How to Install Jackal on Fedora Server

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing Jackal, the XMPP server, on Fedora Server latest release. Jackal is open-source software that provides a real-time messaging service that enables users to communicate with others in real-time.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

A running Fedora Server with root access
A Terminal/Command Line Interface (CLI)
Git installed on your system

Installing Git on Fedora Server

To install Git on Fedora Server, launch the terminal and run the following command:

sudo dnf install git

After this, you will see some output on the screen, and Git will be installed on your system.

Installing Jackal

Now that we have Git installed on our system, let's proceed with the installation of Jackal. Here are the steps to follow:

Open the terminal on your Fedora Server.
Clone the Jackal repository from GitHub with Git by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/ortuman/jackal.git
```
After cloning the repository successfully, switch to the directory where the code is downloaded:
```
cd jackal
```
Next, we need to install the required dependencies before we can build and install Jackal. To do this, run the following command:
```
make deps
```
This step might take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Once the dependencies have been installed, we can proceed with building and installing Jackal with the following command:
```
make build && make install
```
This will compile the code and install Jackal on your system.
Start the Jackal service by running the following command:
```
systemctl start jackal.service
```
If you receive an error message, you might need to run the following command to reload systemd:
```
systemctl daemon-reload
```

That's it! You now have Jackal installed on your Fedora Server. You can now access it by using a web browser or by using an XMPP client like Pidgin or Gajim.

If you want to enable the service to start automatically at boot, you can run the following command:

systemctl enable jackal.service

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Jackal on the latest version of Fedora Server using Git. Now that you have Jackal installed, you can start using it as an XMPP server and communicate with your peers in real-time.