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Where should I be starting instead of here (Prosody)? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 months ago by foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net to c/smolweb@slrpnk.net
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Hi friends, I'm continuing to dive into the world of the Small Web and alternatives to big tech. I've slowly come up with a goal, or at least intention, of setting up an XMPP server for my neighborhood friends to use as an alternative to Discord. After chasing a few rabbit holes, I've found myself here: https://apps.yunohost.org/app/prosody

I like the words "easy to set up" but frankly I'm baffled from there. I assume I need some kind of dedicated PC for this? And phrases like "BOSH" "LDAP" and "coturn" are all (so far) meaningless to me. (Don't worry, I'm googling like crazy.)

So my question is, do I need to go to college for developers to be able to understand all this, or is there somewhere else I can start? 'Cause I'm pretty sure this isn't the beginner level XD Should I just focus on setting up my own personal website before I start thinking about a big project like this one, or is this not as complex as it looks, or like I said, do I need specialized training?

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[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

At the risk of "simplifying it too much", you could try to run Snikket, the all-in-one XMPP server.

However, with prosody, follow the official docs, and set everything up incrementally. Since it's a sensible old-school software, you can get bare minimum going, then start modifying config to include modules and configuring calls etc.