ejabberd - High-Performance Enterprise Instant Messaging Server --------------------------------------------------------------- Quickstart guide ================ 0. Requirements --------------- To compile ejabberd you need: - GNU Make - GCC - pkg-config - Libexpat 1.95 or higher - Libyaml 1.4 or higher - Erlang/OTP R15B or higher. - OpenSSL 0.9.8 or higher, for STARTTLS, SASL and SSL encryption. - Zlib 1.2.3 or higher, for Stream Compression support (XEP-0138). Optional. - PAM library. Optional. For Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). - GNU Iconv 1.8 or higher, for the IRC Transport (mod_irc). Optional. Not needed on systems with GNU Libc. - ImageMagick's Convert program. Optional. For CAPTCHA challenges. 1. Compile and install on *nix systems -------------------------------------- To compile ejabberd execute the commands: ./configure make To install ejabberd, run this command with system administrator rights (root user): sudo make install These commands will: - Install the configuration files in `/etc/ejabberd/` - Install ejabberd binary, header and runtime files in `/lib/ejabberd/` - Install the administration script: `/sbin/ejabberdctl` - Install ejabberd documentation in `/share/doc/ejabberd/` - Create a spool directory: `/var/lib/ejabberd/` - Create a directory for log files: `/var/log/ejabberd/` 2. Start ejabberd ----------------- You can use the `ejabberdctl` command line administration script to start and stop ejabberd. For example: ejabberdctl start For detailed information please refer to the [ejabberd Installation and Operation Guide][1]. [1]: http://www.process-one.net/docs/ejabberd/guide_en.html