ejabberd 13.12 Build from source + Ubuntu 14.04LTS installation

procedure

	• Node 1, 2, … X
		○ sudo su -l
		○ cd
		○ apt-get update
		○ apt-get upgrade
		○ apt-get install git-core
		○ apt-get install libyaml-dev
		○ apt-get install erlang
		○ apt-get install unzip
		○ apt-get build-dep ejabberd
		○ apt-get install pkg-config
		○ git clone https://github.com/processone/ejabberd.git (I've used commit #2723056fae)
		○ cd ejabberd
		○ ./configure
		○ make
		○ make install
		○ nano /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
			§ Go to "SERVED HOSTNAMES"
				□ Add <HOSTNAME> under "hosts:"
			§ Go to acl section and ensure:
			acl:
			  admin:
			    user:
			      - "<USERNAME>": "<HOSTNAME>"
			§ Save and close
		○ ejabberdctl restart
		○ ejabberdctl register <USERNAME> <HOSTNAME> <PASSWORD>
		○ Go to http://<IP_OR_HOSTNAME>:5280/admin/
			§ Log in with <USERNAME>@<HOSTNAME> and <PASSWORD>
		○ Install / enable module(s):
			§ ejabberdctl stop
			§ git clone git://github.com/processone/ejabberd-contrib.git
			§ Install mod_muc_admin
				□ cd ejabberd-contrib/mod_muc_admin
				□ ./build.sh
				□ cd /lib/ejabberd/ebin/
				□ ln -s ~/ejabberd-contrib/mod_muc_admin/ebin/mod_muc_admin.beam
				□ nano /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
					® Add "mod_muc_admin" to modules section:
					mod_muc_admin: {}
					® Save and close
				□ cd ~
			§ Install mod_admin_extra
				□ cd mod_admin_extra
				□ ./build.sh
				□ cd /lib/ejabberd/ebin/
				□ ln -s ~/ejabberd-contrib/mod_admin_extra/ebin/mod_admin_extra.beam
				□ nano /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
					® Add "mod_admin_extra" to modules section:
					mod_admin_extra: {}
					® Save and close
				□ cd ~
			§ Enable ejabberd_xmlrpc
				□ nano /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
					® Add (or uncomment) the following under "listen" section:
					-
					    port: 4560
					    module: ejabberd_xmlrpc    access_commands:
					       configure:
					         all: []
					® Save and close
		○ Edit access rules
			§ nano /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
				□ Under "access" add/modify the following:
					muc_create:
					    admin: allow
					register:
					    all: deny
					    admin: allow
				□ Save and close
		○ Create startup script:
			See startup script below

startup script

#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/init.d/ejabberd
#
# This is a custom ejabberd init script written
# for the Fedora Linux distribution, and is not
# included by the ejabberd RPM package(s).
#
# author: Sean O'Donnell
#
# chkconfig: - 99 10
# description: ejabberd XMPP server

# Source function library.
#./etc/init.d/functions

set -o errexit

start()
{
        echo -n "Starting : "
        /sbin/ejabberdctl start
        return
}

status()
{
        echo -n "Status : "
        /sbin/ejabberdctl status
        return
}

stop()
{
        echo -n "Shutting down : "
        /sbin/ejabberdctl stop
        return
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        start
        ;;
    stop)
        stop
        ;;
    status)
        status
        ;;
    restart)
        stop
        start
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage:  [start|stop|restart|status]"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac
exit $?

If the startup script is created, run:

chmod 755 /etc/init.d/ejabberd
chown root:root /etc/init.d/ejabberd
update-rc.d ejabberd defaults
update-rc.d ejabberd enable

This will make ejabberd run automatically on server boot

Thanks for the startup script!