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 # Consul [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/hashicorp/consul.png)](https://travis-ci.org/hashicorp/consul) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/hashicorp-consul/Lobby](https://badges.gitter.im/hashicorp-consul/Lobby.svg)](https://gitter.im/hashicorp-consul/Lobby?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 * Website: https://www.consul.io
-* IRC: `#consul` on Freenode
+* Chat: [Gitter](https://gitter.im/hashicorp-consul/Lobby)
 * Mailing list: [Google Groups](https://groups.google.com/group/consul-tool/)
 
 Consul is a tool for service discovery and configuration. Consul is