Openfire is a real-time collaboration server that can be used to create internal chatrooms and instant messaging networks. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Openfire on nixOS Latest.
Before starting, ensure you have the following:
Openfire requires a JDK to run. We will use OpenJDK, which is available in the nixOS package manager. Run the following command to install OpenJDK:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.jdk
Next, download the Openfire package from the official website. As of writing this tutorial, the latest version of Openfire is 4.6.4. You can download it via the following command:
curl -O https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloadServlet?filename=openfire/openfire-4.6.4.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded package using the following command:
tar -xf openfire-4.6.4.tar.gz
Now, navigate to the extracted Openfire directory and start the setup wizard using the following command:
cd openfire/bin/
sudo ./openfire start
Openfire will start the setup wizard on the terminal. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up Openfire. You will be asked to provide the following:
Once you have completed the setup wizard, Openfire will be ready to use.
To start Openfire, run the following command:
sudo ./openfire start
To stop Openfire, run the following command:
sudo ./openfire stop
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Openfire on nixOS Latest. With Openfire installed, you can easily create an internal chatroom and instant messaging network for your organization.
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