Q. 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 :

- Web Based Admin control
- SSL/TLS support
- LDAP connectivity
- User Friendly
- Platform Independent

Openfire Installation :

Step: 1. Bind Host File :

# vi /etc/hosts

192.168.100.220    ser1.domain.com    ser1

-- Save & Quit (:wq)

Step: 2. Disable Selinux :

# vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux

SELINUX=disabled

-- Save & Quit (:wq)

# init 6


Step: 3. Install Java ( lastest version is preferred) :

# cd /opt
# wget --no-check-certificate --no-cookies --header 'Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie' http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u5-b13/jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm
   
# yum -y install jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm
# yum -y install libldb.i686

Step: 4. Setup Environment Variables :

Setup JAVA_HOME Variable :
   
# export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_05
# export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME
# echo $JAVA_HOME

Step: 5. Edit the Java Profile :

# vi /etc/profile.d/java.sh

#!/bin/bash
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_05
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH JAVA_HOME
export CLASSPATH=.

-- Save & Quit (:wq)

# chmod +x /etc/profile.d/java.sh
# source /etc/profile.d/java.sh

Step: 6. Check Version of JAVA :

# java -version
   
java version "1.8.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)

Step: 7. Install the Openfire Dependencies :

# yum -y install httpd httpd-devel wget
# service httpd restart
# chkconfig httpd on

Step: 8. Download the Openfire RPM using wget Command :

# cd /tmp
# wget http://download.igniterealtime.org/openfire/openfire-3.9.3-1.i386.rpm

Step: 9. Install the OpenFire RPM :

# rpm -Uvh openfire-3.9.3-1.i386.rpm

Step: 10. Once the RPM has been installed, Start the OpenFire service :

# service openfire start

Step: 11. Ensure that OpenFire will boot with your Server :

# chkconfig openfire on

Step: 12. For this instance, you’ll want to make sure iptables is not running, you can Configure the iptables rules how you need them later :

# service iptables stop
# chkconfig iptables off

Step: 13. Install MySQL Server with MySQL Connector :

# yum -y install mysql mysql-server mysql-connector-java

Step: 14. Start MySQL Server :

# service mysqld restart
# chkconfig mysqld on

Step: 15. Set MySQL Root Password :

# mysql_secure_installation

Step: 16. Create Database for OpenFire :

# mysql -u root -predhat

mysql> CREATE DATABASE openfire;
mysql> grant all on openfire.* to openfire@'localhost' identified by 'password';
mysql> grant all on openfire.* to openfire@'%' identified by 'password';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit

Step: 17. Navigate in your Web Browser To :

Note: If Showing any JAVA Error while Installing the OpenFire through Web Browser then Restart the Server Once.

http://yourip_address:9090

-- Choose Language: (English)
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Server Settings:
     Domain: (127.0.0.1)
     Admin Console Port: (9090)
     Secure Admin Console Port: (9091)

Note: Don't Change Admin Port and Secure Admin Port. Generally you don’t need to change these data, until you need a custom port.

-- Select "Blowfosh"-- Property Encryption Key: (Leave it Blank)
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Database Settings:
-- Select "Standard Database Connection".
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Database Settings - Standard Connection :
     Database Driver Presets: Select MySQL
     Database URL:  jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/openfire?rewriteBatchedStatements=true
     Username: openfire
     Password: password
     Minimum Connections: 5
     Maximum Connections: 25
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Profile Settings: Select Default
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Administrator Account:
     Admin Email Address: kchatterjee@kminfosystems.com
     New Password: Passw0rd
     Confirm Password: Passw0rd
-- Click on "Continue"

-- Finally Click on "Login to the Admin Console"

Note: Login to Openfire Admin User using username 'admin' and password, the one we set above.

User: admin
Pass: Passw0rd

Step: 18. To Create OpenFire Chat User :

-- Click on Users/Groups (Tabs)
-- Click on Create New User.
-- Fill the User Details.
-- Click on "Create User"'.

Step: 19. Installation of Spark Client :

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

http://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/index.jsp

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

User Name: koushik
Password: Passw0rd
Server IP: 192.168.100.221

-- Check on Save Password.
-- Check on Auto Login
-- Click on Login

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

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