How to Install Openfire on OpenSUSE Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Openfire on OpenSUSE latest version.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE latest version.
  • A user account with root or sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Downloading Openfire

To download Openfire, open your browser and navigate to the official website. Once you are on the website, click on "Download" on the left sidebar.

OpenFire Website

Then select the appropriate Openfire package depending on your system architecture. In our case, we will choose the RPM package.

Step 2 - Installing Openfire on OpenSUSE Latest

To install Openfire, follow the steps below:

  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Navigate to the folder where the Openfire RPM package was downloaded using the command:
cd ~/Downloads
  1. Install Openfire using the following command:
sudo zypper in openfire-4.6.4-1.i586.rpm

Note: Replace "openfire-4.6.4-1.i586.rpm" with the name of the downloaded Openfire package.

  1. After the installation is completed, start Openfire using the following command:
sudo systemctl start openfire
  1. If you want Openfire to start automatically on system boot, enable it using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable openfire
  1. Confirm that Openfire is running by checking the status:
sudo systemctl status openfire

You should get an output similar to the following:

● openfire.service - Ignite Realtime Openfire XMPP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openfire.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-05-24 12:22:34 EAT; 1h 2min ago
  Process: 30051 ExecStart=/usr/bin/openfire.sh (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 30055 (java)
    Tasks: 101 (limit: 4915)
   Memory: 189.7M
   CGroup: /system.slice/openfire.service
           └─30055 /usr/bin/java -server -Xms16m -Xmx512m -XX:NewRatio=3 -XX:SurvivorRatio=4 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=90 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=8 -XX:SaveL>

May 24 12:22:34 opensuse.localdomain systemd[1]: Started Ignite Realtime Openfire XMPP Server.

Step 3 - Accessing the Openfire Admin Console

To access the Openfire Admin Console, follow the steps below:

  1. Open your browser and navigate to the URL: http://<server-ip>:9090

Note: Replace <server-ip> with the IP address of your server.

  1. On the login page, enter the default credentials:

Username: admin Password: admin

  1. Once you log in, you can change the default credentials and configure your Openfire server according to your requirements.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Openfire on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now create users, groups, and chat rooms for your XMPP network.