Prosody
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Feb 25, 2026first mention
Oct 9, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Once installed and configured it is maintenance-free, lightweight and reliable.”
self-hosts mail, cloud, media serviceson “Jabber/XMPP: How Do We Gain Traction?”
“Prosody can run on just about anything and is mostly maintenance-free, give it a try I'd say.”
runs own XMPP server with free softwareon “EU now one step away from reviving private message s…”
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“it's still going strong”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 5
“mainly seafile (file sync) and prosody (jabber/xmpp)”
“Once installed and configured it is maintenance-free, lightweight and reliable.”
“Next step is to host my own Prosody server”
“Prosody can run on just about anything and is mostly maintenance-free, give it a try I'd say.”
“it's still going strong”