Install and configure ejabberd jabber IM Server
ejabberd, as described in its home page:
” ejabberd is a distributed, fault-tolerant technology that allows the creation of large-scale instant messaging applications.The server can reliably support thousands of simultaneous users on a single node and has been designed to provide exceptional standards of fault tolerance. As an open source technology, based on industry-standards, ejabberd can be used to build bespoke solutions very cost effectively.”
Describing here Instructions I followed to install and configure ejabberd in CentOS 5:
Step 1. Download the current stable version of ejabberd from its official site. While writing this article the stable version was 2.0.6. I’ve download the binary file for 32 bit Linux machine and uncompress it: