Running OpenFire XMPP Server in Docker

#OpenFire #XMPP #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0481.html

What is OpenFire Openfire is a real time collaboration (RTC) server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP Openfire is incredibly easy to setup and administer, but offers rock-solid security and performance. - https://igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/   Installing Docker    01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER   Running OpenFire    01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the OpenFire Docker container and run it          # create a working directory          mkdir /home/$USER/docker/openfire/db -p          # run the OpenFire docker container          docker run --name openfire -d -p 9090:9090 -p 5222:5222 -p 5269:5269 -p 5223:5223 -p 7443:7443 -p 7777:7777 -p 7070:7070 -p 5229:5229 -p 5275:5275 -v /home/$USER/docker/openfire/db:/var/lib/openfire/embedded-db --restart=unless-stopped quantumobject/docker-openfire    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:9090    03. Select a language ≫ Click Continue    04. Set the XMPP Domain Name and Server Host Name (FQDN) to local ≫ Click Continue    05. Select Embedded Database ≫ Click Continue    06. Select Default on the Profile Settings page ≫ Click Continue    07. Input an admin email address and password ≫ Click Continue    08. Click the Login to the admin console button    09. Login with username admin and the password created previously    10. Click the Users/Groups tab    11. Click Create New User in the left navigation menu    12. Create a username and password for the new user    13. Follow the steps to create as many users as needed, at least 2 are needed for testing   Making the Configuration Persistent    01. With OpenFire now configured, run the following commands to copy the configuration files to a persistent volume and re-run the docker container          # create working directory for conf          mkdir /home/$USER/docker/openfire/conf -p          # copy the configuration from the running docker container          sudo docker cp openfire:/usr/share/openfire/conf/ /home/$USER/docker/openfire          # set owner of working directories          sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/docker -R          # stop and remove the running OpenFire container          docker rm openfire --force          # re-run the OpenFire docker container with new conf volume          docker run --name openfire -d -p 9090:9090 -p 5222:5222 -p 5269:5269 -p 5223:5223 -p 7443:7443 -p 7777:7777 -p 7070:7070 -p 5229:5229 -p 5275:5275 -v /home/$USER/docker/openfire/db:/var/lib/openfire/embedded-db -v /home/$USER/docker/openfire/conf:/usr/share/openfire/conf --restart=unless-stopped quantumobject/docker-openfire   Setting Up A XMPP Client    01. Download Pidgin Portable  https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable    02. Run the Pidgin Portable installer    03. Launch Pidgin Portable    04. Click Add...    05. Select XMPP from the protocol dropdown    06. Input the first username created above along with the XMPP domain setup in OpenFire and the user's password    07. Click the Advanced tab ≫ Select Use encryption if available from the Connection security dropdown    08. Enter the OpenFire DNS name or IP in the server field    09. Click the Add button    10. Click Accept on the self-signed certificate popup    11. Copy the extracted Pidgin Portable folder to another device    12. Launch Pidgin Portable on the second device    13. Select Modify Account    14. Update the username and password to be a different account from the previous device    15. From one of the devices, select Buddies ≫ Add Buddy    16. Input the opposite devices's username

....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]

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