# Setup Facebook Chat with Messages in OS X Mountain Lion

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2012/setup-facebook-chat-with-messages-in-os-x-mountain-lion/ — 2012-02-20

Apple recently announced <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/">OS X Mountain Lion</a> and is expected to be released this summer 2012. If you're adventurous enough, you can download and try out the <a href="https://developer.apple.com/technologies/mountain-lion/">developer beta</a> release of OS X Mountain Lion.

For the remaining mere mortals - you and me - you can try out <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/">Messages</a> Beta which will be part of the new upcoming OS X Mountain Lion.

You can use your iCloud ID to sign-in to Messages and start using it right away. The other supported services are AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo! and Jabber Protocol.

## Setup Facebook Chat with Messages

You can setup Facebook Chat to work with Messages. Follow these simple steps -

- Add a New Account and choose "Account Type" as <strong>Jabber</strong>.
- Add Account Name as `"username@chat.facebook.com"` (replace 'username' with your username).
- Enter your Password.
- Click on the "Server Options";
  + Server: `chat.facebook.com`
  + Uncheck 'Use SSL'
  + Port: `5222`