Openfire
Openfire is an open-source, self-hosted app in the IRC & XMPP category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Java. It has 3,074 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 22, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 3,074
- Forks
- 1,399
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,041
- Last commit
- Oct 22, 2026
- Latest release
- v5.1.2Aug 17, 2026
- Created
- Apr 7, 2014
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 22, 2026, 1,041 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases6 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,041 |
| Latest release | v5.1.2 (Aug 17, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 6 |
| Releases, all time | 107 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 63 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 7, 2014 |
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About Openfire
Real time collaboration (RTC) server.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire.
Topics
- openfire
- xmpp
- xmpp-server
- java
- collaboration
- jabber
- hacktoberfest
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Is Openfire free and open source?
Yes. Openfire is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Openfire with Docker?
Openfire does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Java), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Openfire?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Openfire include ejabberd, The Lounge and Weechat.
Is Openfire actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Openfire was on Oct 22, 2026 with 1,041 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v5.1.2, published Aug 17, 2026. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.