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Install Ejabberd¶

• Install the Ejabberd server. Use the following command:
  

  pkg install ejabberd openssl
  

• Enable ejabberd to start at boot:
  

  echo 'ejabberd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
  

When pkg finishes, the Ejabberd server will have been successfully installed, and will be ready for configuration.

Configuring Ejabberd¶

• Create a configuration file from the example config:
  

  cp /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml.example /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
  

• Edit the new configuration file:
  

  vi /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml
  

  • Add the XMPP domain to be served:
    

    hosts:
      - "localhost" 
      - "example.com" 
    

NOTE: Ejabberd is very feature rich, so adjust the configuration to suit whatever the use case may be.

Adding Users¶

• Register a new user:
  

  su - ejabberd
  ejabberdctl register admin example.com SuperSecretPassword
  

  • Then add this to /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml:
    

      admin:
        user:
          - "admin": "example.com" 
    

• Now that the admin user has been added, the web interface can be accessed at http://example.com:5280/admin

Resources¶

• http://www.process-one.net/docs/ejabberd/guide_en.html
• https://www.ejabberd.im/node/1562
• http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/921/531/