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Installing Ejabberd on Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Ejabberd, a robust and efficient XMPP server, on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before installing Ejabberd, you need to:

  1. Have a machine running Linux Mint.
  2. Make sure you have root privileges or have sudo access.

Step 1: Update Software repositories

Before installing any package, it is good practice to update your system packages.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Installing Erlang

Ejabberd is written in Erlang language, so we must install Erlang as a prerequisite.

sudo apt-get install erlang -y

Step 3: Downloading the Ejabberd installation package

Visit the ejabberd website at www.ejabberd.im and download the latest release for your platform, which should be a .tar.gz file.

Step 4: Extracting the Ejabberd package

After downloading the package, navigate to the directory where the package was downloaded and extract the package using the tar command.

tar -xzf ejabberd-xx.xx.xx.tar.gz

Replace xx.xx.xx with the version number of Ejabberd that you have downloaded.

Step 5: Installing Ejabberd

Navigate to the extracted directory of the Ejabberd package and run the following command:

sudo ./install.sh

The installation package will guide you through the installation process, which includes:

  1. Configuring Ejabberd's database settings.
  2. Setting up Administrator and other security settings.
  3. Configuring a domain.
  4. Starting Ejabberd.

Step 6: Starting Ejabberd

After installing Ejabberd successfully, start the Ejabberd service.

sudo systemctl start ejabberd

You can also verify the status using the command:

sudo systemctl status ejabberd

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have installed Ejabberd on Linux Mint. Ejabberd is a robust server and can help you to create a secure, stable chat environment for your organization. You may now proceed to configure Ejabberd based on your organizational needs.

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