Prosody IM

Spec sheet

Purpose

Prosody is an XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up and configure and efficient with system resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Product

Prosody is an open-source XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up, efficient with system resources, and extensible.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Deployment

The project provides installation packages for several Linux distributions and source archives; it also documents macOS installation through Homebrew, which it says is currently unmaintained.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Integrations

Prosody supports external XMPP components and server-to-server connections.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Security

Core modules include SSL/TLS encryption support and certificate authentication for server-to-server connections.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Support

Users can seek help through the project chatroom, user mailing list, or [email protected].Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

License

Prosody is open-source software under the permissive MIT/X11 license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Client support

Prosody supports a wide range of XMPP client software for desktop and mobile platforms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Core features

Included modules cover multi-user chat, message archiving, offline message storage, file sharing, and push notifications.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Extensibility

Prosody aims to be easy for developers to extend, and optional modules can be disabled when not needed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Feature limits

The supported XEP list marks XEP-0013 Flexible Offline Message Retrieval and XEP-0055 Jabber Search as unsupported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Federation

Prosody can connect with other Prosody installations and XMPP-compatible services to form an open communication network.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Linux downloads

Packages are available for current Debian and Ubuntu releases, active Fedora releases, and several other Linux distributions.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

macOS downloads

The download page describes installation on OS X through Homebrew and says that method is currently unmaintained.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Module caveat

Community modules vary in maturity, and the site cautions that many are beta, alpha, experimental, or intended for fun.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Security configuration

The site says encrypted connections are only truly secure when users have securely verified the server certificate.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Use cases

The project describes setting up an XMPP service for a company, organisation, family, or friends.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Windows limit

Windows support is deprecated, downloads are no longer available, and the project says the last supported version has unresolved security issues.Read 11 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Windows limitation

Windows support is deprecated, downloads are no longer available, and the site cites lack of developer time and unresolved security issues in the last supported version.Read 10 Oct 2026 · prosody.im

Where Specifiction places it

• Chat APIs#28 of 327.3