Prosody IM is a powerful and flexible XMPP (Jabber) server that enables you to create your own chat service easily. In this tutorial, we will outline the steps to install Prosody IM on Linux Mint.
First, we need to add the Prosody repository to the system. To do this, open the terminal and execute the following command:
wget https://prosody.im/files/prosody-debian-packages.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
echo deb http://packages.prosody.im/debian $(lsb_release -sc) main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/prosody.list
This will add the repository to our system.
Now we can install the Prosody IM package by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install prosody
This will download and install the Prosody IM package along with any dependencies.
Once Prosody IM is installed, we need to configure it. Open the file /etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua with your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua
You will need to modify the following information:
admins: Replace the user@example.com with your email address to become the server administrator.modules_enabled: Uncomment modules that you want to use on the server (e.g. mod_register if you want users to register).authentication: Replace example.com with your server's domain name.ssl: Uncomment to enable SSL encryption.certificates: Add the file paths for SSL/TLS certificates.Once you're done with modifications, save the file and exit.
Now we need to restart the Prosody IM service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart prosody
You should see no errors during the restart.
Congratulations, you've installed and configured the Prosody IM server on your Linux Mint system. From here, you can create new accounts, invite users, and customize the server to suit your needs.
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