Openfire is a popular instant messaging server that can support features like chat rooms, file sharing, and other collaboration tools. Installing Openfire on NetBSD involves a few basic steps outlined below:
Openfire can be downloaded from https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/. Select the latest version of Openfire and download the relevant package for NetBSD:
$ wget https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloadServlet?filename=openfire/openfire-4.6.4.tar.gz
Before installing Openfire, you need to have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on your NetBSD system. You can download and install the latest version of JRE using the following command:
$ pkg_add openjdk11
Extract the downloaded Openfire package using the following command:
$ tar -xzvf openfire-4.6.4.tar.gz
Move the extracted Openfire package to /usr/local directory.
$ mv openfire-4.6.4 /usr/local/openfire
Openfire server listens on port 5222 (for clients) and port 9090 (for administration). Make sure to allow traffic on these ports in your firewall settings.
To start Openfire, run the following command:
$ /usr/local/openfire/bin/openfire start
This starts the Openfire server on your NetBSD system. You can verify that Openfire is running properly by accessing the Web-based Admin Console at https://your-server-ip:9090.
You have successfully installed Openfire on NetBSD. Follow the steps above to set up your Openfire instance and start using it to support real-time collaboration tools. Make sure to secure your Openfire installation by following best practices for server security.
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