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I found this book [1] as a good starting point in understanding how XMPP works. It was written almost a decade ago, but it is really good for walking you through examples of how the protocol works to accomplish something.

I also recommend using Gajim. It's a really solid XMPP client that has a feature that I found super helpful. In it's advanced feature, it has something called the XML console. You can see the stream of XML between the client and the server to see a real example of what is going on in the background. You can even send your own XML and see how the server will respond to it.

I'm pretty new this stuff as well. At my work, I'm helping build a chat solution for one of our products. XMPP seemed to make the most sense for us. I'm not an expert or anything, but I found these super helpful.

Good luck to you!

[1] https://oriolrius.cat/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Oreill...

[MarvelousWololo]

Hey man! Thanks for the link. How's your project going? What's xmpp like?