Tigase is an XMPP server that provides an open source alternative to popular messaging services such as Google Hangouts, Telegram, and WhatsApp. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Tigase on Debian Latest.
Before we begin, ensure that you have:
Follow the steps below to install Tigase on Debian Latest.
Tigase requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on your server. To install OpenJDK 8, run the following command:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless
Download the latest Tigase release as a .zip file from the Tigase website or via the following command:
wget https://github.com/tigase/tigase-server/releases/download/tigase-server-8.1.0/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220.zip
To extract the contents of the downloaded file, install the unzip package:
sudo apt install unzip
Then, extract the file using the unzip command:
unzip tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220.zip -d /opt
Navigate to the bin directory within the Tigase installation:
cd /opt/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220/bin
Create a copy of the init.properties.dist file named init.properties.
cp init.properties.dist init.properties
Edit the init.properties file using a text editor such as nano:
nano init.properties
Add the following lines to the beginning of the file:
--comp-name-1 = http
--comp-class-1 = tigase.http.HttpMessageReceiver
--http-port = 8080
The above configuration sets up an HTTP connection to the Tigase server on port 8080.
Navigate back to the main Tigase directory:
cd /opt/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220
Start the Tigase server using the following command:
bin/tigase.sh start etc/tigase.conf
You should see output similar to the following:
Using DEFAULT_HOME: /opt/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220
Logging to /opt/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220/logs/tigase-console.log
.
.
.
Please inspect logs/tigase-console.log for possible errors.
To verify that Tigase is running correctly, open a web browser and navigate to the Tigase HTTP REST API. Replace x.x.x.x with your server's IP address:
http://x.x.x.x:8080/rest/
If Tigase is running correctly, you will see output similar to the following:
{
"detailed-errors": "false",
"tigase-rest-home": "/opt/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5220/etc/rest/",
"tigase-rest-prefix": "/rest",
"tigase-rest-auth-type": "digest",
"debug": "off"
}
You have successfully installed Tigase on Debian Latest! Tigase provides a powerful and versatile XMPP server that can be used for personal and enterprise messaging purposes.
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