This page contains the list of currently supported backends with the basic information about them.

h2. How to change backend

Backends are switched in Spectrum 2 config file using the following option:

|_. Section|_. Option|_. Value|

|service|backend|Full path to the backend binary|

h2. List of backends

|_. Name|_. Supported networks|_. Default path to backend|

* "What is Spectrum 2?":about.html

h2. Installation

* "Installing from source code":from_source_code.html

h2. Tutorials

* "Spectrum 2 in gateway mode":tutorial_gateway_mode.html

h2. Configuration

* "Configuration file description":config_file.html

* "MySQL Support":mysql.html

* "PostgreSQL Support":postgresql.html

* "Using SSL in server mode":server_ssl.html

* "Logging":logging.html

h2. Backends

* "Backends overview":backends.html

* "Libpurple backend":libpurple.html

* "Swiften backend":swiften.html

* "Skype backend":skype.html

* "Twitter backend":twitter.html

h2. Management

* "spectrum2_manager tool":spectrum2_manager.html

* "Munin integration":munin.html

h2. Development

* "Spectrum 2 architecture":developer_arch.html

* "Low level backend creation":developer_lowlevel.html

h2. Description

Libpurple backend is backend based on Librpurple library supporting all the networks supported by libpurple

h2. Configuration

You have to choose this backend in Spectrum 2 configuration file to use it:

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There is also special configuration variable in "service" called @protocol@ which decides which Libpurple's protocol will be used:

|_. Protocol variable|_. Description|

|prpl-jabber| Jabber/Facebook/GTalk|

|prpl-aim|AIM|

|prpl-icq|ICQ|

|prpl-msn|MSN|

|prpl-yahoo|Yahoo|

|prpl-gg|Gadu Gadu|

|prpl-novell|Groupwise|

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h2. Before you start

* Install Spectrum 2.  Installation is covered in "Installation section on the main page":index.html.

h2. Configure your XMPP server

XMPP server configuration is addressed on "Configure XMPP server page":configure_xmpp_server.html.

h2. Configure Spectrum 2

Default config file is located at @/etc/spectrum2/transports/spectrum.cfg.example@. To successfully connect Spectrum 2 to your server, change the following options in the following categories and remove the .example suffix (you can name the file as you want, but it has to have .cfg suffix):

|_. Category|_. Option|_. Change to value|_. Meaning|

|service|server_mode|0| Spectrum 2 will act as gateway.|

|service|jid|Jabber ID of your Spectrum 2 transport|You have configured the Jabber ID in your Jabber server config file in previous step.|

|service|password|Password to connect the Jabber server|You have configured the password in your Jabber server config file in previous step.|

|service|server|Your Jabber server IP od hostname|Spectrum 2 will connect that IP/hostname.|

|service|port|Jabber server port to which Spectrum 2 connects|You have configured the port in your Jabber server config file in previous step.|

All config options with description are located at "Config file page":config_file.html.

h3. Choose the Spectrum 2 backend and legacy network

You have to choose the Spectrum 2 backend and legacy network to which this Spectrum 2 gateway will connect the users.

The default backend is "Libpurple backend":libpurple.html. Read the "Libpurple backend documentation":libpurple.html to see how to choose particular legacy network. If you want to use different backend, change the path to it according to "List of backends":backends.html.

h2. Description

h2. Configuration

You have to choose this backend in Spectrum 2 configuration file to use it:

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