My experience with Prosody and Pidgin

As I am a bit hyperactive and if I see a post that I like, I must try what it says. Otherwise I cannot sleep soundly. I've been watching the ELAV and FICO Post on how to install and configure Prosody.

Instant Messaging with Prosody on Debian Squeeze | Install an XMPP (Jabber) server with Prosody [Updated]

Well, I took on the task of configuring my own server and seeing how good it was.

First of all. You can see the configuration file that I have created and then I tell you what configurations it has.

http://paste.desdelinux.net/4774

My server has the following options.

1. Create account from Pidgin.
2. Send messages to all connected clients.
3. List all connected people.
4. Edit your own nickname (So that something like example@webeexample.com does not appear in the list).
5. Edit local nickname.

Let's start

Create account from Pidgin.

To achieve this. You have to do two things. First of all make sure that in modules_enabled = { exist "Register", which is the module that allows you to create accounts from clients like Pidgin.

Second. Find where it says:

allow_registration = false; 

and put it in

allow_registration = true;

Now we look at how to create the account in Pidgin.

In the main window. Where accounts are added in Pidgin.

Protocol XMMP

Username to create.

Domain created. And make sure that the "Create this new account on the server" Checkbox is enabled.

Now we are going has advanced.

Here we make sure that "server" is the correct address of where our server is located.

And it will ask us to accept the certificate from our server.

We confirm the data and he welcomes us.

At this point we already have our user account created. Now let's tune everything a bit.

Change nickname.

To change the nickname of the account and do not exit as follows when we go to chat.

As we see in the image. The Admin user is already configured. While the one we just created does not. And we don't have a profile on Google that changes this, right?

To edit it on Pidgin. We are going to accounts>desdelinux@medellinlibre.co>Set nickname

This will be the name that you will show to our contacts. The next problem is that when you are chatting. That name that we edit is not displayed. Show another very ugly one.

In the image we can see that the user "admin" is already edited. While our new user does not. So it looks quite annoying in chat. Although if you look at the name of the sale. It looks like we edit it.

So. We are going to Accounts>desdelinux@medellinlibre.co>Edit Account

Here we are going to find where it says Local Nickname and we edit it as we want. Additionally we can enable the option that says "Use this friend icon for this account" Thus we have an "avatar" that identifies us.

Much better now?.!

How to manage the chat from the pidgin.

The main thing is to make sure that our user is Admin. For this, in the configuration file we must make sure that our user is enabled in.

admins = {"admin@medellinlibre.co"}

And also in Modules this:

"announce";

Now from the Pidgin. We are going to Accounts> admin@medellinlibre.co> Send Announcement to Online Users

We edit the message and send it to all users.

As I have 6 accounts (Counting the Admin. That's why only 5 windows appear) All those windows come out and a message saying how many Online users exist at the moment.

Besides this option, Pidgin lets you do many other things. (As long as you are an Administrator)

Among many options is.

• Delete users.
• See user password.
• Create users.
• Load modules.
• Remove modules.
• Among others…

Another option that I found very interesting is to create chat rooms. For this you must first enable the "muc" module in the configuration file. And then set the server rooms. It would be something like.

Component "conference.medellinlibre.co" "muc"

Then on the Pidgin we will File> Join a chat.

Here we are going to choose the user who will create the room. The name of the room. The server (Previously configured) The name with which we will enter the room and if we wish we can put a password.

Then if another user is going to enter the room. Just go to Tools> Room List

We give it Get list and we write the address of our server.

There you will see all the rooms that are created on that server. We just give you connect and go.

There are many other options that may escape me at the moment. It's just a matter of playing with the modules. On this page you will see the existing modules and how they can be configured. http://prosody.im/doc/modules

Regards.!