Jabber: Create an account - how it works
Jabber is a popular classic among instant messengers, but creating an account is not as easy as the competition. We explain how to do it.
Create a Jabber account: choose the right server
The problem with Jabber is that there is no longer a central website because Jabber.org - the old heart - is hardly receiving any more support.
- This is particularly confusing because there are numerous different servers, among which you have to choose one for your Jabber account.
- A list of numerous Jabber servers can be found, for example, at Jabber.at - by the way, this is itself a possible server.
- The choice of the server itself is hardly relevant since you can easily communicate with users from all servers.
- A possible server would be jabber.de, for example.
Create a Jabber account directly at the server
Many servers offer a website directly with a registration form.
- Jabber.de also has such a form, for example.
- Choose a username and password and your account is created.
- The email address is optional and is only required for support requests.
- Now you can set up your @ jabber.de in the chat program of your choice, for example Pidgin, as an XMPP account.
Set up a Jabber account directly in the chat program
Many chat programs offer the possibility of setting up XMPP accounts on site and creating new ones.
- For example, download Pidgin.
- After installation, open the program and go to account management.
- Here click on "Add".
- If you already have an account, you could now enter the data here. Instead, enter the data of the account that you want to create from scratch.
- Enter your new account name under "User".
- You also need a domain, for example "jabber.de".
- Third, enter a password of your choice.
- Before you save the account in Pidgin, select "Create this new account on the server" at the bottom.
- If you save now, the account should exist both on the server and in your chat program.
Pidgin is one of the most popular multichat programs and also works very well with XMPP chats like Jabber. You can also customize the program as you wish, for example by inserting your own smileys into Pidgin. We explain how to do it.