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Jitsi instructions for XMPP

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Bob Mottram 2014-01-18 12:28:36 +00:00
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@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ Save and exit. Create a symbolic link.
ln -sf /etc/prosody/conf.avail/xmpp.cfg.lua /etc/prosody/conf.d/xmpp.cfg.lua
#+END_SRC
Add a user. You will be prompted to specify a password. You can repeat the process for as many users as needed.
Add a user. You will be prompted to specify a password. You can repeat the process for as many users as needed. This will also be your Jabber ID (JID).
#+BEGIN_SRC: bash
prosodyctl adduser myusername@mydomainname.com
@ -2006,7 +2006,21 @@ Report the status of the XMPP server:
prosodyctl status
#+END_SRC
*** Using with Jitsi
Jitsi is the recommended communications client for desktop or laptop systems, since it includes the /off the record/ (OTR) feature which provides some additional security beyond the usual SSL certificates.
Jitsi can be downloaded from https://jitsi.org/
On your desktop/laptop open Jitsi and select *Options* from the *Tools* menu.
Click *Add* to add a new user, then enter the Jabber ID which you previously specified with /prosodyctl/ when setting up the XMPP server. Close and then you should notice that your status is "Online" (or if not then you should be able to set it to online).
From the *File* menu you can add contacts, then select the chat icon to begin a chat. Click on the lock icon on the right hand side and this will initiate an authentication procedure in which you can specify a question and answer to verify the identity of the person you're communicating with. Once authentication is complete then you'll be chating using OTR, which provides an additional layer of security.
You can also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgx7VSrDGjk][see the following video]] as an example of using OTR.
*** Using with Ubuntu
The default XMPP client in Ubuntu is Empathy. Using Empathy isn't as secure as using Jitsi, since it doesn't include the /off the record/ feature, but since it's the default it's what many users will have easy access to.
Open *System Settings* and select *Online Accounts*, *Add account* and then *Jabber*.
Enter your username (myusername@mydomainname.com) and password.