# Dockerized XMPP with IRC gateway

This setup packs all necessary configurations to run an [ejabberd](https://docs.ejabberd.im/) XMPP Server with a [Biboumi](https://biboumi.louiz.org/) IRC Gateway. Just put your IP and hostname in the `.env` file, fire up docker-compose and you're good to go! The whole service lives in a single folder to ease backup and migration. All persistent data is stored in `./data/`. The configuration was crowd-sourced, for more details, see [EXTRAS/reference-configurations](EXTRAS/reference-configurations). 

## Used docker images
- This setup uses [ejabberd/ecs](https://hub.docker.com/r/ejabberd/ecs/) from the ProcessOne ejabberd developers. The underlying [Dockerfile](https://github.com/processone/docker-ejabberd) builds the server from source and installs it into a Alpine image. The server runs as unprivileged user (uid 9000). This image doesn't come with many parameters or helper scripts, so all configurations are made in the ejabberd.yml configuration file. [rroemhild/docker-ejabberd](https://github.com/rroemhild/docker-ejabberd) wasn't used as it didn't run reliably for me in July 2018. Still it is worth to take a look and learn from the used parameters and helper scripts.
- Biboumi runs from [louiz/biboumi](https://hub.docker.com/r/louiz/biboumi/). The image is provided by the Biboumi developer himself and only contains the binary as it is based on `FROM scratch`. All parameters are set using environment variables defined in `docker-compose.yml`. The server runs under a unprivileged user (uid 1000).

## Prerequisites
It is assumed that on the docker host we're already running
1. a [jwilder/nginx-proxy](https://github.com/jwilder/nginx-proxy) reverse proxy
2. together with [jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion](https://github.com/JrCs/docker-letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion) to obtain letsencrypt TLS certificates,
3. as well as [watchtower](https://github.com/v2tec/watchtower) to keep images up-to-date.

## Design decisions:
  1. One host per instance / no vhosts
  2. No cluster setup
  3. Turn key, only need to set IP and hostname in .env
  4. Compliance with https://compliance.conversations.im/
  5. External acme client – for more flexibility when serving other containers on the same host. (Port 80 can be bound only once, so there can be only one acme client per host.)
  6. Limited administration to `ejabberdctl`. Disabled in-band registration, web administration and the web API.


## Startup process
  - ejabberd
    - The ejabberd image starts with a modified `entrypoint.sh` which generates the file `~/ env.yml` based on variables set in `.env`
    - ejabberd starts with `~/conf/ejabberd.yml` which includes the configurations from `~/conf/conf.d/` and `~/ env.yml` from above
  - Certificates
    - [letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion](https://github.com/JrCs/docker-letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion) obtains the Let's Encrypt Certificates based on the environment variables set in `docker-compose.yml`. The hostname is set in `.env`, so no need to modify `docker-compose.yml`.

## Backup
cronjob one-liner, running in the ejabberd container, dumps daily the ejabberd DB into `./data/backup/`.


## Open Ports
Marked [x] ports will be opened on the Docker host, so they should not be used by another service on the same host.
 - [x] `5222:5222` Client 2 Server — bare minimum to speak with clients
 - [x] `5223:5223` XMPP over TLS is actually deprecated, instead STARTTLS on port 5222 should be used. It is active for backward compatibility or could be moved to port 443 to ease usage behind firewalls.
 - [x] `5269:5269` Server 2 Server — only needed when we want to speak with users from other servers
 - [x] `5280:5280` Web admin (disabled), BOSH and WebSocket
 - [x] `5443:5443` HTTP Upload
 - [x] `113:8113` Identd so IRC servers can differentiate between users 
 - [x] `443!8080` Integrated webserver to serve static content, such as a javascript xmpp client. The port is exposed via the reverse proxy.
 - [ ] `5347:5347` Only used for internal unencrypted communication with the Biboumi (IRC gateway) component
 - [ ] `----:4560` XMLRPC — API, disabled
 
*BOSH (previously known as 'HTTP binding' or "http-bind") is a technology to use XMPP over HTTP.
This allows XMPP applications to run in web pages,
but also any other HTTP-only environment such as behind restrictive firewalls.*

## Used volumes
ejabber runs under user `ejabberd` with uid/guid `9000`. All data is stored in `/home/ejabberd/` within the container.
 - `./data/conf/ejabberd.yml` — main configuration file
 - `.data/database/` — Erlang DB used to store all application data
 - `.data/backup/` — place to to store DB dumps
 - `.data/uploads/` — files transferred between users
 - `.data/cron/backup.sh` — job to daily dump the DB
 - `./opt/docker/proxy/data/certs/im.example.net/` — certificates and key material (to be changed as per the local docker host setup)
 - `.data/www/` — static web content
 - `./data/biboumi/database/` — sqlite DB for Biboumi. The Biboumi configuration is defined via environment variables in `docker-compose.yml`.

## Installation & Configuration

1. Clone the repo and the [reverse proxy and Let's Encrypt companion)](https://git.in-ulm.de/ulpeters/reverse-proxy) to /opt/docker.

2. Copy `.env.template` to `.env` and setup your hostname and ip. A fixed ip is necessary to stun/turn to work.

3. Setup DNS
To allow service discovery, following DNS records have to be created.
```
im                              3600 IN A               1.2.3.4
*.im                            3600 IN CNAME           in
#_service._proto.name TTL class SRV priority weight port target
_xmpp-client._tcp.im.example.net.  3600 IN SRV    5 0 5222 im.example.net.
_xmpp-clients._tcp.im.example.net. 3600 IN SRV   10 0 5223 im.example.net.
_xmpp-server._tcp.im.example.net.  3600 IN SRV    5 0 5269 im.example.net.
```
To check the records: https://kingant.net/check_xmpp_dns/




  
    
 5. Run `docker-compose up` and watch out for possible errors. If everything goes fine, re-run with `-d`.

 6. Create users
 
    ejabberd comes by default with no users. Privileges and ACLs for users are set in `conf/conf.d/32-access.yml`.
    In the default configuration file `admin` is set as privileged user already.
    
    To create new users, run from the docker host:
    `docker exec -it ejabberd /home/ejabberd/bin/ejabberdctl register <user> <domain> <password>`
    
    We'll need to create at least a user for the IRC gateway.
    ```
    user=ircadmin
    pass=`apg -q -n1 -m12`
    docker exec -it ejabberd /home/ejabberd/bin/ejabberdctl register $user $hostname $pass
    
    Further self-registration or LDAP authentication can be enabled in `ejabberd.yml`.
    ```


 7. (Optional) Run the XMPP compliance tester
    ```
    jar_file=ComplianceTester-0.2.3.jar
    dl_url=https://gultsch.de/files/$jar_file
    domain=$hostname
    docker run --rm -it --name=xmpptest openjdk:alpine \
    /bin/sh -c "wget $dl_url ; java -jar $jar_file $user@$domain $pass" \
    | tee $domain.txt
    ```
    
    
 8. (Optional) Setup a static website
    `data/www/` can be used to serve a static site,
    e.g. for presenting compliance test results,
    a web xmpp client or client setup instructions
    ```
    cd $inst_dir/data/www
    git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js.git
    mv converse.js webchat
    cp webchat/fullscreen.html webchat/index.html
    sed -i \
      -e '/analytics/d' \
      -e '/piwik/d' \
      -e "/bosh_service_url/s/conversejs.org/$hostname:5280/" \
      -e "/bosh_service_url/s/http-bind/bosh/" \
      webchat/index.html
    ```

## Maintenance

##### Get a shell in the container
`docker exec -it ejabberd sh`

##### Control the server
`docker exec -it ejabberd /home/ejabberd/bin/ejabberdctl \`
 - `registered_users <host>` List all registered users in HOST
 - `unregister <user> <host>` List all registered users in HOST
 -  `modules_available` List the contributed modules available to install
 -  `modules_installed` List the contributed modules already installed
 -  `mnesia` Get details about the database
 -  `reload_config` Reload ejabberd configuration file into memory (this will not start new servers)
 -  `connected_users` list connected users with their resources
 -  `backup /home/ejabberd/backup/ejabberd.backup` Backup database
 -  `install_fallback /home/ejabberd/backup/ejabberd.backup` restores the db and makes it active after the next restart
 -  `help` lists [available commands](https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/guide/managing/#list-of-ejabberd-commands)

##### Biboumi
[Biboumi documentation](https://github.com/louiz/biboumi/blob/master/doc/biboumi.1.rst)


##### Check if the IRC server certificate is valid
firefox https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html#hostname=irc.example.net:6697



#### Notes and pitfalls

##### The Node and DB name changes with the hostname
Docker's randomly generated hostnames causes ejabberd to [calculate](https://docs.ejabberd.im/admin/guide/managing/#change-computer-hostname) different unique node and DB name. To prevent a new DB beeing created with each container restart, use `docker run --hostname <hostname>` or `hostname:` and `domainname:` in the `docker-compose.yml`.

`/opt/docker/proxy/data/certs/<hostname>` should be readable by `ejabberd` user.

#### Debugging

Inspect the vanilla container: `docker run --rm -it --entrypoint /bin/sh ejabberd/ecs`