Installing MongooseIM on NetBSD

MongooseIM is an open-source XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) messaging platform. It is written in Erlang and designed to be scalable and fault-tolerant. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MongooseIM on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites on your system:

• NetBSD 7.0 or later version
• root access or a user with sudo privileges
• Erlang/OTP 18.0 or later version

Step 1: Install dependencies

To install MongooseIM, we need to install some system dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin install automake autoconf openssl unixodbc unixodbc-dev

Step 2: Download and extract MongooseIM

Go to the MongooseIM website (https://www.erlang-solutions.com/products/mongooseim.html) and download the latest version of MongooseIM for NetBSD. After downloading, extract the archive using the following command:

tar -xzvf mongooseim-*.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure MongooseIM

After extracting the MongooseIM archive, go to the extracted directory and run the following command:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mongooseim

This will configure MongooseIM with the default installation directory.

Step 4: Build and install MongooseIM

Now we need to build and install MongooseIM. Run the following commands one by one:

make
sudo make install

This will build and install MongooseIM on your system.

Step 5: Configure MongooseIM

After installing MongooseIM, we need to configure it. Open the MongooseIM configuration file at /usr/local/mongooseim/etc/ejabberd.cfg using your favorite text editor.

Configure the following settings according to your requirements:

• %% Hostname: Change the default hostname to your hostname
• %% {hosts, [“localhost”]}.: Uncomment and add your hostname
• %% {acl, admin, {user, “admin”, “localhost”}}.: Uncomment and change the username and hostname

Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 6: Start the MongooseIM server

Now, we can start the MongooseIM server with the following command:

sudo /usr/local/mongooseim/bin/mongooseimctl start

Once started, you can access MongooseIM by visiting http://localhost:5280 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MongooseIM on NetBSD. You can now use it as your messaging platform.

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