---
name: "profanity-connect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-connect"
---

# profanity-connect(1)

## NAME

/connect

## DESCRIPTION

Login to a chat service. If no account is specified, the default is used if one is configured. A local account is created with the JID as it's name if it doesn't already exist. In case you want to connect to a server via SASL ANONYMOUS (c.f. XEP-0175) you can also do that.

## SYNOPSIS

/connect \[\<account\>\]

/connect \<account\> \[server \<server\>\] \[port \<port\>\] \[tls force\|allow\|trust\|direct\|disable\|legacy\] \[auth default\|legacy\]

/connect \<server\>

## ARGUMENTS

**\<account\>**

The local account you wish to connect with, or a JID if connecting for the first time.

**server \<server\>**

Supply a server if it is different to the domain part of your JID.

**port \<port\>**

The port to use if different to the default (5222, or 5223 for SSL).

**\<server\>**

Connect to said server in an anonymous way. (Be aware: There aren't many servers that support this.)

**tls force**

Force TLS connection, and fail if one cannot be established, this is default behaviour.

**tls allow**

Use TLS for the connection if it is available.

**tls trust**

Force TLS connection and trust server's certificate.

**tls direct**

Use direct TLS for the connection. It means TLS handshake is started right after TCP connection is established.

**tls disable**

Disable TLS for the connection.

**tls legacy**

Alternative keyword for 'direct', which was created when one still thought that 'STARTTLS' is the future.

**auth default**

Default authentication process.

**auth legacy**

Allow legacy authentication.

## EXAMPLES

/connect

/connect odin@valhalla.edda

/connect odin@valhalla.edda server talk.google.com

/connect freyr@vanaheimr.edda port 5678

/connect me@localhost.test.org server 127.0.0.1 tls disable

/connect me@chatty server chatty.com port 5443

/connect server.supporting.sasl.anonymous.example