Zimbra Mail Server
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Zimbra is an email and collaboration platform developed by Zimbra, Inc. It provides a suite of communication and collaboration tools, including email, calendaring, contacts, document sharing, and task management. Zimbra can be deployed as an on-premises solution or in the cloud.
Key features of Zimbra include:
- Email: Zimbra offers a robust email system with features such as conversation view, tagging, filters, and powerful search capabilities.
- Calendar: Users can manage their schedules, appointments, and meetings with Zimbra's calendar functionality. It supports shared calendars, scheduling, reminders, and integration with other calendar applications.
- Contacts: Zimbra allows users to organize and manage their contacts efficiently. It supports contact groups, contact sharing, and synchronization with other contact management tools.
- Document Collaboration: Zimbra includes document sharing and collaboration features, enabling users to create, edit, and share documents within the platform. It supports real-time document editing and version control.
- Task Management: Users can create and manage tasks and to-do lists within Zimbra. It offers features such as task prioritization, deadlines, and task assignments.
- Mobile Access: Zimbra provides mobile-friendly interfaces and supports synchronization with mobile devices, allowing users to access their email, calendar, contacts, and documents from anywhere.
- Security: Zimbra offers various security features, including encryption, anti-spam, anti-virus, and access controls, to ensure the privacy and integrity of communication and data.
Zimbra is popular among businesses, educational institutions, and service providers due to its robust features, scalability, and flexibility. It competes with other email and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Exchange, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), and IBM Notes (formerly Lotus Notes).
DNS Setup
You need to create few records for domain to get started. They are as follows.
Type Host Value
A @ Your IP address
A mail Your IP address
MX @ mail.yourdomain.com 10
TXT @ v=spf1 a mx ip4:138.68.14.182 ~all
TXT _dmarc “v=DMARC1;p=none;sp=none;pct=100;adkim=r;aspf=r;rua=mailto:mail@Yourdomain.com;ruf=mailto:mail@Yourdomain.com;ri=86400;fo=1”
Set up zimbra mail server on Ubuntu
Update your system packages before installations
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Download and run the script
curl -k https://raw.githubusercontent.com/imanudin11/zimbra-auto-install/master/setup-zimbra-ubuntu18.sh > /tmp/setup-zimbra-ubuntu18.sh
chmod +x /tmp/setup-zimbra-ubuntu18.sh
/tmp/setup-zimbra-ubuntu18.sh
The script will ask for the hostname, domain, and IP address that will be used by Zimbra. The following is an example answer
Now, you can install Zimbra. Download, extract, and run install.sh script
cd /opt/
wget -c https://s3.beezim.fr/beebot/upload/1a4ba286-a177-4c02-9757-3adc42ef9e02/zcs-9.0.0_GA_1.UBUNTU18_64.20200416221446.tgz
tar -zxvf zcs-9.0.0_GA_1.UBUNTU18_64.20200416221446.tgz
cd zcs-9.0.0_GA_1.UBUNTU18_64.20200416221446
./install.sh
Once we run above install script then we will get text-based installation wizard, to Accept the license, press Y
Do you agree with the terms of the software license agreement? [N] y
Use Zimbra’s package repository [Y] y
After pressing Y, it will download the Zimbra related packages and it can take time depending upon on your internet speed.
Once all the Zimbra packages are installed in the backend then we will get the below window,
if you get a message like below, press enter or type Yes and change the domain name
DNS ERROR resolving MX for mail.xyz.com
It is suggested that the domain name have an MX record configured in DNS
Change domain name? [Yes] Yes
Create domain: [mail.xyz.com] xyz.com
1) Status: Enabled
2) Create Admin User: yes
3) Admin user to create: admin@mail.centos7.lan
** 4) Admin Password UNSET
5) Anti-virus quarantine user: virus-quarantine.7xi47__k@mail.centos7.lan
6) Enable automated spam training: yes
7) Spam training user: spam.wasleuiv@mail.centos7.lan
8) Non-spam(Ham) training user: ham.wzmkmrkq@mail.centos7.lan
9) SMTP host: mail.centos7.lan
10) Web server HTTP port: 8080
11) Web server HTTPS port: 8443
12) Web server mode: https
13) IMAP server port: 7143
14) IMAP server SSL port: 7993
15) POP server port: 7110
16) POP server SSL port: 7995
17) Use spell check server: yes
18) Spell server URL: http://mail.centos7.lan:7780/aspell.php
19) Enable version update checks: TRUE
20) Enable version update notifications: TRUE
21) Version update notification email: admin@mail.centos7.lan
22) Version update source email: admin@mail.centos7.lan
23) Install mailstore (service webapp): yes
24) Install UI (zimbra,zimbraAdmin webapps): yes
Select, or 'r' for previous menu [r] 4 # Select 4 to set admin password Password for admin@mail.centos7.lan (min 6 characters): [54mE0RmqN] enter admin password here
Now Press 7 and then 4 to set admin user password,
Main menu
1) Common Configuration:
2) zimbra-ldap: Enabled
3) zimbra-logger: Enabled
4) zimbra-mta: Enabled
5) zimbra-dnscache: Enabled
6) zimbra-snmp: Enabled
7) zimbra-store: Enabled
8) zimbra-spell: Enabled
9) zimbra-proxy: Enabled
10) Default Class of Service Configuration:
s) Save config to file
x) Expand menu
q) Quit
*** CONFIGURATION COMPLETE - press 'a' to apply
Now press “r” to go to previous menu and then press “a” to apply the changes.
Once all the changes are applied and Zimbra related services are started then we will get the output something like below,
*** CONFIGURATION COMPLETE - press 'a' to apply
Select from menu, or press 'a' to apply config (? - help) a
Save configuration data to a file? [Yes] Yes
Save config in file: [/opt/zimbra/config.1450] press key enter
Saving config in /opt/zimbra/config.1450...done.
The system will be modified - continue? [No] Yes
Operations logged to /tmp/zmsetup.20200619-013402.log
Access Zimbra Admin Portal & Web Mail Client
To access the Zimbra Admin Portal, type below URL in Web Browser
https://mail.xyz.com:7071/
To access Zimbra Mail Web Client, type the following URL in the browser
https://mail.xyz.com.com
Enter Your Username And PassWord
Note: For both the URLs we can use user name as “admin” and password that we set during the installation
Step:6) Troubleshooting Zimbra Services and Logs
There can be some scenarios where some zimbra services might be stopped, to find zimbra services status from command line, run the following command,
[root@mail ~]# su - zimbra
Last login: Sun Oct 7 14:59:48 IST 2018 on pts/0
[zimbra@mail ~]$ zmcontrol status
Host mail.xyz.com
amavis Running
antispam Running
antivirus Running
dnscache Running
imapd Running
ldap Running
logger Running
mailbox Running
memcached Running
mta Running
opendkim Running
proxy Running
service webapp Running
snmp Running
spell Running
stats Running
zimbra webapp Running
zimbraAdmin webapp Running
zimlet webapp Running
zmconfigd Running
[zimbra@mail ~]$
To restart the Zimbra Services use the following command,
[zimbra@mail ~]$ zmcontrol restart
Host mail.xyz.com
Stopping zmconfigd...Done.
Stopping imapd...Done.
Stopping zimlet webapp...Done.
Stopping zimbraAdmin webapp...Done.
Stopping zimbra webapp...Done.
Stopping service webapp...Done.
Stopping stats...Done.
Stopping mta...Done.
Stopping spell...Done.
Stopping snmp...Done.
Stopping cbpolicyd...Done.
Stopping archiving...Done.
Stopping opendkim...Done.
Stopping amavis...Done.
Stopping antivirus...Done.
Stopping antispam...Done.
Stopping proxy...Done.
Stopping memcached...Done.
Stopping mailbox...Done.
Stopping logger...Done.
Stopping dnscache...Done.
Stopping ldap...Done.
Host mail.xyz.com
Starting ldap...Done.
Starting zmconfigd...Done.
Starting dnscache...Done.
Starting logger...Done.
Starting mailbox...Done.
Starting memcached...Done.
Starting proxy...Done.
Starting amavis...Done.
Starting antispam...Done.
Starting antivirus...Done.
Starting opendkim...Done.
Starting snmp...Done.
Starting spell...Done.
Starting mta...Done.
Starting stats...Done.
Starting service webapp...Done.
Starting zimbra webapp...Done.
Starting zimbraAdmin webapp...Done.
Starting zimlet webapp...Done.
Starting imapd...Done.
[zimbra@mail ~]$
All the log files for Zimbra server are kept under the folder “/opt/zimbra/log”
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