Like many people, I recently have been re-discovering the XMPP messaging protocol and ended up running my own server. In fact, this blog is essentially a result of that effort, though it functions independently from the XMPP service.

Repository with copies of my XMPP server configuration for public interest / investigation.
Notes on this setup

• Database backend: PostgreSQL
• Admin web interface and API are disabled
• In-Band registration and web registration are enabled
• Captchas enabled
• Nginx is used as HTTP / Websocket Proxy
• Port 5223 used as TLS port for "XMPP over TLS" feature (Port 443 is forwarded to 5223)

aenigma provisions a fully functional and out-of-the-box secure XMPP server you can get running today.

It does for XMPP what Mail-in-a-Box has done for email, Streisand for VPNs, and Easyengine for wordpress.

The installation takes you on a 15 minute, clearly worded, step-by-step setup and takes care of everything automagically.