Tigase

Is Tigase actively maintained?

Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 39 commits, of which 7 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 2 commits a month.

The most recent tagged release, tigase-server-8.4.2, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.

Tigase ranks #4 of 6 in Communication - XMPP - Servers, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.

What Tigase actually does

Tigase is an implementation of an XMPP server written in Java. It handles instant messaging and chat routing by managing connections between clients and servers. As an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol host, it provides the core infrastructure for federated real-time communication.

Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you specifically require an XMPP-compliant chat server and your existing infrastructure is already standardised on the Java ecosystem.

Worth knowing: The project has a relatively small community footprint and slower maintenance activity compared to mainstream communication platforms, which may impact support availability. Additionally, running a custom XMPP server often requires careful configuration of federation and client authentication.

Deployment notes

Because it is built on Java, you will typically need a suitable Java runtime environment installed along with sufficient memory allocation. You will also usually want a relational database backend configured for persistent storage and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.

Links

• Official website
• Source code