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5 To have a better understanding of Libervia, this page gives a global view of what it is |
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6 and what are the important concepts linked to it. You don't need to read this to use it, but you |
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9 Libervia is a XMPP client. `XMPP`_ is an open standard used for communication (notably |
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10 instant messaging but not only). XMPP is a solid standard, which is decentralised and |
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13 Libervia is not only focusing on instant messaging, and aims to be a universal communication |
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15 share file, photo albums, to create events, to have discussion forum, etc. |
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17 Libervia is actually a whole ecosystem, and is made in a way that you can use it with many |
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18 different interfaces (or "frontends"). There is a common central part which is called the |
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19 "backend", it handles most of the work, while frontends are mostly about the interactions |
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22 To work, as Libervia is a XMPP **client**, a XMPP **server** is needed. You can either run your |
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24 family server, run by a friend, your company, university, association, etc.). If you want |
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26 `libre <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software>`_, you can check an `up-to-date list |
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27 on the XSF website <https://xmpp.org/software/servers.html>`_ (the XSF or *XMPP Standards |
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31 client** which connect to an **XMPP server**. Libervia itself works with a **backend** and |
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41 It takes its main configuration from a file named ``sat.conf`` and can be in different |
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