Step by Step Installation Procedure to Run Ejabberd in Windows

Issue resolved by installing erlang_otp_win32_R10B-10.exe instead.

Can anyone tell me how to install jwchat using IIS 5.0 using an intranet server LOCALHOST? I am as far as logging into the jwchat web page.

my ejabbed.cfg has the following relevant entries:
{host, "localhost"}.

{listen,
...
{5280, ejabberd_http, [http_poll, web_admin]}

I am using var SITENAME = "localhost" under config.js
http://localhost:5280/http-poll display XML document must have a top level element

Can I use localhost as the sitename?
how do I configure ISAPI_Rewrite?
Do I just add RewriteProxy (/http-poll/) http\:// localhost\:5280$1 in httpd.ini?
IIS 5 default web site have been set to jwchat directory. I get the login page but after I enter user password, it goes back to login page.

I am stuck here, too. I followed your advice by installing the R10B-10.exe instead of R11B-0, and I'm pretty sure I did all the steps you listed correctly. I am using Exodus as my jabber client. In my Erlang screen, I am getting several:

=ERROR REPORT==== 23-Jun-2006::08:58:59 ===
Mnesia(ejabberd@vlaytonxp560l): ** WARNING ** Mnesia is overloaded: {dump_log,
time_threshold}

followed by a single instance of:

=INFO REPORT==== 23-Jun-2006::09:30:06 ===
I(<0.224.0>:ejabberd_listener:90): (#Port<0.351>) Accepted connection {{127,0,0,
1},3134} -> {{127,0,0,1},5222}

=ERROR REPORT==== 23-Jun-2006::09:30:07 ===
** Generic server <0.675.0> terminating
** Last message in was {tcp,#Port<0.351>,
<<"">>}
** When Server state == {state,#Port<0.351>,
gen_tcp,
none,
<0.674.0>,
infinity,
{xml_stream_state,
<0.674.0>,
#Port<0.352>,
[],
0,
infinity},
infinity}
** Reason for termination ==
** {badarg,[{erlang,binary_to_term,
[<<0,0,0,0,131,108,0,0,0,1,104,2,97,0,104,2,107,0,13,115,116
,114,101,97,109,58,115,116,114,101,97,109,108,0,0,0,4,104,2,107,0,2,116,111,107,
0,9,108,111,99,97,108,104,111,115,116,104,2,107,0,5,120,109,108,110,115,107,0,13,106,97,98,98,101,114,58,99,108,105,101,110,116,104,2,107,0,12,120,109,108,110,1
15,58,115,116,114,101,97,109,107,0,32,104,116,116,112,58,47,47,101,116,104,101,1
14,120,46,106,97,98,98,101,114,46,111,114,103,47,115,116,114,101,97,109,115,104,
2,107,0,7,118,101,114,115,105,111,110,107,0,3,49>>]},
{xml_stream,parse,2},
{ejabberd_receiver,process_data,2},
{ejabberd_receiver,handle_info,2},
{gen_server,handle_msg,6},
{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}

I have no clue what is going on. Can you help me?

Thanks for any advice you or anyone else can offer!

I followed your advice, which I love by the way (very simple), but get this error.

I'm running Ejabberd 1.1.1 on window XP sp2 with otp_win32_R10B-10.exe

Any thought?
Thanks
Marc

{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},'Protocol: ~p: register error: ~p~n',[inet_
tcp,{{badmatch,{error,duplicate_name}},[{inet_tcp_dist,listen,1},{net_kernel,sta
rt_protos,4},{net_kernel,start_protos,3},{net_kernel,init_node,2},{net_kernel,in
it,1},{gen_server,init_it,6},{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.19.0>},{registered_n
ame,net_kernel},{error_info,{error,badarg}},{initial_call,{gen,init_it,[gen_serv
er,<0.16.0>,<0.16.0>,{local,net_kernel},net_kernel,{ejabberd,shortnames,15000},[
]]}},{ancestors,[net_sup,kernel_sup,<0.8.0>]},{messages,[]},{links,[#Port<0.8>,<
0.16.0>]},{dictionary,[{longnames,false}]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{he
ap_size,233},{stack_size,21},{reductions,410}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,net_s
up}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{'EXIT',nodistribution}},{offender,[{pid
,undefined},{name,net_kernel},{mfa,{net_kernel,start_link,[[ejabberd,shortnames]
]}},{restart_type,permanent},{shutdown,2000},{child_type,worker}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,kerne
l_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,shutdown},{offender,[{pid,undefined},
{name,net_sup},{mfa,{erl_distribution,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanent},{
shutdown,infinity},{child_type,supervisor}]}]}
{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},crash_report,[[{pid,<0.7.0>},{registered_na
me,[]},{error_info,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{initial_call,{applica
tion_master,init,[<0.5.0>,<0.6.0>,{appl_data,kernel,[application_controller,erl_
reply,auth,boot_server,code_server,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,erl_prim_loader,
error_logger,file_server,file_server_2,fixtable_server,global_group,global_name_
server,heart,init,kernel_config,kernel_sup,net_kernel,net_sup,rex,user,os_server
,ddll_server,erl_epmd,inet_db,pg2],undefined,{kernel,[]},[application,applicatio
n_controller,application_master,application_starter,auth,code,code_aux,packages,
code_server,dist_util,erl_boot_server,erl_distribution,erl_prim_loader,erl_reply
,erlang,error_handler,error_logger,file,file_server,old_file_server,file_io_serv
er,prim_file,global,global_group,global_search,group,heart,inet6_tcp,inet6_tcp_d
ist,inet6_udp,inet_config,inet_hosts,inet_gethost_native,inet_tcp_dist,init,kern
el,kernel_config,net,net_adm,net_kernel,os,ram_file,rpc,user,user_drv,user_sup,d
isk_log,disk_log_1,disk_log_server,disk_log_sup,dist_ac,erl_ddll,erl_epmd,erts_d
ebug,gen_tcp,gen_udp,prim_inet,inet,inet_db,inet_dns,inet_parse,inet_res,inet_tc
p,inet_udp,pg2,seq_trace,wrap_log_reader,zlib,otp_ring0],[],infinity,infinity},n
ormal]}},{ancestors,[<0.6.0>]},{messages,[{'EXIT',<0.8.0>,normal}]},{links,[<0.6
.0>,<0.5.0>]},{dictionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,987},
{stack_size,21},{reductions,1062}],[]]}
{error_logger,{{2006,7,6},{11,7,14}},std_info,[{application,kernel},{exited,{shu
tdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{type,permanent}]}
{"Kernel pid terminated",application_controller,"{application_start_failure,kern
el,{shutdown,{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}}"}

Abnormal termination