Build a chat application in ios using XMPP

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Zach picture Zach · Feb 13, 2013 · Viewed 15.3k times · Source

I am trying to build a chat application in ios. I came across XMPP for ios. I am bit confused on how to move forward. Here are my doubts:

  1. Do I need to create an XMPP server to implement this application?
  2. Or are there any existing servers/services which can be used for the same purpose?

Answer

Srikar Appalaraju picture Srikar Appalaraju · Feb 13, 2013

Yes, XMPP library you found above is perfect to integrate chat in any iOS devices. Coming to your questions .

  1. Ideally yes, you should create your own XMPP server so that you have control over it plus there is security issue. A very popular XMPP server is ejabberd. ejabber is awesome :)
  2. Its not must that you need to setup your own XMPP server. You can use some open-source XMPP servers. Depending on your use-case you can decide.

hope this helps...

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