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Reputation: 29

Is it possible to run an XMPP server without a domain name?

I need to run an XMPP server for IM with end-to-end encryption and voice calling. I'm trying to set up Prosody, but is it possible to run an XMPP server without a domain name? Without own DNS server and VPN network between clients?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4997

Answers (3)

Jan
Jan

Reputation: 245

I went through many Prosody tutorials and I think it is not possible to set up server based only on IP address and using SSL. I even have not found how to configure Prosody on local network with SSL and resolvable name like raspberry.local. My client always gave server not found, or incorrect communication.

Upvotes: 0

Flow
Flow

Reputation: 24073

Short Answer: Yes.

You can still configure a XMPP domain for your server. According to the standard, it doesn't has to be an DNS Name or IP address. Something like myserver is fine. Quoting RFC 7622 § 3.2:

The domainpart for every XMPP service MUST be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or an unqualified hostname (i.e., a text label that is resolvable on a local network).

But if you don't have a DNS name, then clients won't know automatically how to reach your server. Which means you have to configure the IP address and the port in every client.

Upvotes: 4

legoscia
legoscia

Reputation: 41598

You can use an IP address instead of a domain name, but if that address will be changing on a regular basis, you'll probably need modifications to standard XMPP servers and clients, as they'll not be expecting that.

Upvotes: 0

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