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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The project was originated by <a href="/facts/Jive_Software/grhMIn3S">Jive Software</a> around 2002, partly in order to support their FastPath web-based customer support tool, as Jive Messenger, and renamed to Wildfire in 2005. Due to a trademark issue,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> it was further renamed to Openfire in 2007. The project was wholly handed to the community in 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Jive continued to host the project until 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="current-governance">Current Governance</h2> <p>After Jive Software handed the Openfire project to the Ignite Realtime community, the Ignite Realtime Foundation was founded<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> to govern its projects. Openfire continued to be developed under a community model, as part of the Ignite Realtime Foundation. The project lead is Dave Cridland. </p> <h2 id="web-based-administration-panel">Web-based administration panel</h2> <p>Most administration of the server is done through a web interface, which runs on the ports 9090 (HTTP) and 9091 (HTTPS) by default. Administrators can connect from anywhere and edit the server and configuration settings. </p> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>Openfire supports the following features: </p> <ul><li>Web-based administration panel</li> <li>Plugin interface</li> <li>Customizable</li> <li><a href="/facts/Transport_Layer_Security/pGy16TnA">SSL/TLS</a> support<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>User-friendly web interface and guided installation</li> <li>Database connectivity (i.e. embedded <a href="/facts/HSQLDB/IpE7WkgR">HSQLDB</a> or other <a href="/facts/DBMS/VYcpkevb">DBMS</a> with <a href="/facts/JDBC/uUVYg2sB">JDBC</a> 3 driver) for storing messages and user details</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol/KgpfD8nR">LDAP</a> connectivity</li> <li>Platform independent, pure <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a></li> <li>Full integration with <a href="/facts/Spark_(XMPP_client)/2lhk3s1d">Spark (XMPP client)</a></li> <li>Can support more than 50,000 concurrent users<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Openfire has strong support for plugins and customized builds; there are numerous plugins available for immediate download and install via the admin console, and many installations have bespoke plugins. </p><p>Openfire allows multiple server instances to work together in one clustered environment. There is an open-source clustering plugin based on open-source <a href="/facts/Hazelcast/QE8A3cLG">Hazelcast</a> technology. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/XMPP/hgulEuRA">XMPP</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire">Openfire</a> on <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Matt Tucker (15 September 2009). "Openfire Under Apache 2.0 License". Retrieved 12 March 2013. <a href="http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/196362" target="_blank">http://www.igniterealtime.org/community/message/196362</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Some bad news on Naming, Matt Tucker, Ignite Realtime Blogs <a href="https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/some-bad-news-on-naming/" target="_blank">https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/some-bad-news-on-naming/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Openfire Enterprise is becoming Open Source, Matt Tucker, Ignite Realtime Blog <a href="https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-enterprise-is-becoming-open-source" target="_blank">https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-enterprise-is-becoming-open-source</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Jive Software will stop sponsoring IgniteRealtime hosting, Guus der Kinderen, Ignite Realtime Discussion Forum <a href="https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/jive-software-will-stop-sponsoring-igniterealtime-hosting" target="_blank">https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/jive-software-will-stop-sponsoring-igniterealtime-hosting</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Starting the Ignite Realtime Foundation, Guus der Kinderen, Ignite Realtime Blog <a href="https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/starting-the-ignite-realtime-foundation" target="_blank">https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/starting-the-ignite-realtime-foundation</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Guus der Kinderen (2 March 2011). "Openfire 3.7.0 has been released!". Retrieved 12 March 2013. <a href="http://community.igniterealtime.org/blogs/ignite/2011/03/02/openfire-370-has-been-released" target="_blank">http://community.igniterealtime.org/blogs/ignite/2011/03/02/openfire-370-has-been-released</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Jive Software (14 March 2007). "Openfire Scalability" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2014. <a href="https://www.igniterealtime.org/about/OpenfireScalability.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.igniterealtime.org/about/OpenfireScalability.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>