Prosody supports a wide range of XMPP client software for desktop and mobile platforms. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Core features
Included modules cover multi-user chat, message archiving, offline message storage, file sharing, and push notifications. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
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. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Extensibility
Prosody aims to be easy for developers to extend, and optional modules can be disabled when not needed. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Feature limits
The supported XEP list marks XEP-0013 Flexible Offline Message Retrieval and XEP-0055 Jabber Search as unsupported. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Federation
Prosody can connect with other Prosody installations and XMPP-compatible services to form an open communication network. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Integrations
Prosody supports external XMPP components and server-to-server connections. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
License
Prosody is open-source software under the permissive MIT/X11 license. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Linux downloads
Packages are available for current Debian and Ubuntu releases, active Fedora releases, and several other Linux distributions. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
macOS downloads
The download page describes installation on OS X through Homebrew and says that method is currently unmaintained. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
Module caveat
Community modules vary in maturity, and the site cautions that many are beta, alpha, experimental, or intended for fun. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
Product
Prosody is an open-source XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up, efficient with system resources, and extensible. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
Purpose
Prosody is an XMPP communication server designed to be easy to set up and configure and efficient with system resources. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Security
Core modules include SSL/TLS encryption support and certificate authentication for server-to-server connections. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Security configuration
The site says encrypted connections are only truly secure when users have securely verified the server certificate. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
Support
Users can seek help through the project chatroom, user mailing list, or [email protected]. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Use cases
The project describes setting up an XMPP service for a company, organisation, family, or friends. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
Windows limit
Windows support is deprecated, downloads are no longer available, and the project says the last supported version has unresolved security issues. · prosody.im, 11 Oct 2026
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. · prosody.im, 10 Oct 2026
