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== Server services == Apple's Address Book Server, iCal Server, Wiki Server, and Web Server are mostly written in the [[Python (programming language)|Python]] programming language, relying on the [[Twisted (software)|Twisted]] framework.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dilger |first=Daniel Eran |title=Snow Leopard Server |date=November 2009 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=9780470521311}}</ref> Most{{Clarify|date=February 2023}} of these services were discontinued and removed in version 5.7.1 of the Server app, released on September 30, 2018. === Address Book Server === Address Book Server is a contacts server, and the first commercial server to have implemented [[CardDAV]], which relies on the [[WebDAV]] protocol. It was added in [[Mac OS X Server#Mac OS X Server 10.6 (Snow Leopard)|Mac OS X Server 10.6]].<ref name=":0" /> === iCal Server === iCal Server is the first commercial calendar server to have implemented the [[CalDAV]] standard, built on top of WebDAV. iCal Server was added in [[Mac OS X Server#Mac OS X Server 10.5 (Leopard)|Mac OS X Server 10.5]], and was also released under the open-source [[Apache License 2.0]] as Darwin Calendar Server.<ref name=":0" /> The server, named "{{mono|caldavd}}", is a [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]] background service. It has been [[Porting|ported]] to non-Apple computer platforms. It is currently possible to install it on [[FreeBSD]] and several flavours of [[Linux]]. The server uses an SQL database for storage of calendar data. === iChat Server === iChat Server is an XMPP server that was added in [[Mac OS X Server#Mac OS X Server 10.4 (Tiger)|Mac OS X Server 10.4]], and was upgraded to version 2 with the release of Mac OS X 10.5 Server in October 2007.<ref>[https://www.apple.com/server/macosx/leopard/more.html Leopard features]</ref> iChat Server was originally based on jabberd 1.4.3 and is named after Apple's [[iChat]] [[online chat]] client software.<ref>[http://opensource.apple.com/source/ChatServer/ChatServer-37.4/jabberd-src/README jabberd14 copyright and version number from source]</ref> Version 2 of the software is based on [[Jabberd2|jabberd2 2.0s9]] and supports server federation,<ref>[http://opensource.apple.com/source/ChatServer/ChatServer-260/jabberd2/README jabberd2 copyright and version number from source]</ref> which allows chat clients to talk directly with other systems that support [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]. It also supports server-based chat archiving.<ref>[http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700215&pgno=3 Inside Apple's Leopard Server OS] on [[InformationWeek]], March 27, 2007.</ref> === Wiki Server === Wiki Server was a set of services which have shipped with all versions of [[Mac OS X Server]] since [[Mac OS X Leopard|v10.5]] until [[macOS High Sierra]]. Mac OS X Server includes web-based [[Wiki]], [[Weblog]], Calendaring, and Contact services. Additionally, it includes a Cocoa application called Directory which allows directory viewing as well as enabling of group services. Server 5.7.1, the version aligned with [[macOS 10.14]] and released on September 30, 2018, removed the Wiki Server functionality from Server.app.
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