Self-hosted

It is also possible to run your own server. Here you will find some options for doing this. More details can be found in our tutorials.

Homebrew Server club is also a nice place to learn more.

If you plan to allow others to use your XMPP server, please consider our Server Covenant and maybe have a look at our tutorial for running a (semi-)public service.

We recommend using Prosody or Ejabberd for hosting your own XMPP server. But these options make it a bit easier to get started:

Snikket

Snikket is a project started by one of the Prosody developers to provide a unified app experience including user friendly server hosting. Learn more about their goals here.

Yunohost

YunoHost is an operating system aiming for the simplest administration of a server, in order to democratize self-hosting. It comes with a pre-installed XMPP server alongside other easy to install software for your server.

Uberspace

If you prefer something in-between a managed service and running your own server or VPS, Uberspace has you covered. They provide a detailed tutorial how to run your own Prosody XMPP service on their shared server.

Others?

This is obviously not an exhaustive list and if you have a really good recommendation please contact us here: chat@joinjabber.org (web chat) (xmpp)