-time WebSocket delivery across replicas - IRC color code parser (16 + 99 extended palette) - Kubernetes manifests for homecloud deployment - Multi-stage Dockerfile with non-root user - docker-compose for local development