[jdev] Installing/Testing Jabberd2

[Ido Rosen]

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It is possible to setup Jabberd2 on a machine that is not the DB server,
you just need to specify the DB server's hostname other than localhost. 
You should, however, be weary of doing this across any open network
(i.e.: from one of your machines to the host), where the data crossing
the Internet may be sniffed.  

If I had to setup such a beast, I would probably use one of the
following configurations:

* IPsec VPN tunnel to the subnet/network where the DB server is sitting
on, to make sure plaintext sensitive data is not exposed to the
Internet.

* SSL or SSH encapsulate (stunnel tunneling or ssh port forwarding) the
DB connection.

* Use MySQL/SSL if the host supports it.

...if you don't care about the security of data crossing your Jabberd2
server (i.e.: you are not using the same login credentials for Jabberd2
as you are for other things, and you don't care about messages being
possibly read by sniffers), then ignore the above.

When you're ready to install Jabberd2, you can simply follow the
instructions for installing it on whatever machine/network you choose to
install it (i.e.: your home machine), except for all the mysql-related
setup portions, remember that you are using mysql on your host's
database server (mysql -h hosts.db.server.com ...) and not on localhost.
 

Hope this helps,
Ido

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:16:55 -0500
"Sonic98" <raymondcox at redlasertech.com> wrote:

> I already have a website that I use with a membership DB already
> setup. I just switched host from a host that didn't allow SSH
> connection or running your own owns to one that does allow it,
> unfortunately I found out this host is just as usless as my other host
> because you can SSH but you can't run any real apps like Jabber. I'm
> not quite ready to switch hosts again to one who allows running chat
> scripts or get dedicated hosting. I'm gonna get a shell hosting
> account. I just have a simple couple questions.
> 
> What is the simplest way to install Jabberd 2 if I already have a
> webserver with a functioing mysql database already installed and
> working, and can I do it if Jabberd2 and the DB are not on the same
> server?
> 
> 
> I'm looking over the Jabberd2 Installation instructions. Some things
> make sense and some don't, especially considering most of the
> instructions seem to be geared toward people starting completely from
> scratch.
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