Tutorial: Installing Tigase XMPP Server on EndeavourOS

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Tigase - a high performance, open source XMPP server - on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of EndeavourOS with terminal access.
• Root user access or sudo privileges.

Installation of Tigase

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

2. Install wget which is required to download the installation files for Tigase XMPP server:

   sudo pacman -S wget
   

3. Switch to /opt directory and download the latest version of Tigase via wget:

   cd /opt
   sudo wget https://projects.tigase.org/attachments/download/3502/tigase-server-8.1.0-b5097.jar
   

4. Next, start the Tigase installation:

   sudo java -jar tigase-server-8.1.0-b5097.jar setup init
   

5. Follow the instructions during the installation process. For most of the prompts, you can select the defaults.

6. Once the installation is complete, start the Tigase service by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl start tigase
   

Confirm that the service is running by executing:

sudo systemctl status tigase

Accessing Tigase Console

The Tigase server console is available via the web interface. By default, it is available at [http://localhost: Tigase HTTP port]/console.

To access it, open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/console

You can now log in to the console using the default Tigase user credentials:

Username: admin Password: tigase

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Tigase on EndeavourOS. With Tigase now up and running, you can use your XMPP client to connect to Tigase and chat securely with your friends or colleagues.

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