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