ejabberd XMPP Server is a Rock Solid, Massively Scalable,
Infinitely Extensible Realtime Platform
Modern
- Multi-protocol support:
XMPP server, MQTT broker and SIP service - Backend integration with REST API and ejabberdctl command-line tool
- Mobile libraries for iOS: XMPPFramework
- Mobile libraries for Android: Smack, Retrofit
- Web library with WebSocket support and fallback to BOSH support: Strophe
- Open Source software: GitHub
Fault-Tolerant
- Runs in a cluster out of the box
- All nodes are active: platform built on top of ejabberd XMPP server supports fault tolerance mechanisms
- Upgradable while it is running: unmatched uptime
- No message lost: for each message, the XMPP server checks the status of delivery with an acknowledgment provided by the mobile app
- Mobile network disconnections managed at XMPP server level
Massively Scalable
- Massive concurrency: 2 000 000 users on 1 node
- Cluster with consistent hashing to get rid of data replication, resulting in more effective approach in internode communications
- Memory reduction of the data kept in memory for each connected user
- PubSub broadcast optimisation with reduction of internal data transfer in cluster setup
Manageable
ejabberd XMPP server comes with a very powerful command-line tool that allows controlling most of the aspects of the server. Most common operations can be automated to make it a pleasure for admins to work with.
Highly Versatile
ejabberd XMPP server offers many customization hooks to adapt it easily to various use cases. This makes it the server of choice no matter which area you are working in: mobile messaging, gaming, internet of things (IoT), it can do it all. With built-in MQTT server and SIP server ejabberd is a true realtime platform.
Very Modular
ejabberd XMPP server code is extremely modular and can be extended through a powerful API. Contributors are using the API to provide tens of third-party extensions to ejabberd to enhance and tailor its behavior.
