# <img src="/images/XMPP_logo.png" width=100>
<abbr title="Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol">XMPP</abbr> is a communication protocol of instant messaging, VoIP (Voice over IP), videoconferencing.

YunoHost provide:
* [Metronome](http://www.lightwitch.org/metronome): a XMPP server
* [Jappix](/apps): a web XMPP client

## Desktop XMPP client

You can connect to your XMPP server with any standard desktop XMPP client, such as [Pidgin](http://pidgin.im/), [Gajim](http://gajim.org), [Jitsi](http://jitsi.org/) or [Adium](https://adium.im/).

The credentials to give are :
* The first part of your email address (without the @domain.tld)
* Your standard YunoHost password

Your XMPP server runs on the standard port 5222. Your administrator might need to forward this port if the server is behind a router.

<img src="/images/Pidgin-add-acount.png" width=500>