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= Step 1: Get a Domain Name = | = Step 1: Get a Domain Name = | ||
Yeah, if you're self-hosting then you pretty much need to set up a domain name for your server. Sucks, but | Yeah, if you're self-hosting then you pretty much need to set up a domain name for your server. Sucks, but them's the breaks. I bought a .xyz domain for $1 and pointed it at a [https://noip.com No-IP] domain, then set up my router to do DDNS with No-IP. | ||
= Step 2: Install Prosody = | = Step 2: Install Prosody = | ||
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= Step 5: Get the Prosody community modules = | = Step 5: Get the Prosody community modules = | ||
A few plugins we need are part of the Prosody community modules repository. | |||
First, install mercurial. | |||
apt-get install mercurial | |||
Then download the community modules repository somewhere. I put it in my home directory but you can put it anywhere. | |||
hg clone https://hg.prosody.im/prosody-modules/ prosody-modules | |||
= Step 6: Set up the community modules = | |||
Since Prosody scans plugin directories for everything, and some modules are part of both the community repository and the default pack-in Prosody collection, they recommend creating a separate folder called <code>prosody-modules-enabled</code>, adding THAT to Prosody's plugin path, and then symlinking the modules you want into the directory. So let's do that for the modules we want to use. | |||
mkdir prosody-modules-enabled | |||
cd prosody-modules-enabled | |||
ln -s ../prosody-modules/mod_cloud_notify | |||
ln -s ../prosody-modules/mod_http_upload | |||
ln -s ../prosody-modules/mod_muc_cloud_notify | |||
ln -s ../prosody-modules/mod_smacks | |||
mod_cloud_notify and mod_mud_cloud_notify enable mobile clients such as ChatSecure, Monal and Conversations.im to send push notifications to your phone when you receive a message. | |||
mod_http_upload enables you to share pictures and files in your chats. | |||
mod_smacks is an enhancement which allows spotty or terminated sessions to be resumed without discarding messages in the queue. This is useful for mobile devices on mobile data networks. | |||
= Step 7: Enable the modules = | |||
Go back into <code>/etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua</code> and set a few things. | |||
Add your <code>prosody-modules-enabled</code> folder to the list of <code>plugin_paths</code> | |||
plugin_paths = { "/home/pi/prosody-modules-enabled" } | |||
Add these 3 lines inside the <code>modules_enabled</code> table: | |||
"cloud_notify"; | |||
"smacks"; | |||
Enable other modules as you see fit. My complete <code>modules-enabled</code> table looks like this: | |||