--- title: Running My Own XMPP Server | daily.dev description: A comprehensive walkthrough of self-hosting an XMPP messaging server using Prosody in Docker. Covers DNS configuration, TLS certificate setup with Let's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Running My Own XMPP Server | daily.dev og:description: A comprehensive walkthrough of self-hosting an XMPP messaging server using Prosody in Docker. Covers DNS configuration, TLS certificate setup with Let's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J9jtQN7eD.png og:image:alt: Running My Own XMPP Server og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Running My Own XMPP Server **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comprehensive walkthrough of self-hosting an XMPP messaging server using Prosody in Docker. Covers DNS configuration, TLS certificate setup with Let's Encrypt, essential modules for modern messaging features (multi-device sync, push notifications, message archiving), OMEMO end-to-end encryption, HTTP file uploads via reverse proxy, and voice/video calling with coturn TURN/STUN server. Includes firewall rules, client recommendations (Monal, Conversations, Gajim), and verification steps for a production-ready federated messaging setup. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [This one self-hosted app turned my old PC into a home server I rely on](https://daily.dev/posts/this-one-self-hosted-app-turned-my-old-pc-into-a-home-server-i-rely-on-kvkkxtd5e) · XDA Developers · 16 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Running My Own XMPP Server","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed"},"datePublished":"2026-02-16T16:17:37.436Z","dateModified":"2026-02-16T20:53:07.388Z","description":"A comprehensive walkthrough of self-hosting an XMPP messaging server using Prosody in Docker. Covers DNS configuration, TLS certificate setup with Let's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-my-own-xmpp-server-j9jtqn7ed","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"docker,privacy,encryption,self-hosting","timeRequired":"PT8M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Running My Own XMPP Server"}]} ```