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+title: XMPP Providers Support Chat and Server
+date: 2024-03-28
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+## XMPP Providers Server
+
+We recently started to set up our own XMPP server to provide a [support chat](/blog/2024-03-11-xmpp-providers-chat/).
+Our goal was to automate as much as possible to reduce the maintenance effort to a minimum.
+While doing that, we also thought about how the experience is for XMPP newcomers to set up their own XMPP server.
+
+There are many [XMPP servers](https://xmpp.org/software/) available.
+But only few projects focus on quick and simple setups.
+Therefore, we started another small project called [XMPP Providers Server](https://invent.kde.org/melvo/xmpp-providers-server).
+Its main purpose is to manage our XMPP server.
+And in the future, we will possibly run additional services on that server.
+But it also allows interested operators to have a smooth start with running their own XMPP server.
+
+The XMPP Providers Server is an automated server setup.
+It makes use of Ansible to configure a Debian-based server.
+The Ansible playbooks as well as the guide we wrote are an all-in-one setup for fully-featured XMPP servers.
+By using sensible defaults, the project focuses on simplicity rather than on covering all possible use cases.
+With more experience, the setup can be expanded in order to use a more complex configuration.
+
+There is no support for a regular web server yet.
+Thus, the setup cannot be used to serve a website.
+But since the Ansible setup is very modular, that functionality can be added as well as other functionality.
+If you do so, consider to [contribute](https://invent.kde.org/melvo/xmpp-providers-server/-/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) those improvements to the official project :)
+That way, everybody can benefit from your effort!
+We are happy to hear your feedback!
+
+We encourage you to use XMPP and run your own server instance, maybe even by becoming a public provider.
+But keep in mind that providing a public service comes with great responsibility you should be aware of.
+Best practices can be discussed in the [official XMPP operators chat](https://xmpp.org/community/chat/#operators-chatroom).
+If your topic does not suit one of them, there are plenty of other [public XMPP group chats](https://search.jabber.network) in the [XMPP network](https://xmppnetwork.goodbytes.im).
+## Help Us
+
+For a good user experience, [apps integrating XMPP Providers](https://providers.xmpp.net/apps/) are as important as the providers themselves.
+If you are an XMPP developer, please consider [adding XMPP Provider support](https://invent.kde.org/melvo/xmpp-providers#usage) to your app.
+If you are an operator of a public XMPP service, provide the [information we need](https://providers.xmpp.net/faq/#where-do-we-have-the-providers-properties-from) and [add it to our list](https://invent.kde.org/melvo/xmpp-providers/-/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#providers).
+
+Feel free to [reach out to us](/contact/) if you have any questions!
+## Spread the Word
+
+The XMPP Providers project lives from the community.
+We are happy to hear your feedback!
+[Follow us and spread the word](https://fosstodon.org/@xmpp_providers)!
+
+{{< figure src="/images/xmpp-providers-adaptive.svg" caption="XMPP Providers Logo" class="text-center w-100 pt-5" height="300" link="/" >}}