Anonymous login not working with ejabberd using HttpBind

The following is my loading config file:

<script>
		converse.initialize({
			bosh_service_url: 'http://localhost:5280/http-bind/',
			keepalive: true,
			message_carbons: true,
			play_sounds: true,
			roster_groups: false,
			show_controlbox_by_default: false,
			xhr_user_search: false,
			allow_bookmarks: false,
			allow_contact_removal: false,
			allow_contact_requests: false,
			allow_muc: false,
			allow_muc_invitations: false,
			allow_registration: false,
			auto_list_rooms: false,
			auto_login: true,
			jid: 'guest@localhost',
			password: 'guest',
			authentication: 'anonymous',
			auto_reconnect: true
		});
	</script>

I am able to login anonymously using pidgin client on port 5222, but its not working with converse,js. It keeps showing connecting…

If i change the “authentication : ‘login’” and provided existing user credentials, it works fine and logs in automatically.

The following is my ejabberd config file:

hosts:
  - "localhost"

listen:
  - 
    port: 5222
    ip: "::"
    module: ejabberd_c2s
    starttls: true
    certfile: 'CERTFILE'
    protocol_options: 'TLSOPTS'

    max_stanza_size: 65536
    shaper: c2s_shaper
    access: c2s
  - 
    port: 5269
    ip: "::"
    module: ejabberd_s2s_in
    max_stanza_size: 131072
    shaper: s2s_shaper
  - 
    port: 5280
    ip: "::"
    module: ejabberd_http
    request_handlers:
      "/websocket": ejabberd_http_ws
      "/api": mod_http_api
      "/web": mod_http_fileserver
    web_admin: true
    http_bind: true
    http_poll: true	
    register: false
    captcha: false

auth_method:
       - internal
       - anonymous
anonymous_protocol: both
allow_multiple_connections: true

acl:
  admin:
    user:
      - "sharat@localhost"
	  
  local:
    user_regexp: ""

  loopback:
    ip:
      - "127.0.0.0/8"

shaper_rules:
  
  max_user_sessions: 10
  
  max_user_offline_messages:
    - 5000: admin
    - 100
  
  c2s_shaper:
    - none: admin
    - normal
  
  s2s_shaper: fast

###'  ACCESS RULES
access_rules:
  ## This rule allows access only for local users:
  local:
    - allow: local
  ## Only non-blocked users can use c2s connections:
  c2s:
    - deny: blocked
    - allow
  ## Only admins can send announcement messages:
  announce:
    - allow: admin
  ## Only admins can use the configuration interface:
  configure:
    - allow: admin
  ## Only accounts of the local ejabberd server can create rooms:
  muc_create:
    - allow: all
  ## Only accounts on the local ejabberd server can create Pubsub nodes:
  pubsub_createnode:
    - allow: local
  ## In-band registration allows registration of any possible username.
  ## To disable in-band registration, replace 'allow' with 'deny'.
  register:
    - allow
  ## Only allow to register from localhost
  trusted_network:
    - allow: loopback
  
api_permissions:
  "console commands":
    from:
      - ejabberd_ctl
    who: all
    what: "*"
  "admin access":
    who:
      - access:
          - allow:
            - ip: "127.0.0.1/8"
            - acl: admin
      - oauth:
        - scope: "ejabberd:admin"
        - access:
          - allow:
              - ip: "127.0.0.1/8"
              - acl: admin
    what:
      - "*"
      - "!stop"
      - "!start"
  "public commands":
    who:
      - ip: "127.0.0.1/8"
    what:
      - "status"
      - "connected_users_number"

language: "en"

modules:
  mod_adhoc: {}
  mod_admin_extra: {}
  mod_announce: # recommends mod_adhoc
    access: announce
  mod_blocking: {} # requires mod_privacy
  mod_caps: {}
  mod_carboncopy: {}
  mod_client_state: {}
  mod_configure: {} # requires mod_adhoc

  mod_disco: {}
  mod_bosh: {}
  mod_http_fileserver:
     docroot: "C:/ProgramData/ejabberd/www"
     accesslog: "C:/Program Files/ejabberd-17.04/logs/access.log"
  mod_last: {}
  mod_muc:
    host: "conference.localhost"
    access:
      - allow
    access_admin:
      - allow: admin
    access_create: muc_create
    access_persistent: muc_create
  mod_muc_admin: {}
  mod_muc_log: {}

  mod_offline:
    access_max_user_messages: max_user_offline_messages
  mod_ping: {}
  mod_privacy: {}
  mod_private: {}
  mod_pubsub:
    access_createnode: pubsub_createnode
    ## reduces resource comsumption, but XEP incompliant
    ignore_pep_from_offline: true
    ## XEP compliant, but increases resource comsumption
    ## ignore_pep_from_offline: false
    last_item_cache: false
    plugins:
      - "flat"
      - "pep" # pep requires mod_caps
  mod_register:
    welcome_message:
      subject: "Welcome!"
      body: |-
        Hi.
        Welcome to this XMPP server.
    ip_access: trusted_network
    access: register
  mod_roster: {}
  mod_shared_roster: {}
  mod_vcard:
    search: false
  mod_version: {}
  mod_stream_mgmt: {}
  mod_s2s_dialback: {}
  mod_http_api: {}

allow_contrib_modules: true

I am new to both converse.js and ejabberd. Any help would be great. Thank you!

[sinsharat]

@jcbrand Thank you so much for your input. it worked. I had one more question, I wanted to have a chat window open of an admin, (say admin@localhost for every user) instead of a complete chat display with no contact, so that the user can directly chat with the admin. Something similar to your anonymous chat room example. But instead of the chat room i wanted to show for chat user. Is that possible with current implementation. Thanks!

[sinsharat]

@jcbrand ok Thanks will look into it.