Overview

(M) Highly optimized, extremely modular and very flexible XMPP/Jabber server Tigase XMPP Server is our flagship server software writen in Java to build Instant Communication (IC) systems. The most basic explanation is that Tigase is a chat server, but it is so much more than just that. > # NOTE: Tigase has new home at tigase.dev - please submit all issues/pull-requests there in the relevant sub-project! The project has 351 GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

over HTTP/HTTPS (BOSH)
over WebSockets
XEP-0016: Flexible Offline Message Retrieval
XEP-0030: Service Discovery
XEP-0045: Multi User Chat
XEP-0060: Publish-Subscribe
XEP-0079: Advanced Message Processing
XEP-0114: Jabber Component Protocol
XEP-0115: Entity Capabilities
XEP-0133: Service Administration

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

Documentation of the project is part of the Tigase XMPP Server distribution package. Quickstart guide is also available here.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

mobile app, mongodb, multi user, offline mode, plugins, rest api, ssl tls, version history, websocket, xmpp.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

Multi-User Support

Integrations & APIs

Plugin / Extension System
REST API
WebSocket Support

Collaboration

Version History

Communication & Notifications

XMPP / Jabber

Security & Privacy

SSL / TLS / HTTPS

Mobile & Desktop

Mobile App
Offline Mode

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