61
edits
Changes
From Amahi Wiki
no edit summary
This is for intermediate to advanced users of Linux an Amahi.
= What is Openfire? =
[http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/ Openfire] is an XMPP protocol chat server. You can use it for secure communication with family and friends. The protocol can run over SSL and does by default.
= How to install Openfire =
Download the [http://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/download-landing.jsp?file=openfire/openfire-3.6.4-1.i386.rpm RedHat version of Openfire] under Linux and save it as openfire-3.6.4-1.i386.rpm. Install the package with the following command since it is an unsigned package. rpm -ivh openfire-3.6.4-1.i386.rpm Once it is installed start Openfire. service openfire start Go to http://hda:9090 to initiate the setup for openfire.It is recommended for more basic users to use the embedded database rather than create a connection to comeMySQL. If you're a more advanced user then follow these instructions for creating the database for openfire. Otherwise skip it. mysql -u root -phda; CREATE DATABASE openfire; CREATE USER 'openfire'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'openfire'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openfire.* TO 'openfire'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION; quit; Now that you've created your database you need to set up the connection. Driver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver Server: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/openfire username: openfire password: openfire Set up your administrator password and you're done. '''Note: You will not be able to log into the Openfire through the web logon until after you restart the Openfire service. There is a bug in the Openfire setup.''' Restart the Openfire service a couple of times until you're able to log in to http://hda:9090 with the admin password you set up. To restart the server run the following command. service openfire restart == Restart the setup of openfire ==If you find you have a broken install or you messed up some settings you can force Openfire to run the setup again. Just edit openfire.xml. gedit /opt/openfire/conf/openfire.xml Change <setup>true</setup> to <setup>'''false'''</setup>. Then restart the Openfire service. service openfire restart And go to http://hda:9090 once again.
