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The command M-x erc will start ERC and prompt for the server to connect to. If you’re unsure of which server or network to connect to, we suggest starting with “irc.libera.chat”. There you will find the ‘#emacs’ channels where you can chat with other Emacs users, and if you’re having trouble with ERC, you can join the ‘#erc’ channel and ask for help there.
At some point in your ERC journey, you’ll inevitably want to change how the client looks and behaves. As with other Emacs applications, the typical place to store your settings is your init.el. If you would rather use the Customize interface, a good place to start is by running M-x customize-group RET erc RET. In particular, ERC comes with lots of modules that may be enabled or disabled; to select which ones you want, do M-x customize-variable RET erc-modules RET.