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title: Creating a New Account
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            <h1 class="display-4">New User Guide</h1>
            <p class="lead">XMPP (<i>formerly known as Jabber</i>) is an instant messaging system that is, free, standard, and open; and allows you to chat live with your family, friends and professional contacts, and be warned of the presence of your contacts, while keeping your independence vis-à vis-à-vis your software and service providers.</p>
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            <p>This page is here to help a new user, register an account, download the needed software, and log into the server.</p>
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                <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="#overview" role="button">Get Started</a>
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                <a class="navbar-brand" href="#"><b>Page Index</b></a>
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                    <a class="nav-link" href="#overview">Overview</a>
                    <a class="nav-link" href="#download">Download a Client</a>
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                        <a class="nav-link ml-3 my-1" href="#desktop">Desktop</a>
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                    <a class="nav-link" href="#register">Register an Account</a>
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                        <a class="nav-link ml-3 my-1" href="#register-local-server">on Local Server</a>
                        <a class="nav-link ml-3 my-1" href="#register-diffrent-server">on Diffrent Server</a>
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                    <a class="nav-link" href="#connect">Connect your Account</a>
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            <p>There are 3 simple steps to setting up a new XMPP account:</p>
            
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                <li>Download a Client</li>
                <li>Register an Account</li>
                <li>Connect your Account</li>
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                <center><h1>Step 1: Download a Client</h1></center>
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                <center><h1>Step 2: Choose a Server and Register an Account</h1></center>
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                <center><h1>Step 3: Connect your Client to your New Account</h1></center>
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