How to Install Tigase on Windows 11

Tigase is a free and open-source XMPP server software that allows you to deploy instant messaging and real-time communication applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tigase on a Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

  • Operating System: Windows 11
  • Administrator access to the system account
  • Java 8 or higher should be installed

Step 1: Download Tigase

  1. Go to https://tigase.net/xmpp-server and download the latest version of Tigase.

    Download Tigase

  2. Extract the downloaded Tigase archive to any location of your choice.

Step 2: Configure Tigase

  1. Open the Tigase folder and navigate to the ./etc directory. You will find several configuration files such as init.properties, service.properties, and tigase.conf.

  2. In the init.properties, update the --gen-certs to false. 

    --gen-certs = false

  3. Open the tigase.conf file and update the --admins parameter with your username. 

    [email protected]

  4. Save all the configuration files after making the necessary changes.

Step 3: Run Tigase

  1. Open the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.

  2. Navigate to the Tigase directory using the command cd path/to/Tigase

    For example, cd C:\Users\John\Downloads\tigase-server-xxxx

  3. Run the command to start the Tigase server.

bin\tigase.bat start etc\tigase.conf

  1. If successfully started, the command prompt will display the following message:

    Tigase XMPP Server running: tigase-server

  2. To check if the server is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/.

  3. If Tigase is successfully installed, you will see the Tigase welcome page in your web browser.

    Tigase Welcome Page

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Tigase on your Windows 11 computer. Now, you can further configure and customize Tigase according to your requirements.