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# Chat, VoIP and social network with <img src="/images/XMPP_logo.png" width=100>
YunoHost comes installed with an instant messaging server Metronome which implements the [XMPP protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Messaging_and_Presence_Protocol)(previously known as Jabber), by default.
This protocol is already used by millions of people around the world - it is an open protocol. All applications based on XMPP are compatible with each other: when using an XMPP client, you can interact with anybody who has an XMPP account.
XMPP is an extensible protocol - this means users can configure "extensions" to chatrooms, to share messages and files, and to make voice and video calls using XMPP.
## XMPP account
To use an XMPP account you need a username, which takes the format: `user@domain.tld`, and a password.
With YunoHost, an XMPP account is created for a registered account automatically. The XMPP account can be used with the main email address and her YunoHost password.
## Connecting to your YunoHost XMPP account
You can connect to your YunoHost XMPP account in different ways.
### Web clients
There are several XMPP web clients:
- [Movim](https://pod.movim.eu)
- [Libervia/Salut à Toi](http://salut-a-toi.org/).
### Desktop clients
You can also use a desktop client such as :
- [Pidgin](http://pidgin.im/) (multiplatform),
- [Gajim](http://gajim.org/) (Linux, Windows),
- [Dino](https://dino.im) (Linux),
- [Thunderbird](https://www.thundebird.net/) (multiplatform),
- [Jitsi](http://jitsi.org/) (multiplatform)
- [Adium](https://adium.im/) (Mac OS).
### Mobile clients
Or a mobile client such as:
- [Xabber](http://xabber.com) (Android)
- [Conversations](https://conversations.im/) (Android)
- [Movim under Android](https://movim.eu)
- [Monal](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monal-free-xmpp-chat/id317711500?mt=8) (iOS)
Here is an exhaustive list of XMPP clients : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_XMPP_clients
## Encrypt conversations with OMEMO
XMPP chats can be made secure and private using [OMEMO] encryption (https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html), for instance using Gajim:
- Install `gajim` and the plugin `gajim-omemo`
- Enable the plugin in `Tools > Plugins`
- Enable it
- Enable the encryption in the chat with somebody who also has OMEMO
## Chatrooms
To create a chatroom (multi-user chat) on your YunoHost server, use the identifier `chatroomname@muc.yourdomain.tld`.
For this to work you need to [add the corresponding `muc.` DNS record](dns_config_fr) in the DNS configuration.
## VoIP and videoconferences
A practical tool to call an XMPP client, either with voice or voice+video, is to use the client [Jitsi](http://jitsi.org/).