# Jive Messenger @version@

Jive Messenger provides comprehensive group chat and instant messaging (IM) services to online and intranet user communities using the XMPP protocol.

As a pure Java application, the server is designed for extensible and flexible deployment into new or existing infrastructure. The server contains a pluggable backend data storage and security system and interfaces for customizing and extending the server.

Documentation:

- Installation Guide - How to install Jive Messenger as a standalone application or into an existing application server.
- Database Installation Guide - How to setup your database for use with Jive Messenger.
- Database Schema Guide - A tour of the Jive Messenger database schema for developers and database administrators.
- SSL Guide - A guide to setting up Messenger's SSL secure socket support.
- LDAP Guide - A guide to setting up Jive Messenger to work with LDAP user stores.
- JavaDocs - Jive Messenger API documentation.

Developer Documentation:

- Plugin Guide - A guide to writing and installing plugins for Jive Messenger.

An active support community for Jive Messenger is available at http://www.jivesoftware.org/forums/.