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~~Due~~ to ~~scalability issues, jabber servers can currently only handle up~~ to ~~about 150 users at a time. It is best if specific communities run their own servers - by geographic region~~, ~~by special interest, whether for kids/parents only or adult users.~~..

Networks may link Sugar users to each other in order to chat, interact and collaborate. Many Sugar activities have automatic collaboration and chat features.

~~To set up your own server~~, ~~see instructions at~~ [~~http~~://~~wiki~~.~~laptop~~.org/go/~~Run_your_own_jabber_server Run your own jabber server~~].

For Sugar users on a local network, the linking is automatic, using Link-local XMPP connection management via the Telepathy Salut software. Each Sugar user will be shown on the [https://help.sugarlabs.org/en/neighborhood_view.html Neighbourhood View].

For Sugar users distributed over a wide area network, linking can be through an XMPP or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber Jabber] server. A server is operated by Sugar Labs for testing, and some schools or teams may run their own server.

~~=== Connecting~~ to ~~a community jabber~~ server ~~===~~

Talk to your network administrator for the best Jabber server to use. See [https://help.sugarlabs.org/en/my_settings.html#network My Settings, Network, Server].

~~If you want~~ to ~~connect quickly~~, ~~simply open terminal~~. ~~Then type the following commands :~~

~~sugar-control-panel -s jabber jabber~~.~~server.url~~

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-Due to scalability issues, jabber servers can currently only handle up to about 150 users at a time. It is best if specific communities run their own servers - by geographic region, by special interest, whether for kids/parents only or adult users...
+Networks may link Sugar users to each other in order to chat, interact and collaborate.  Many Sugar activities have automatic collaboration and chat features.
-To set up your own server, see instructions at [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Run_your_own_jabber_server Run your own jabber server].
+For Sugar users on a local network, the linking is automatic, using Link-local XMPP connection management via the Telepathy Salut software.  Each Sugar user will be shown on the [https://help.sugarlabs.org/en/neighborhood_view.html Neighbourhood View].
+For Sugar users distributed over a wide area network, linking can be through an XMPP or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber Jabber] server.  A server is operated by Sugar Labs for testing, and some schools or teams may run their own server.
-=== Connecting to a community jabber server ===
+Talk to your network administrator for the best Jabber server to use.  See [https://help.sugarlabs.org/en/my_settings.html#network My Settings, Network, Server].
-If you want to connect quickly, simply open terminal. Then type the following commands :
- sugar-control-panel -s jabber jabber.server.url
+See also [[Community Jabber servers]].
-''replace jabber.server.url with the jabber server you with to use''
-then restart Sugar (warning: close activities first to save) by pressing ctrl+alt+erase, then go to the neighborhood view and have fun!