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- ==========
- Quickstart
- ==========
- You can use the latest version of Converse at `conversejs.org <https://conversejs.org/fullscreen.html>`_.
- There are several ways to run Converse yourself or to add it to your website or web app:
- Option 1: Host it via your XMPP Server
- ======================================
- If you run your own XMPP server, check if it has a plugin for hosting Converse.
- For example, the following XMPP servers have plugins available:
- * **Openfire**: `inverse plugin <https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/plugin-archive.jsp?plugin=inverse>`_
- * **Prosody**: `mod_conversejs <https://modules.prosody.im/mod_conversejs.html>`_
- * **ejabberd**: `mod_conversejs <https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/modules/#mod-conversejs>`_
- Option 2: Self-hosting
- ======================
- Getting the necessary files
- ---------------------------
- You can host Converse on your own server without requiring any XMPP server.
- There are three ways to get the necessary files:
- A. Using the CDN (Recommended)
- ******************************
- Converse provides a CDN (via `KeyCDN <https://www.keycdn.com/>`_) for easy integration.
- To use it, add these lines to your HTML page's ``<head>`` section:
- .. code-block:: html
- <!-- Replace 10.1.5 with your desired version -->
- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.conversejs.org/10.1.5/dist/converse.min.css">
- <script src="https://cdn.conversejs.org/10.1.5/dist/converse.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
- .. warning::
- Always specify a version number in production to avoid breaking changes.
- B. Download Pre-built Files
- ***************************
- 1. Download the latest release from the `Converse GitHub releases page <https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases>`_
- 2. Extract the archive file
- 3. Include the minified files in your HTML:
- .. code-block:: html
- <link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/converse.min.css">
- <script src="path/to/converse.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
- .. important::
- * All the files from the ``dist`` directory need to be available and hosted on your server
- * Converse will dynamically load additional files from this directory
- * To use a different path, change the :ref:`assets_path` setting
- C. Build from Source
- ********************
- For custom builds and development, run the following commands:
- 1. ``git clone git@github.com:conversejs/converse.js.git`` to clone the repo.
- 2. ``cd converse.js && npm install`` to install dependencies
- 3. ``npm run build`` to build distribution files to the ``./dist`` folder
- 4. ``npm run serve`` to start a local server at port ``8080``.
- 5. You can now access Converse at http://localhost:8080/dev.html in your browser.
- See the :ref:`creating_builds` section for detailed build instructions and customization options.
- .. tip::
- You can run ``npm run watch`` to automatically rebuild the dist files whenever a source file changes.
- Initializing Converse
- ---------------------
- After building and including the necessary files, you need to initialize Converse:
- .. code-block:: html
- <script>
- converse.initialize();
- </script>
- See the :ref:`configuration-settings` section for all available initialization options and the
- `index.html <https://github.com/jcbrand/converse.js/blob/master/index.html>`_ file in the repository for a complete example.
- Display Modes
- *************
- Converse supports different display modes:
- * **Full page mode** (default): Chat takes up the entire page
- * **Overlay mode**: Chat appears in a corner of your page
- * **Embedded mode**: Chat appears embedded inside a container element in your page
- To use fullscreen mode, simply set the ``view_mode`` parameter:
- .. code-block:: javascript
- converse.initialize({
- view_mode: 'fullscreen' // other options are `overlay` and `embedded`
- });
- Further reading
- ===============
- Now that you have Converse running, you might want to:
- * Explore available :ref:`features <features>` (some require additional setup)
- * Implement :ref:`session-support` for single sign-on between your site and XMPP
- * Enable :ref:`OMEMO encryption <feature-omemo>` (requires loading `libsignal-protocol.js <https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal-protocol-javascript>`_)
- * Create :doc:`custom builds <builds>` with specific features
- * Customize the appearance with :doc:`theming <theming>`
- * Dive into :doc:`development <development>` to contribute or extend Converse
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