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[pavelJ]

I am looking for hosting provider which allows to run Jabber (Chat) server running. As I know many of them have restictions for IRC and other chat related server software.
Any ideas?

[Mike - Limestone]

Do you have a dedicated server? If yes, then you're probably free to run Jabber from a server standpoint. If not, and you're just a web hosting client, you'll definitely need to seek a prospective host's approval (and you can often expect to pay a little extra per month).

From a network standpoint, IRC has a reputation for frequent DoS attacks by chat users -- and is often banned for that reason. Whether Jabber would be allowed on the network would probably depend on the audience scope and size. (Internal company users? Random public users? Just a few users, or many users?)

You may find this useful from the Jabber wiki:

http://wiki.jabber.org/index.php/Jab..._Possibilities <---- Lists some Jabber hosts

The wiki indicates that DreamHost offers free Jabber server hosting on its web hosting accounts. That may be the best way for you to go.

-Mike

[WeManage]

A VPS should be able to handle this for you. I would recommend OpenFire Jabber server. We installed it years ago and couldn't be happier.

[mehboobashraf]

What location are you looking at?

[ServerOrigin]

ejabberd works very well too. Most IRC hosting companies will allow a Jabber server. Otherwise, the jabber server that Dreamhost offers works excellent as well, you just do not have full admin abilities.