Ubuntu Unleashed: Howto: Install Openfire XMPP Jabber Server on Ubuntu

Howto: Install Openfire XMPP Jabber Server on Ubuntu

Labels: Howto, Install Jabber Server on Ubuntu Posted by defcon on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 9:49 PM

Take control! Jabber technology enables you to run your own IM service, whether you want to host a public server or keep your messages safely behind the firewall. Thousands of organizations all over the world have freed themselves from legacy IM providers by running their own Jabber servers. Why not join them? Here's how to get started:

Installing openfire
http://www.igniterealtime.org/projec...fire/index.jsp

Install Ubuntu 6.06 LTS LAMP
Recommended sites to setup your LAMP server:
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_lamp_for_newbies
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ap...&redirect=LAMP

Check which version of Java you are running. Note the following: the .tar.gz build does not contain a bundled Java runtime (JRE). Therefore, you must have JDK or JRE 1.5.0 (Java 5) or later installed on your system. You can check your java version by typing "java -version" at the command line and (if necessary) upgrade your Java installation by visiting http://java.sun.com.)

Code:

$ java -version

Install java6 If you don't have java already installed.

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin

Set java6 as your default.

Code:

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
select /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java

To create a database for openfire MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQLServer, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, or HSQLDB can be used. I chose MySQL since it was installed with my LAMP setup.

Now use phpmyadmin or the terminal to create the database. The following is through the terminal.

Login as root

Code:

$ su

Code:

# mysql

or the following if you setup a user and a password.

Code:

# mysql -u USERNAME -p

Create the database in MySQL

Code:

# mysql> CREATE DATABASE openfire;

Code:

# mysql> exit