Chat: Pidgin / Prosody IM / Openfire Server
Downloads
Openfire Administration
- Visit http://OPENFIRE:9090 - Login as
admin - When creating users, be sure to add them to the “All users” group.
Renewing Certificate
It may seem counterintuitive but in order to see the interface to automatically generate a self-signed certificate in Openfire you first must delete the old certificate. See the image below for an example of the interface you'll see after deleting the old certificate. 
Prosody Administration
Creating accounts
- Use the Pidgin Account menu ad hoc server commands.
- At the server console:
prosodyctl register <username> audina.net <password>
Note: Each account should also be added to the “All users” group in the group file at /etc/prosody/groups.txt
Removing accounts
To remove accounts, at the console type:
prosodyctl deluser <username>@audina.net
Other Prosody information
To restart the service, at the console type:
prosodyctl restart
User account information is stored in /var/lib/prosody/audina%2enet/accounts
Client Software
- Install Pidgin on client machine, or login to SparkWeb.
- Configure IM client to point to Openfire server - openfire (Server20081).
- Add the user/buddy
all@broadcast.server20081with the alias “All Broadcast”.
Pidgin Client
Add user account: Accounts > Manage Accounts (< ctrl > + A). Enter the following settings:
- Protocol: XMPP
- Username: < username >
- Domain:
server20081 - Password: < password >
- Local Alias: User's Full Name
