ejabberd

XMPP instant messaging server.

Actively maintained
WebsiteSource code

At a glance

GitHub stars
6.8k
Last activity
2026-11-02
Latest release
26.09
2026-09-30
Commits (12 mo)
609
License
GPL-2.0
Language / platform
Erlang, Docker

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run ejabberd yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
DigitalOcean1 GB$6Deploy →

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