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 == Getting help
 
-* Official IRC Channel: #ninenines on irc.freenode.net
 * https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy/issues[Issues tracker]
 * https://ninenines.eu/services[Commercial Support]
 * https://github.com/sponsors/essen[Sponsor me!]