MongooseIM is an open-source messaging platform that uses XMPP protocol for communication. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MongooseIM on Manjaro.
Before installing MongooseIM, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
To install MongooseIM on Manjaro, first, we need to install some dependencies that are required to run the MongooseIM application. Open the terminal on your Manjaro system and execute the following command:
sudo pacman -S expat libyaml postgresql-libs re2
Next, we will download the MongooseIM package from the official website. Open the browser on your Manjaro system and navigate to the MongooseIM download page.
Download the appropriate package depending on your system architecture. For example, if you have a 64-bit system, download the .tar.gz package for 64-bit.
Once the download is complete, extract the package to a suitable location on your system:
tar -xzf mongooseim-3.7.1.1-linux-x64.tar.gz
Rename the extracted folder to mongooseim for easy access:
mv mongooseim-3.7.1.1-linux-x64 mongooseim
We will move the mongooseim folder to the /opt directory of our system:
sudo mv mongooseim /opt/
After moving the MongooseIM folder to the /opt directory, we need to make some minor configurations to make it work correctly.
First, create a new user for MongooseIM.
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash mongooseim
Change the ownership of the MongooseIM directory to the newly created user.
sudo chown -R mongooseim:mongooseim /opt/mongooseim
Next, create a configuration file for MongooseIM.
sudo cp /opt/mongooseim/etc/ejabberd.cfg.dist /opt/mongooseim/etc/mongooseim.cfg
Open the mongooseim.cfg file for editing.
sudo nano /opt/mongooseim/etc/mongooseim.cfg
Locate the following lines and edit accordingly.
{hosts, ["localhost"]}.
%% {hosts, ["example.com", "example.org"]}. # Uncomment this line and add your own domain names
{auth_method, internal}. # For testing or development purposes
%%{auth_method, ldap}. # Uncomment this line for production use
{admin, admin, "localhost"}. # Change the admin credentials.
Save and close the file.
To start MongooseIM, execute the following command:
sudo su -s /bin/bash - mongooseim -c "/opt/mongooseim/bin/mongooseimctl start"
This command will start the MongooseIM server. You can verify the status of the server by executing the following command:
sudo su -s /bin/bash - mongooseim -c "/opt/mongooseim/bin/mongooseimctl status"
To stop the MongooseIM server, use the following command:
sudo su -s /bin/bash - mongooseim -c "/opt/mongooseim/bin/mongooseimctl stop"
In conclusion, we have learned how to install MongooseIM on Manjaro by downloading the package from the official website, configuring it, and running it. You can now use MongooseIM for real-time messaging and communication.
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