What is the best way to host a dedicated Xmpp server, looking for something that is applicable for testing a product in beta around 200-300 users .
Was also wondering whether Mediatemple's dedicated virtual would be good enough ?
What is the best way to host a dedicated Xmpp server, looking for something that is applicable for testing a product in beta around 200-300 users .
Was also wondering whether Mediatemple's dedicated virtual would be good enough ?
Openfire works for me: http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/
With the scarcity of constraints you express, I'd suggest openfire (Java) or pretzel (Python + Twisted) -- no experience with Mediatemple to compare. If you express more constraints or requirements, maybe the answers can be more helpful!-)
I've used ejabberd on Amazon EC2, Slicehost and prgmr servers with no problem whatsoever - though it does help to know Erlang for the configuration files and log files.
If you need to federate your server (e.g. to Google Chat and/or jabber.org) then you'll need a valid SSL certificate for it - the XMPP Standards Foundation is one way to get one.