How to Upgrade Openfire on CentOS 7

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Table of Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1
Applies To......................................................................................................................................................1
Pre-requisites................................................................................................................................................1
Openfire Upgrade .........................................................................................................................................1
Launch Openfire – Admin Console............................................................................................................1
Stop Openfire Service ...............................................................................................................................2
Backup Database (MySQL)........................................................................................................................2
Backup Configuration File – Openfire.xml................................................................................................3
Download Openfire Package.....................................................................................................................3
Install Openfire Package ...........................................................................................................................3
Query the Package Installation.................................................................................................................4
Start Openfire Service...............................................................................................................................4
Launch Openfire – Admin Console............................................................................................................4

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Overview
Openfire is an open source instant messaging chat server that runs on XMPP, which is a server that
facilitates XML based communication, such as chatting services. In this guide we will look into the process
of upgrading the Openfire.
Applies To
CentOS 7, RHEL 7; tested on CentOS 7
Pre-requisites
Backup Database (MySQL)
Backup Openfire configuration file openfire.xml
Openfire Portal Access
Openfire Upgrade
Openfire upgrade consists of 3 step process, in this guide we will go through this process step by step.
Launch Openfire – Admin Console
Launch the Openfire administrator console in a browser; Launch the below URL or https://<Chat
ServerName>:9091/, if server is configured to automatically notify, service will check the Openfire’s latest
update at regular intervals. This step is optional login to the Openfire portal, https://localhost:9091.

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Stop Openfire Service
First step is to stop the Openfire service, to stop the service run the command;
systemctl stop openfire && systemctl status openfire -l
Backup Database (MySQL)
Next step is to take database backup, to take the backup run the command; In this case we are backing
up with current date and time.
mkdir /opt/openfire/backups/ (optional)
cd /opt/openfire/backups/
mysqldump -uopenfire -p'0penfire' openfire > db_backup_$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M).sql

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Backup Configuration File – Openfire.xml
Next step is to take configuration backup, to take the backup with current date and time run the
command;
cp /opt/openfire/conf/openfire.xml /opt/openfire/backups/chat_backup_$(date +%Y-%m-
%d_%H:%M).xml
Download Openfire Package
Download the latest package from the Openfire; to download the package run the command;
wget http://www.igniterealtime.org/downloadServlet?filename=openfire/openfire_3_10_3.tar.gz
Install Openfire Package
Next step is to install the downloaded package to install run the command;
rpm -Uvh openfire-4.1.1-1.x86_64.rpm

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Query the Package Installation
After installation is completed, verify the package installation is completed; to know the status run the
command;
yum list installed | grep openfire or rpm -qa | grep openfire
Start Openfire Service
Next step is to start the Openfire service and optionally check the service status; run the command;
systemctl start openfire && systemctl status openfire
Launch Openfire – Admin Console
After starting the service, launch the Openfire portal and login, verify the Openfire version.