Prosody IM is a free and open-source XMPP server that allows you to setup your own secure and private instant messaging network. Here is a step by step tutorial for installing it on OpenSUSE latest.
Before you begin, you need the following:
Firstly, update the package list on your system with the following command:
sudo zypper update
This step ensures that your system package list is up-to-date with the latest versions.
Prosody is available in the official OpenSUSE package repositories. To install it, run the following command:
sudo zypper install prosody
This command installs the Prosody XMPP server and its dependencies.
Prosody comes with a default configuration file located at /etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua. Open this file in your favorite text editor (we'll use nano here):
sudo nano /etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua
The default configuration file should contain all the basic settings you need to get started. You can modify the configuration according to your requirements. For example, you can change the domain name and set up SSL/TLS.
Once your configuration is done, start the Prosody service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start prosody
This command starts the Prosody IM service on your server.
To start Prosody automatically at boot time, use the following command:
sudo systemctl enable prosody
This command enables the Prosody service so that it starts at boot time.
You have successfully installed Prosody on your OpenSUSE latest server. Now you can configure Prosody as per your requirement and create a secure and private instant messaging network.
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