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Added a section on turning off join/leave messages, as suggested by creadak
(Added a section on turning off join/leave messages, as suggested by creadak)
 
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To add your bitlbee server to weechat just type in the weechat window
To add your bitlbee server to weechat just type in the weechat window
  /server add bitlbee zeus.redbrick.dcu.ie/8854
  /server add bitlbee bitlbee.redbrick.dcu.ie/6667


Before you connect you must have your nick set up so:
Before you connect you must have your nick set up so:
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====Facebook====
====Facebook====
  account add facebook username@chat.facebook.com <password>
Official more detailed guide: [https://wiki.bitlbee.org/HowtoFacebookMQTT here]
 
Use the same email you use to log in to facebook, and either your main password or an app password.
 
An app password can be generated via the: [https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security&section=per_app_passwords&view security page] on the Facebook website.
account add facebook <email> <password>


==Signing In==
==Signing In==
Once you've set up your accounts turn them on by typing
Once you've set up your accounts turn them on by typing
  account on
  account facebook on


If you have multiple accounts set up you can turn them on one by one by specifing the number (accounts are numbered from 0 in the order you set them up)
If you have multiple accounts set up you can turn them on one by one by specifing the number (accounts are numbered from 0 in the order you set them up)
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  blist
  blist


In the case of Facebook, you will have a list of user IDs rather than names. You can rename them manually, or get a renaming script for them:
<s>In the case of Facebook, you will have a list of user IDs rather than names. You can rename them manually, or get a renaming script for them:</s>
 
Tested for weechat only, names are fine


Weechat: http://www.weechat.org/scripts/source/stable/facebook_rename.py.html/
Weechat: <s>http://www.weechat.org/scripts/source/stable/facebook_rename.py.html/</s>


Irssi: http://github.com/avar/irssi-bitlbee-facebook-rename
Irssi: http://github.com/avar/irssi-bitlbee-facebook-rename
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If I get tired of listening to kevin I can simply remove him by typing
If I get tired of listening to kevin I can simply remove him by typing
  remove kevin
  remove kevin
== Turning off join/leave messages ==
They can be pretty annoying. Fortunately turning it off is quite easy
/filter add bitlbee_noise irc.bitlbee.* irc_quit,irc_nick_back *
This assumes your bitlbee server is called "bitlbee"