Installation

1. Go to the ejabberd download page and wget the desired link: wget https://www.process-one.net/downloads/downloads-action.php?file=/ejabberd/17.09/ejabberd-17.09-0.x86_64.rpm
2. Install the package: yum localinstall -y downloads-action*

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Configuration

1. Go the ejabberd bin directory: cd /opt/ejabberd*/bin
2. Start the server: ./ejabberdctl start
3. Check the status of the server: ./ejabberdctl status
4. Admin UN and PW are both set to ‘admin’ by default so it would be best to change the PW. Syntax for it is as follows: ./ejabberdctl change_password [USER] [HOST_NAME] [NEW_PASSWORD] which in this case would be ./ejabberdctl change_password admin localhost [NEW_PASSWORD]
5. Add users with the following syntax: ./ejabberdctl register [USER] [HOST_NAME] [PASSWORD]

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Configuration with the web-interface

• it is possible to do the above steps in the web interface. Simply type in the browser: http://127.0.0.1:5280/admin
• the UN for the login box is admin@[HOST_NAME] which in this case is admin@localhost
• the PW is admin unless changed previously
• to create new users, navigate to: Virtual Hosts > [HOST_NAME] > Users then input the UN and PW of choice