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<title>Roll Your Own LAN Instant Messaging Platform with OpenFire</title>
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<meta name="keywords" content="Instant Messaging,Pidgin,Self-Hosted,IM,XMPP,OpenFire,LAN">
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<h1>Roll Your Own LAN Instant Messaging Platform with OpenFire</h1>
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<h2>XMPP Server Download and Installation</h2>
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<ol>
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<li>Download OpenFire <a href="https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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<li>Run the OpenFire installer</li>
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<li>A browser window should open to http://localhost:9090/setup/index.jsp</li>
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<li>Select a language > Click Continue</li>
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<li>Set the XMPP domain name and input the server fully qualified domain name > Click Continue</li>
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<li>Select Embedded Database > Click Continue</li>
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<li>Select Default on the Profile Settings page > Click Continue</li>
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<li>Input an admin email address and password > Click Continue</li>
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<li>Click the Login to the admin console button</li>
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<li>Login with username admin and the password created previously</li>
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<li>Click the Users/Groups tab</li>
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<li>Click Create New User in the left navigation menu</li>
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<li>Create a username and password for the new user</li>
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<li>Follow the steps to create as many users as needed, at least 2 are needed for testing</li>
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<li>Click the Start Button > Type Control Panel and select it</li>
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<li>Click Windows Defender Firewall</li>
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<li>Click Advanced settings in the left navigation menu</li>
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<li>Select Inbound Rules > New Rule...</li>
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<li>Select Port > Click Next</li>
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<li>Select TCP and specify port 5222-5223 > Click Next</li>
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<li>Select Allow the Connection > Click Next</li>
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<li>Click Next > Name the rule XMPP > Click Finish</li>
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<li>Select Outbound Rules > New Rule...</li>
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<li>Select Port > Click Next</li>
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<li>Select TCP and specify port 5222-5223 > Click Next</li>
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<li>Select Allow the Connection > Click Next</li>
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<li>Click Next > Name the rule XMPP > Click Finish</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>Setting Up A XMPP Client</h2>
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<ol>
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<li>Download Pidgin Portable <a href="https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
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<li>Run the Pidgin Portable installer</li>
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<li>Launch Pidgin Portable</li>
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<li>Click Add...</li>
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<li>Select XMPP from the protocol dropdown</li>
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<li>Input the first username created above along with the XMPP domain setup in OpenFire and the user's password</li>
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<li>Click the Advanced tab > Select Use encryption if available from the Connection security dropdown</li>
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<li>Enter the OpenFire fully qualified server name in the server field</li>
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<li>Click the Add button</li>
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<li>Click Accept on the self-signed certificate popup</li>
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<li>Copy the extracted Pidgin Portable folder to another device</li>
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<li>Launch Pidgin Portable on the second device</li>
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<li>Select Modify Account</li>
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<li>Update the username and password to be a different account from the previous device</li>
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<li>From one of the devices, select Buddies > Add Buddy</li>
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<li>Input the opposite devices's username</li>
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<li>On the second device accept the message request and the two devices should be able to send and receive instant messages using the OpenFire XMPP server</li>
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</ol>
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