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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.
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.server20081
with the alias “All Broadcast
”.