How to Install Jackal on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Jackal is a lightweight, high-performance, and easy-to-use XMPP server written in Go. It's aimed at being fast and scalable while still being simple to set up and use.

Here's how you can install Jackal on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS:

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you'll need to have these prerequisites:

A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest
A terminal emulator
An active internet connection

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to install Jackal on Fedora CoreOS:

Open up your terminal and SSH into your Fedora CoreOS instance.
```
ssh core@<instance-ip>
```
Install Go programming language and some necessary dependencies.
```
sudo dnf install go git make gcc
```

Set up the Go environment.

echo 'export GOPATH="$HOME/go"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$GOPATH/bin"' >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile

Clone the Jackal repository and navigate into the directory.
```
git clone https://github.com/ortuman/jackal
cd jackal
```
Build Jackal from the source code.
```
make build
```
Install Jackal as a systemd service.
```
sudo make install
```
This will create a systemd service file at /etc/systemd/system/jackal.service.
Start the Jackal service.
```
sudo systemctl start jackal
```
You should now have Jackal running on your Fedora CoreOS instance!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Jackal on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. Follow the steps above to install Jackal on your own instance, and explore the world of XMPP messaging.