Installing Ejabberd on EndeavourOS

Ejabberd is an XMPP server that is scalable, robust, and easy to set up. It can power instant messaging, voice and video calls, and other real-time communication features. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Ejabberd on EndeavourOS.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we begin with the installation, we need to install some dependencies required for running Ejabberd on EndeavourOS. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S make gcc erlang openssl

Step 2: Download Ejabberd

Next, we will download and extract the Ejabberd files from the official website. Open your browser and go to the Ejabberd website at ejabberd.im/">https://www.ejabberd.im/. Click on the "Download" button, and select the appropriate package for your system. You can either download the source code or the pre-built binary packages.

After downloading, extract the files to a directory of your choice using the following command:

tar -zxvf ejabberd-x.xx.x.tar.gz

Note that x.xx.x is the version of Ejabberd that you have downloaded.

Step 3: Build and Install Ejabberd

Now switch to the directory where you extracted the Ejabberd files using the terminal:

cd ejabberd-x.xx.x/

We will now compile and install Ejabberd using the following commands:

./configure
make
sudo make install

This will compile and install Ejabberd on your system. Once the installation process is complete, you will need to configure Ejabberd before you can start using it.

Step 4: Configure Ejabberd

To configure Ejabberd, open the /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml file in your favorite text editor. This file contains all the configuration options for Ejabberd.

We will now make some basic changes to the configuration file. Uncomment the following lines by removing the '#' at the beginning of each line and specify your own domain name:

###
##   ejabberd configuration file
##
##   configuration parameters explained:
##
##   - https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configuration/
##
host_config:
  "localhost":
    # Specify the access control lists.
    #acl:
      #admin:
        #user:
          #'admin': 'localhost'
    #Set the default language
    ## language: "en"
    ## add_local_to_nickname: false
    ##
    ##   LISTENING PORTS
    ##
listen:
  -
    port: 5222
    module: ejabberd_c2s
    max_stanza_size: 65536
    shaper: c2s_shaper
    access: c2s
    starttls: true
    certfile: "/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.pem"
    dhfile: "/etc/ejabberd/dh512.pem"
  -
    port: 5269
    module: ejabberd_s2s_in
    max_stanza_size: 131072
    shaper: s2s_shaper
  - 
    port: 5280
    module: ejabberd_http
    web_admin: true
    http_poll: true
    http_bind: true
    ## register: true
    captcha: true
    tls: true

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Ejabberd

To start Ejabberd, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo ejabberdctl start

Ejabberd should now be running on your EndeavourOS system. You can verify this by accessing the Ejabberd web admin interface at https://localhost:5280/admin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Ejabberd on your EndeavourOS system. You can now use Ejabberd to power real-time communication features in your applications.

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