How to install Ejabberd 18.* XMPP Server with Mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

ejabberd-setup-steps.txt

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Build Ejabberd

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1) sudo su

2) apt-get update

3) apt-get install make gcc libexpat1-dev libyaml-dev  automake libssl-dev erlang  build-essential libncurses5-dev openssl zlib1g-dev libgd-dev libwebp-dev fop xsltproc unixodbc-dev git -y

4) cd /opt

5) wget -O ejab.tgz https://www.process-one.net/downloads/downloads-action.php?file=/ejabberd/18.06/ejabberd-18.06.tgz

6) cd ejabberd-18.06/

7) ./configure --enable-mysql

8) make

9) make install

10) ejabberdctl start

11) Ctrl + T ( Open a new Terminal )

12) ejabberdctl register admin localhost 123456

13) vim /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml  and Add following settings

14) add  - "admin@localhost" to admin : > user :

14) add   http_bind: true just below module: ejabberd_http ( this is BOSH setup )


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Setup BOSH proxy

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15) apt-get install nginx


16) vim /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default and Add following settings

location /http-bind {
    proxy_pass  http://localhost:5280/http-bind;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
    proxy_buffering off;
    tcp_nodelay on;
}

( chmod -R 777 /var/www/html may be required )

17) service nginx restart

18) ejabberdctl start

19) http://localhost:5280/admin

20) http://localhost:5280/admin/server/localhost/users/ and couple of users ( may be 2 or 3 )

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Setup XMPP client

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21) clone https://github.com/jsxc/jsxc to /var/www/html

22) Open on Firefox and brows - http://localhost/chat/jsxc/example/

23) Open on Chrome and brows - http://localhost/chat/jsxc/example/

24) XMPP domain:  localhost

25) BOSH url::  /http-bind/

26) Try Dual-Login on and your chat is enabled

Enjoy :)


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Setup MySQL

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