OpenFire Server
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@gjacobse said:
Why not something like Skype for Business?
Cost and features. OpenFire is a much more capable platform and much more mature.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@JasonNM said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Keep in mind that no database selection is necessary. OpenFire has its own database built in that is quite adequate for small installs. Very simple and should take no configuration on your part. Just install CentOS, download OpenFire, install it with a single command and you should be done. OpenFire can be very simple.
I wouldn't use it it's too slow for anything much of a deployment.
If you are small it's fine. I have no idea how many users she is looking at.
Looking at 80-100 users. Probably closer to 80 but definitely need to have a little room to grow.
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The integrated would work but MariaDB will definitely be better.
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I have centOS 7 downloading at the moment. Going to take a stab at the MariaDB as Scott suggested.
I will likely report back with questions. If not I will report victory and admit that Linux isn't so bad. -
Unixmen has a great guide for OpenFire on CentOS7.
http://www.unixmen.com/install-openfire-centos-7/
It also walks you through setting up the Postgre database (although similar steps can be used for MariaDB).
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This is surprisingly simple... I'm surprised that no one has setup a one-line command for it yet.
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Their setup is unnecessarily complicated, too.
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Done, one line option too...
http://mangolassi.it/topic/6284/installing-openfire-with-mariadb-on-centos-7
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That is awesome. Thanks!!!
Quick question. How should I spec out the vm?
I was thinking the following, which may be overkill.
4gb of ram, 40gb vhd, 2 vcores -
@bbiAngie said:
That is awesome. Thanks!!!
Quick question. How should I spec out the vm?
I was thinking the following, which may be overkill.
4gb of ram, 40gb vhd, 2 vcoresI don't think I've given it more than 1-2GB in the past. HDD will depend if you log etc.
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@bbiAngie said:
That is awesome. Thanks!!!
Quick question. How should I spec out the vm?
I was thinking the following, which may be overkill.
4gb of ram, 40gb vhd, 2 vcoresI'd start around 1vCPU and 2GB of RAM.
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20GB is probably plenty. If you are thin provisioning then 40GB might make sense. But that is a lot. This isn't Windows
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How did your install go?
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The 1st shot was 1/2 was successful. I was having issues connecting to the database and updating. This morning I decided to just start over and make my .vhd smaller too. This time it went off without any issues at all. I just loaded the openfire configuration window and did a happy dance.
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I am not sure what the database connection issue was but the updating issue had to do with a hardware firewall rule.
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Congrats!
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Nice job!
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Everything seems to be working as intended. I just need to add users and groups. Possibly add a few firewall rules to my gpo. I did run into a couple issues but adding a few firewall rules on the Openfire Server seemed to do the trick. Thank you all for your help. I doubt I would have been as successful without your help. Thanks to all of you Linux is not as evil in my mind now! I call that a good day!
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Linux is almost always easier, what often makes it hard is the assumption that it is going to be hard and trying to do things in a Windows or harder way, when in fact, it is normally a fraction of the effort.
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My biggest deal was that when I took the class, my book was a few versions behind the OS version they gave us. All of my homework was explaining what it should do and why it wasn't doing it. It was a huge turn off for me.
After this experience, I will not automatically disregard Linux as a viable option.
