Installing Messenger For Multi-node Task-Spooler

Messenger Server #

On a base apt-based distro install the Task-Spooler Messenger Server:

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sudo apt install -y libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-filesystem-dev

pushd messenger/messenger-server
sudo ./install
popd

Configure the messenger-server ms_server by creating ~/.hosts_ports with a port for listening to client messages.

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echo "xxx $THISHOSTPORT" >> ~/.hosts_ports

Start the server with the command ms_server.