diff --git a/man/freedombone-client.1.gz b/man/freedombone-client.1.gz
index a142f0f6..00a70a27 100644
Binary files a/man/freedombone-client.1.gz and b/man/freedombone-client.1.gz differ
diff --git a/src/freedombone-client b/src/freedombone-client
index 42c8e4dc..5501f58e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-client
+++ b/src/freedombone-client
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ fi
 MESH_CLIENT_INSTALL=
 ENABLE_MONKEYSPHERE=
 
+# setup for a specific app
+SETUP_CLIENT_APP_NAME=
+
 # Version number of this script
 VERSION="1.01"
 
@@ -202,6 +205,61 @@ function show_help {
     exit 0
 }
 
+function setup_client_app_irc {
+    echo $'Setting up hexchat'
+    if [ ! -f /usr/bin/pacman ]; then
+        sudo apt-get -yq install tor hexchat tor
+    else
+        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm hexchat tor
+    fi
+    if [ ! -d /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat ]; then
+        mkdir -p /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat
+    fi
+    echo 'net_proxy_host = 127.0.0.1' > /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'net_proxy_port = 9050' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'net_proxy_type = 3' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'net_proxy_use = 0' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo 'net_proxy_auth = 1' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'net_proxy_pass = HexChat' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'net_proxy_user = HexChat' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo 'dcc_auto_chat = 0' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'dcc_auto_resume = 0' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'dcc_auto_send = 0' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'irc_hide_version = 1' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'identd = 0' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo 'away_reason =' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'irc_part_reason =' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo 'irc_quit_reason =' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo "irc_real_name = ${USER}" >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo "irc_user_name = ${USER}" >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo "irc_nick1 = ${USER}" >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo "irc_nick2 = ${USER}_" >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+    echo "irc_nick3 = ${USER}__" >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo 'completion_suffix = :' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo 'gui_slist_skip = 1' >> /home/$CURR_USER/.config/hexchat/hexchat.conf
+
+    echo $'hexchat configured'
+}
+
+function setup_client_app {
+    if [ ! $SETUP_CLIENT_APP_NAME ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    case $SETUP_CLIENT_APP_NAME in
+        hexchat|xchat|irc)
+            setup_client_app_irc
+            ;;
+    esac
+    exit 0
+}
+
 while [[ $# > 1 ]]
 do
     key="$1"
@@ -218,6 +276,10 @@ do
             shift
             WIFI_CHANNEL=${1}
             ;;
+        -s|--setup)
+            shift
+            SETUP_CLIENT_APP_NAME=${1}
+            ;;
         -m|--mesh)
             shift
             MESH_CLIENT_INSTALL=${1}
@@ -234,6 +296,7 @@ do
 done
 
 echo $'Configuring client'
+setup_client_app
 refresh_gpg_keys
 configure_ssh_client
 global_rate_limit