Install OpenFire on ISSABEL asterisk distribution

If you want to install Openfire on Centos, here's some instructions.

This document was writted and tested with ISSABEL distribution of asterisk.  It runs on CENTOS 7.

Use putty or an SSH client and connect to the IP of your server

From the command prompt, copy and paste each line one at a time.
Wait for it to finish.   The whole setup takes 5 minutes.

cd /tmp

wget -O openfire-4.3.2-1.x86_64.rpm https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloadServlet?filename=openfire/openfire-4.3.2-1.x86_64.rpm

yum -y install openfire-4.3.2-1.x86_64.rpm

systemctl start openfire.service

systemctl enable openfire.service

mysql -p

enter your MySql/MariaDB password

CREATE DATABASE openfire;

CREATE USER 'openfireuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openfire.* TO 'openfireuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword' WITH GRANT OPTION;

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

http://IPofISSABEL:9090

Select your language

Leave configuration default

Press Continuar

Press Continuar

Populating Database information:

SELECT MYSQL

Change HOSTNAME -> localhost

Change DATABASENAME to openfire

Put in MySQL login and password

click CONTINUAR

Select CONTINUAR

You can put in your email.

Then provide a password

Then press CONTINUAR

Now you can login

usuario = admin

then your password

Now you are at administration screen

Issabel dashboard will show "Running"

In the openfire admin console select

USERS/GROUPS - CREATE NEW USER

Fill in credentials

Here's an example of what a user might look like

Download the Openfire client called SPARK for your platform

https://igniterealtime.org/downloads/index.jsp#spark

The installation is fairly self explanatory

Once installed put in your username and password and server then click on ADVNACED

If installing on ISSABEL, you may need to select the check box Accept certs and Disable certificate

Click on OK and LOGIN