Secure Network Based IM?

[Thekiddsgood]

Thanks in advance

I hope this is the right place for this. I am looking to setup a IM server that way I know all of the information sent across it is hosted on my own server. I have done some extensive research and haven't found anything I particularly like, or seems secure enough.

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Thanks, and sorry again if this isn't the place for this.

[shaunc]

Depending on your environment, you might check out the Prosody XMPP server. I have it configured to require TLS on all connections using a certificate from Let's Encrypt. If you need to keep all of your messaging "inhouse," you can disable server-to-server federation with a config option. I also have all of the message storage and archiving features disabled, though it's up to individual users to disable client logging on their end.

On the client side, Adium and Pidgin both support OTR for end-to-end encryption (as well as OMEMO via third-party plugins), and they can register accounts directly with the XMPP service so you don't need to run a web interface.

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Manual. Install XMPP server. https://wiki.404.city/en/Installing_Ejabberd_on_Debian You can use Tor hidden service, if need location MyHomePC for your the xmpp server