Openfire
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| Openfire | |
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 Openfire administration web panel |
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| Developed by | Jive Software |
| Latest release | 3.5.1 / 25 April 2008 |
| Platform | Windows, Linux, Mac OS |
| Genre | Jabber/XMPP server |
| License | Open source GPL |
| Website | igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/ |
Openfire (previously known as Wildfire Server) is a Jabber/XMPP server written in Java and dual-licensed under both a commercial license and the GNU General Public License. Of the servers listed on the jabber.org server software list, Openfire implements most of the measured features. As of May 2008 the commercial enterprise components been split and also released under the GNU General Public License, making the whole product opensource.
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[edit] Web-based administration panel
Most administration of the server is done through a web interface, which runs on the ports 9090 (HTTP) and 9091 (HTTPS) by default. Administrators can connect from anywhere and edit the server's settings, add and delete users, conference rooms, and so forth.
[edit] Features
Openfire supports the following features:
- Web-based administration panel
- Plugin interface
- Customizable
- SSL/TLS support
- User-friendly web interface and guided installation
- Database connectivity (i.e. embedded Apache Derby or other DBMS with JDBC 3 driver) for storing messages and user details
- LDAP connectivity
- Platform independent, pure Java
- Full integration with Spark Jabber client
The commercial extension to Openfire allows multiple server instances to work together in one clustered environment.
