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| jabber.xo-quebec.org || up || Montreal, Qc (any) || [http://www.xo-quebec.org/configuration-xo-quebec Québec Area Jabber Server(fr)]
| jabber.xo-quebec.org || up || Montreal, Qc (any) || [http://www.xo-quebec.org/configuration-xo-quebec Québec Area Jabber Server(fr)]
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|nejabber.homelinux.org||down (as of March, 18)||New England (any)|| [[OLPC New England|New England Jabber Collaboration Server]]
|nejabber.homelinux.org||up (as of March, 19)||New England (any)|| [[OLPC New England|New England Jabber Collaboration Server]]
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| xochat.org || down || G1G1 (any) || [[xochat.org Community Server]] was overloaded due to being the only community server
| xochat.org || down || G1G1 (any) || [[xochat.org Community Server]] was overloaded due to being the only community server

Revision as of 11:41, 19 March 2008


Due to scalability issues, jabber servers can currently only handle up to about 150 users.

Therefore it is best if specific communities run their own servers - by geographic region, by special interest, whether for kids/parents only or adult users...

To set up your own server, see instructions at Run your own jabber server.

Community Server Directory

If you want to publicize your server, please list it below. In "community", specify who should use this server - be as specific as possible.

Community Servers
server name status community comments
opteron.9grid.us up Austin, TX (any) Austin Area Jabber Collaboration Server
jabber.olpchacks.org up Chicago, IL (any) OLPC Chicago Jabber Server
jabber.xo-quebec.org up Montreal, Qc (any) Québec Area Jabber Server(fr)
nejabber.homelinux.org up (as of March, 19) New England (any) New England Jabber Collaboration Server
xochat.org down G1G1 (any) xochat.org Community Server was overloaded due to being the only community server
...
add yours above this line

Connecting to a community jabber server

If you want to connect quickly, simply open terminal. Then type the following commands :

sugar-control-panel -s jabber jabber.server.url

replace jabber.server.url with the jabber server you with to use

then restart Sugar (warning: close activities first to save) by pressing ctrl+alt+erase, then go to the neighborhood view and have fun!