This document provides steps to upgrade Openfire on CentOS 7, including stopping the Openfire service, backing up the MySQL database and configuration file, downloading and installing the latest Openfire package, and restarting the service. The process involves launching the Openfire admin console, stopping the service, backing up the database and configuration, downloading and installing the new package, verifying the installation, and restarting the service.

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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.