Start the “mariadb” server daemon, run the below command. Install MariaDB Server – Enable Daemon. After installation the init script “mariadb” will be copied to the /etc/init.d/ folder. To enable in it in specific run levels run the below command, default in runlevel 345 it will turn on when you enable the service. Download and install Openfire. We have to download the rpm directly to /home from Ignite Real time website. Install it using yum command. Install libraries yum install -y glibc.i686. Start service after every reboot chkconfig openfire on. And start the openfire service.

Openfire is a real time collaboration (RTC) server and groupchat server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. It uses widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber) server written in Java. Openfire is incredibly easy to setup and administer, but offers rock-solid security and performance. Here i’m going to explain how to install Openfire Server in Linux such as RPM & DEB based system. The Ignite Realtime Community is pleased to announce the latest release of Openfire 4.0.0 on January 11, 2016. Here i’m going to show you how to upgrade openfire to latest version.

Upgrade Note:

• Wrong URL generated for editing groups with space in the names
• Apply encryption to secure properties during setup
• TLS server to server connections are not working with 3.9.2
• Joining new MUC room results in a 404 error
• The initial 3.9.2 release had a packaging problem with the windows installer.
• All the plugins are available under Availabel Plugins and its not showed in 3.8.2

1) How to check the current version of Openfire on server

Use the below rpm command to check the installed openfire version.

See the below screen shots which is clearly shows, we have installed openfire server version of (3.10.3) and new version (4.0.0) is available and ready to install.

2) Download latest version of Openfire package

Use the below link to download the Openfire server pack for RPM & DEB based system to install major Linux distribution such as RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE & Mint systems.

3) Stop the Openfire Server

Dubturbo vst. Use the below command to stop the Openfire server before proceeding upgrade.

4) Backup the Openfire Installation Directory

For our safety purpose take the backup of openfire installation directory before perform upgrade.

5) Backup the Openfire Database

If you are using mysql database for your openfire server, take backup. If you using Embadded Database then no issues because while taking backup of installation directory it was backup.

6) Upgrading the Openfire Server

Use the below command to Upgrade the Openfire server.

7) Start the Openfire Server

Use the below command to start the Openfire server.

8) How to check the Openfire installed version on server

Use the below command to check the Installed/Upgraded openfire server version.

Now, You have successfully upgraded your Openfire server to latest version (4.0.0)
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With the invent of Internet, the way of communication revolutionized, a long ago. E-mail replaced traditional postal mail. Email was fast still there were some bottlenecks. One would not knew if the person on the other end is online or not, hence email was fast way of communication than postal mail but its constraints gave way to Instant Messaging (IM).

Some third-party RPMs distribute under multiple licenses. Navigate to the directory for the version of cPanel & WHM for which we shipped the RPM. Navigate to the src/ directory. Navigate to. Because of this, you may see multiple License entries.Find an SRPMTo find the SRPM for a specific third-party RPM, perform the following steps:.

Instant Messaging like America Online (AOL) and CompuServe get famous much before Internet gets famous. We all have used and still using IM in our day-to-day life. Specially, among Young generation IM is very famous. How about setting our own chat server? Lets do it with an open-source and cross platform application called Openfire.

What is Openfire?

Openfire is an Instant Messaging and Group chat server, written in Java that uses XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) server. Wikipedia reports, Openfire was previously called as ‘Wildfire‘ and ‘Jive Messenger‘. The Application Software is developed by Jive Software and a community called ‘IgniteRealtime.org‘, and is Licensed under Apache License.

Openfire Features

1. Web Based Admin control
2. SSL/TLS support
3. LDAP connectivity
4. User Friendly
5. Platform Independent

Testing Environment

1. OS – Ubuntu 13.04
2. OS – CentOS 6.5
3. Application – Openfire 3.8.2 [Server]
4. Application – Spark 2.6.3 [Client]

Installation of Openfire in Linux

Openfire, as said above is a cross platform Application, available for all known platforms – Windows, Mac and Linux. You can download, package relevant to your OS and architecture from the link provided below:

You may also, use following wget command to download package and install it using dpkg or rpm command as shown below.

On Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Sample Output

On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora

Sample Output

After successful installation, Stop and Start the Openfire service.

Now point the browser to “http://localhost:9090” or “http://your-ip-address:9090” and follow these simple steps to install Openfire on your machine.

1. Select Preferred Language (I chose English).

Openfire Setup Screen

2. Select Domain name, Admin port and Secure Admin port. Generally you don’t need to change these data, until you need a custom port.

3. You have the option to set external database as well as or can use embedded database. Embedded database requires no external database configuration, hence is easy to configure and set, but it doesn’t give same level of performance as an external database.

Database Settings

4. Then, you need to setup profile setting.

5. The last step is to set up Admin password and email address. Note, that the current password is ‘admin‘, in new installation.

Setup Administration Account

6. On successful setup, confirmation message is shown.

7. Login to Openfire Admin using username “admin” and password, the one we set above.

Openfire Administration Login

8. Next, create new user.

9. Setup username, name, email and password for the new user.

New User Details

The server is setup successfully, you can add users, groups, contacts, plugins, etc. Since the application is X based, and is very handy, it is just a few clicks away. And now we need to download client application ‘Spark‘, for user communication.

Installation of Spark Client

Download and Install cross platform Spark client for your system using the below link.

Once you’ve installed Spark client, open the application and enter username, password and IP addresss of openfire server.

Once you logged in you can chat with the users who are online.

Spark Client Chat Window

Reference Links

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