Metronome is an instant messaging server that can be used with various XMPP clients. It provides many features, including multi-user chat, presence, and file transfer. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Metronome IM on Alpine Linux.
Before starting the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, update the package list on your server by running the following command:
sudo apk update
Once the package list is updated, install the required packages for building Metronome on your server using the following command:
sudo apk add openssl-dev lua5.2-dev lua5.2-libs lua5.2-sec-dev lua5.2-sec lua5.2-dbi-mysql lua5.2-dbi-postgresql lua5.2-socket-dev zlib-dev expat-dev
To download and install Metronome, follow the steps below:
1- Change to the root directory:
cd /
2- Download Metronome version 3.14.0 from their official website:
sudo wget https://github.com/metronome-im/metronome/archive/refs/tags/3.14.0.tar.gz
3- Extract the downloaded file:
sudo tar -xzvf 3.14.0.tar.gz
4- Change to the extracted directory:
cd metronome-3.14.0
5- Build and install Metronome with the following command:
sudo make && sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, start the Metronome service by running the following command:
sudo metronomectl start
You can now access your Metronome instant messaging server and configure it according to your requirements.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Metronome IM on Alpine Linux latest. We hope this tutorial helped you set up your instant messaging server to communicate with your team or clients.
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