How to Install Jackal on Debian Latest?

Jackal is an open-source XMPP server that is designed to be easy and lightweight. It is written in Go and is highly extensible. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Jackal on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• Debian Latest installed on your system
• A non-root user with sudo access

Step 1: Install required packages

First, we need to install the required packages for building and running Jackal. Use the following command to install them:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git build-essential

Step 2: Install Go

Jackal is written in Go, so we need to install Go on our system. Use the following command to download and install the latest version of Go:

wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz

After installing Go, we need to set the environment variables. Add the following lines to /etc/profile:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

Then, run the following command to reload the environment variables:

source /etc/profile

Step 3: Install Jackal

Now, we are ready to install Jackal. Use the following commands to download and install Jackal:

git clone https://github.com/ortuman/jackal

cd jackal

go mod download

go build

Step 4: Configure Jackal

After installing Jackal, we need to configure it. The configuration file is located at jackal.yaml. You can use the following command to create a default jackal.yaml file:

cp jackal.example.yaml jackal.yaml

Then, modify the jackal.yaml file according to your needs.

Step 5: Run Jackal

Finally, we can start Jackal by running the following command:

./jackal

By default, Jackal listens on port 5222 for clients to connect and on port 5269 for other servers to connect.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Jackal on Debian Latest. Now you can explore the features of Jackal and start building your XMPP applications.