diff --git a/demos/chat/chat.js b/demos/chat/chat.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/demos/chat/chat.js
+++ b/demos/chat/chat.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // TODO refactor this code into a UI and non-UI part.
 
 var CHANNEL = "#orbited"
-var IRC_SERVER = 'localhost'
+var IRC_SERVER = 'irc.freenode.net'
 var IRC_PORT = 6667
 
 var orig_domain = document.domain;
make the chat work on the orbited website