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Hi all, I am new to tails os. I am trying to set up xmpp over tor in tails os. I have read about services like jabber calyxinstitute and others, but don't know if any of them support .onion in 2025. Are there any recommended xmpp onion servers still active in 2025 that works well in tails? If anyone here is using pidgin inside tails, i would really appriciate any beginner friendly tips.
Thank y'all

/u/datarape

2 points

2 weeks ago

If you want solid XMPP over Tor, avoid Pidgin it’s outdated and not great for privacy. Instead, use Gajim, which has better support for Tor and privacy features. Even better, consider running your own XMPP server with a .onion address That way, all your communication stays inside the Tor network, for anonymity and security. For beginners, start with Gajim on Tails and look up guides on setting up a personal onion XMPP server it’s worth the effort.

Use Gajim, not Pidgin better encryption and privacy support.
Always connect through Tor’s SOCKS5 proxy (127.0.0.1:9050) to prevent IP leaks.
Use an XMPP server with a .onion address or set up your own onion server for anonymity.
Enable OMEMO encryption for end-to-end security.
Avoid logging in with any personally identifying accounts or info.

/u/groot_left_galaxy 📢

1 points

1 week ago

Thanks man, def gonna use Gajim
/u/jake0126 gave guide in his profile on how to setup

/u/alwaysfire

1 points

1 week ago

What about Dino? Whonix documentation has it listed as the preferred XMPP client above Gajim.

/u/asfaleia ⚔️ασφάλεια⚔️

1 points

1 week ago

If possible, don't use XMPP. It leaks tons of metadata to the servers and allows MITM if you are not careful.

/u/footsteps 𝐁u𝐧𝒵 & 𝐆u𝐧𝒵

2 points

1 week ago

Fuck off, you FUD retard. XMPP + OMEMO is best, SimpleX is good enough but not best.

/u/groot_left_galaxy 📢

1 points

1 week ago

so what do you suggest instead of XMPP?

/u/asfaleia ⚔️ασφάλεια⚔️

1 points

1 week ago

Use SimpleX, Briar or CWTCH depending on your threat model and OpSec considerations. Nothing better on the public domain yet.

/u/alwaysfire

2 points

1 week ago

SimpleX WITH TOR gets my vote. Cwtch has never had an external audit, sooooooo.

/u/alwaysfire

1 points

1 week ago

There is not really a better option. XMPP is standard for safety.

/u/asfaleia ⚔️ασφάλεια⚔️

1 points

1 week ago*

It is not a standard for safety for a very long time. It is a medieval tech loved by the LEs for easiness of all metadata capture and potentially the MITM against the users. Move to more modern solutions.

/u/alwaysfire

1 points

1 week ago

SimpleX with Tor is probably the best option out there, I would say. Cwtch hasn't had any external audits, so we don't know if it's for sure the real deal.

/u/asfaleia ⚔️ασφάλεια⚔️

1 points

5 days ago

Yep, SimpleX is the best coms tool out there. CWTCH didn't have any audits, true. But the background of the project is ideological - the queer people building the tool to communicate with their likes. The probability of intentional cracks is quite limited here. The unintentional ones are stil possible of course.

It always comes down to one's operation requirements. We advised few of our client orgs on Briar usage for their specific use case. And they are more than happy now , clearing up many red fields from their OpSec ;)