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prosodyctl:tldr:f5894
The command "sudo prosodyctl status" is used to get the current status of the Prosody XMPP server.
Prosody is an open-source XMPP server used for instant messaging and real-time communication. It is commonly used for hosting chat services. The "prosodyctl" command is the command-line tool provided by Prosody for managing server administration tasks.
When you run "sudo prosodyctl status" with administrative privileges (using "sudo"), the command will display the status of the Prosody server. It will provide information on whether the server is running or not, any errors or warnings, as well as other useful information like the configuration file path.
The "status" parameter is used to specifically request the current status of the server. Other parameters can be used with "prosodyctl" to perform different administrative tasks like starting or stopping the server, adding or removing users, managing modules, etc.