Thanks to this image, you can build ejabberd with dependencies provided in
Thanks to this image, you can build ejabberd with dependencies provided in Docker image, without the need to install build software (despite Docker) directly on your own machine.
Docker image, without the need to install build software
(despite Docker) directly on your own machine.
Please note that this image can likely be reused as is to build other Erlang or
Please note that this image can likely be reused as is to build other Erlang or Elixir software.
Elixir software.
## Building ejabberd from source
### Building ejabberd from source
You can build ejabberd from source with all dependencies, with the following
You can build ejabberd from source with all dependencies, with the following commands:
You can then create a user from Elixir and connect with an XMPP client.
You can then create a user from Elixir and connect with an XMPP client.
# Get into the container
## Get into the container
If you want to run Erlang command line, you can do so by opening a shell inside
If you want to run Erlang command line, you can do so by opening a shell inside the container:
the container:
```bash
```bash
docker run -it -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) --entrypoint="/bin/sh" ejabberd/mix
docker run -it -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) --entrypoint="/bin/sh" ejabberd/mix
```
```
# Build the image
## Build the image
Building the image is not needed if you simply want to use it. You can simply
Building the image is not needed if you simply want to use it. You can simply use the one from [ejabberd Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/u/ejabberd/dashboard/).
If you have warning about file timestamp being out of sync (Like 'Clock skew detected'),
If you have warning about file timestamp being out of sync (Like 'Clock skew detected'), you may want to force resync your clock before running the build. Docker on MacOS does not force clock resync of Docker after the laptop went to sleep.
you may want to force resync your clock before running the build. Docker on
MacOS does not force clock resync of Docker after the laptop went to sleep.
You can force clock resync as follow:
You can force clock resync as follow:
@ -58,8 +49,7 @@ You can force clock resync as follow:
docker run -it --rm --privileged --entrypoint="/sbin/hwclock" ejabberd/mix -s
docker run -it --rm --privileged --entrypoint="/sbin/hwclock" ejabberd/mix -s
```
```
You can check if the clock of your laptop is in sync with the one inside Docker
You can check if the clock of your laptop is in sync with the one inside Docker with the following command:
with the following command:
```bash
```bash
docker run --rm --entrypoint="/bin/sh" ejabberd/mix -c date -u && date -u
docker run --rm --entrypoint="/bin/sh" ejabberd/mix -c date -u && date -u