Setting Up ejabberd

1. Start with the example configuration file.

2. Replace localhost with your XMPP domain.

3. Specify the server’s public turn_ipv4_address.

4. Specify certfiles readable by the user running ejabberd.

5. Set up SQL.

6. Make at least the following ports accessible on the server’s public IP address:

   • 5222 (TCP)
   • 5223 (TCP)
   • 5269 (TCP)
   • 5443 (TCP)
   • 7777 (TCP)
   • 3478 (UDP)
   • 49152–65535 (UDP)

7. Optionally create the following SRV records for XMPP(S) in DNS:

    _xmpps-client._tcp.example.com. 86400 IN SRV 2 0 5223 server.example.com.
    _xmpp-client._tcp.example.com.  86400 IN SRV 5 0 5222 server.example.com.
    _xmpp-server._tcp.example.com.  86400 IN SRV 5 0 5269 server.example.com.

8. Optionally check your setup with the compliance tester.