Openfire

Spec sheet

Purpose

Openfire is a real-time collaboration server based on the XMPP protocol.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Audience

Ignite Realtime describes its community as end users, developers, and service providers interested in applying open-standards-based real-time collaboration to their businesses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Integrations

Documentation describes integration with LDAP user stores, custom databases, and external authentication, user, and group providers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Security

The 5.1.0 release added SASL channel binding, which the release notes say ties authentication to the TLS connection and addresses a class of man-in-the-middle attacks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Support

The support page directs users seeking professional support or services to a directory of professional partners and also links to community forums and group chat.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

License

Openfire is licensed under the Open Source Apache License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Administration

The project describes Openfire as easy to set up and administer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Administration features

The 5.1.0 release added configurable incoming-connection rate limiting, DNS override management, failed server-to-server connection diagnostics, and a Docker healthcheck.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Client compatibility

The project says any application implementing XMPP can be used with Openfire.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Databases

The 5.1.0 release added MariaDB, Firebird, and CockroachDB to the supported database lineup, while noting that most plugins did not yet support them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Downloads

The download page lists Windows installers, a ZIP archive, RPM and Debian packages, a Unix tarball, and a macOS DMG.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Extensibility

Plugins extend Openfire functionality and are installed by copying their JAR file into the installation's plugins directory.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Runtime requirement

Openfire releases no longer include a Java Runtime Environment starting with version 4.7.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · igniterealtime.org

Plans and prices

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