= Group chats in bitlbee using most Jabber servers =

See [[GtalkGroupchats]] for Google Talk accounts specifically.

1. First of all, add the account if you haven't already, eg:
{{{
account add jabber me@myjabberserver.com [password]
}}}

2. Then add the chatroom using the {{{chat add}}} command. Most jabber room names take the form ''roomname@''conference''.server''.
{{{
chat add [account] myroom@conference.myjabberserver.com
}}}

You can optionally append a different name for the channel to be created; it will default to the room name. [Aside: {{{chat add}}} is shorthand for a bunch of {{{channel}}} commands.]

3. If the chatroom is password protected, set the password:
{{{
channel [id] set password [password]
}}}

4. Activate your accounts
{{{
account on
}}}

5. Join the channel now associated with the group chat ({{{chat list}}} if you are unsure)
{{{
/join #myroom
}}}

== Ad hoc chats ==

If you are running bitlbee 3.0.5 or above, you can create ad-hoc chats with people using the standard approach for all protocols of {{{/join #something}}} and {{{/invite people}}}.