# Acerca/About HostServ

**URL:** <https://forums.ptirc.org/t/acerca-about-hostserv/36>\
**Category:** HostServ 🇵🇹🇬🇧\
**Created:** [October 4, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.ptirc.org/t/acerca-about-hostserv/36 "2026-10-04T16:03:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![system](https://forums.ptirc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/66b5a0de6d7bad52405efceed992a0af65ae3adf.png) [@system](https://forums.ptirc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.ptirc.org/t/acerca-about-hostserv/36/1 "2026-10-04T16:03:35Z")

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🇵🇹 Perguntas, guias e problemas sobre o HostServ, o serviço que atribui um host virtual (vhost) aos utilizadores registados: pedido, ativação e alteração do host apresentado.

**O que pertence aqui**

- Como pedir um vhost (`REQUEST`) e o que acontece depois
- Ativar ou desativar o vhost (`ON`, `OFF`) e utilizá-lo em nicks agrupados (`GROUP`)
- Vhost que não aparece, que se perde ao voltar a ligar-se ou que é rejeitado
- Dúvidas sobre o formato e as regras de nomes de vhosts nesta rede
- Pedidos de alteração ou remoção de um vhost

**Diferença para as outras categorias**

- Problemas de conta e de nicks pertencem ao **NickServ**.
- Questões de canais pertencem ao **ChanServ**.
- Esta categoria é dedicada apenas a vhosts.

**Antes de publicar**

- Indique o nick que utilizou e o que pediu.
- Inclua qualquer mensagem enviada pelo HostServ.
- Não publique palavras-passe.

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🇬🇧 Questions, guides and issues about HostServ, the service that gives registered users a virtual host (vhost): requesting, activating and changing the host shown instead of your real one.

**What belongs here**

- How to request a vhost (`REQUEST`) and what happens after you do
- Turning your vhost on or off (`ON`, `OFF`) and using it across grouped nicks (`GROUP`)
- Vhost that does not show up, resets after reconnecting, or gets rejected
- Questions about the format and naming rules for vhosts on this network
- Requests to change or remove a vhost

**How this is different from the other categories**

- Account and nickname problems belong in **NickServ**.
- Channel matters belong in **ChanServ**.
- This category is only for vhosts.

**Before posting**

- Say which nick you used and what you asked for.
- Include any message HostServ sent back.
- Don’t post passwords.

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**Author:** ![pegasus](https://forums.ptirc.org/user_avatar/forums.ptirc.org/pegasus/32/36_2.png) [@pegasus](https://forums.ptirc.org/u/pegasus)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.ptirc.org/t/acerca-about-hostserv/36/2 "2026-10-04T16:44:00Z")

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