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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By : Uday Sawant
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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By: Uday Sawant

Overview of this book

Ubuntu is one of the most secure operating systems and defines the highest level of security as compared other operating system. Ubuntu server is a popular Linux distribution and the first choice when deploying a Linux server. It can be used with a $35 Raspberry Pi to top-notch, thousand-dollar-per-month cloud hardware. Built with lists that there are 4 million + websites built using Ubuntu. With its easy-to-use package management tools and availability of well-known packages, we can quickly set up our own services such as web servers and database servers using Ubuntu. This book will help you develop the skills required to set up high performance and secure services with open source tools. Starting from user management and an in-depth look at networking, we then move on to cover the installation and management of web servers and database servers, as well as load balancing various services. You will quickly learn to set up your own cloud and minimize costs and efforts with application containers. Next, you will get to grips with setting up a secure real-time communication system. Finally, we’ll explore source code hosting and various collaboration tools. By the end of this book, you will be able to make the most of Ubuntu’s advanced functionalities.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
15
Index

Introduction

Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is a communication protocol that provides near-real-time message passing between two or more entities. XMPP is based on XML and transfers data in predefined formats that are known to server as well as client systems. Being an XML-based protocol, you can easily extend XMPP to suit your requirements. It also provides various standard extensions to extend the base functionality of the XMPP server.

In this chapter, we will learn how to set up our own XMPP server. The main focus will be on implementing a simple chat application. In later recipes, we will also look at a Node.js and socket-based alternative to implementing the messaging server.

We will be working with a popular XMPP server Ejabberd. It is a well-known XMPP implementation supported by ProcessOne. Ejabberd is based on Erlang, a functional programming language specifically designed for soft real-time communication.