Show threadDebacle1d ago

@lucy_idk

I happen to use #Jabber/#XMPP for both use cases.

It all started for me ≈ 2014 with a third use case: The "small town": We needed a chat for my development team, so we "sudo apt install prosody" and later let join the whole company (30..40 people).

You can find larger group chats here:

https://search.jabber.network/ (thanks, @sjn)

But I'm also in IRC channels via the #biboumi gateway and in Matrix rooms via #slige by @nicoco.

All channels - search.jabber.network

The top 25 public chat rooms on the Jabber network.

Show threadDebacleMar 13

@lnxw37a2 @lain @dansup

Me, today: Uses only one IM, #Jabber/#XMPP, but with bridges to IRC, SMS, and Matrix 🙂 No need for multi-protocol clients.

https://slidge.im/

#biboumi #slidge #sms4you

slidge.im — Gateways from XMPP to Other Networks

Slidge is a chat gateway library for XMPP built in Python, and a set of gateways for other networks.

someoddFeb 4
Just set `verify_certificate=false` in my #biboumi config, because I encountered a small IRC network with an expired cert
Show threadGoffiJun 26, 2025

@nlnet @NGIZero I hope to see widespread adoption among XMPP services, and notably with gateways (wink wink Slidge and Biboumi) and XMPP servers.

#XMPP #gateway #Slidge #Biboumi.

Show threadVagrant CascadianJun 17, 2025

@pleia2

For the small number of IRC channels I want persistence on, I use an #XMPP bridge, specifically irc.cheogram.com, which is a #biboumi instance.

There are a wide variety of decent XMPP clients for most platforms...

Though, honestly I long ago learned to just quit #IRC when I am not actually available... I used to struggle with not reading the entire backscroll history and having time in the day to do anything.

MartinMay 15, 2025
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I use #conversations and #profanity for #xmpp and #irc (#irc via #biboumi)
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marioMar 22, 2025

Abbiamo il canale #IRC di #xmppit su irc.libera.chat e voi direte ma non c'è già la muc? E vabbè, dovevo provare #biboumi :-)

Con Biboumi sei su #XMPP ma è come se fossi su IRC.

ZashJun 26, 2024

Since a while #prosody trunk supports receiving already listening sockets, i.e #systemd socket activation.
This allows e.g. #biboumi to connect before Prosody is entirely ready to handle component connections.
No more retrying repeatedly and giving up completely before Prosody is fully started!

Could also be used to start Prosody on demand when a client (or server) connects.

Show threadGoffiApr 10, 2024
@Samsy @arbocenc #XMPP can run bridges (called "Transports" or "Gateways" in XMPP terms) since the early ages. And nowadays, there are modern ones with tight integrations: #Slidge being a flagship (including a #Matrix gateway), and I'm myself working on ActivityPub gateway and soon a email one with #Libervia. #Cheogram is also working on SMTP gateway. And #Biboumi is the flagship #IRC gateway.
Show threadtyilMar 23, 2024
@samebchase Hehe, I thought as much.

For my actual client usage I'm actually using the #XMPP client @gajim with #Prosody as the server and #Biboumi as the gateway, which works pretty well. I dislike browser clients because, well, let's be honest, webbrowsers are all awful these days. #XMPP however is quite mature and has good standards for making bridges, and there's several decent clients available for pretty much any platform you can imagine. It's a bit like #Matrix but not shit in every aspect.