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< / div > < h1 id = "install-iredmail-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux" > Install iRedMail on Debian or Ubuntu Linux< / h1 >
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< li > < a href = "#install-iredmail-on-debian-or-ubuntu-linux" > Install iRedMail on Debian or Ubuntu Linux< / a > < ul >
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< li > < a href = "#system-requirements" > System Requirements< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#preparations" > Preparations< / a > < ul >
< li > < a href = "#set-a-fully-qualified-domain-name-fqdn-hostname-on-your-server" > Set a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) hostname on your server< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "#enable-default-official-debianubuntu-apt-repositories" > Enable default official Debian/Ubuntu apt repositories< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "#download-the-latest-release-of-iredmail" > Download the latest release of iRedMail< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "#start-iredmail-installer" > Start iRedMail installer< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#screenshots-of-installation" > Screenshots of installation:< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#important-things-you-must-know-after-installation" > Important things you MUST know after installation< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#access-webmail-and-other-web-applications" > Access webmail and other web applications< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#get-technical-support" > Get technical support< / a > < / li >
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< h2 id = "system-requirements" > System Requirements< / h2 >
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< p > < strong > IMPORTANT WARNING< / strong > : iRedMail is designed to be deployed on a FRESH server system,
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which means your server does < strong > NOT< / strong > have mail related components installed,
e.g. MySQL, OpenLDAP, Postfix, Dovecot, Amavisd, etc. iRedMail will install
and configure them for you automatically. Otherwise it may override your
existing files/configurations althought it will backup files before modifing,
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and it may not be working as expected.< / p >
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< p > To install iRedMail on Debian or Ubuntu Linux, you need:< / p >
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< li > A < strong > FRESH< / strong > , working Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Supported releases are listed on
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< a href = "../download.html" > Download< / a > page.< / li >
< li > At least < code > 1 GB< / code > of memory is required for low traffic production server.
Spam/Virus scanning will take most system resource.< / li >
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< p > Notes:< / p >
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< li > All binary packages will be installed from Debian/Ubuntu official apt
repositories.< / li >
< li > If you choose Ubuntu Linux, it's recommended to use the latest Ubuntu LTS
(Long Term Support) release for production use.< / li >
< / ul >
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< h2 id = "preparations" > Preparations< / h2 >
< h3 id = "set-a-fully-qualified-domain-name-fqdn-hostname-on-your-server" > Set a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) hostname on your server< / h3 >
< p > No matter your server is a testing machine or production server, it's strongly
recommended to set a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) hostname.< / p >
< p > Enter command < code > hostname -f< / code > to view the current hostname:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "shell" > $ hostname -f
mx.example.com
< / code > < / pre >
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< p > On Debian/Ubuntu Linux, hostname is set in two files: < code > /etc/hostname< / code > and < code > /etc/hosts< / code > .< / p >
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< li > < code > /etc/hostname< / code > : short hostname, not FQDN.< / li >
< / ul >
< pre > < code > mx
< / code > < / pre >
< ul >
< li > < code > /etc/hosts< / code > : static table lookup for hostnames. < strong > Warning< / strong > : Please list the
FQDN hostname as first item.< / li >
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< pre > < code > # Part of file: /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 mx.example.com mx localhost localhost.localdomain
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< p > Verify the FQDN hostname. If it wasn't changed after updating above two files,
please reboot server to make it work.< / p >
< pre > < code > $ hostname -f
mx.example.com
< / code > < / pre >
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< h3 id = "enable-default-official-debianubuntu-apt-repositories" > Enable default official Debian/Ubuntu apt repositories< / h3 >
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< ul >
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< li > iRedMail needs official Debian/Ubuntu apt repositories, please enable them in
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< code > /etc/apt/sources.lists< / code > .< / li >
< li > Install package < code > bzip2< / code > so that you can uncompress downloaded iRedMail package.< / li >
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< pre > < code > # sudo apt-get install bzip2
< / code > < / pre >
< h3 id = "download-the-latest-release-of-iredmail" > Download the latest release of iRedMail< / h3 >
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< p > Visit < a href = "../download.html" > Download page< / a > to get the
latest stable release of iRedMail.< / p >
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< p > Upload iRedMail to your mail server via ftp or scp or whatever method you
can use, login to the server to install iRedMail. We assume you uploaded
it to < code > /root/iRedMail-x.y.z.tar.bz2< / code > (replace x.y.z by the real version number).< / p >
< / li >
< li >
< p > Uncompress iRedMail tarball:< / p >
< / li >
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< pre > < code > # cd /root/
# tar xjf iRedMail-x.y.z.tar.bz2
< / code > < / pre >
< h2 id = "start-iredmail-installer" > Start iRedMail installer< / h2 >
< blockquote >
< p > For Chinese users: Our domain name "iredmail.org" is blocked in China mainland since Jun 04, 2011, please replace all 'iredmail.org' by its IP address "106.187.51.47" (without quotes) in /root/iRedMail-x.y.z/pkgs/get_all.sh BEFORE executing "iRedMail.sh". This is a Linode VPS hosted in Tokyo, Japan.< / p >
< / blockquote >
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< p > It's now ready to start iRedMail installer, it will ask you several simple
questions, that's all steps to setup a full-featured mail server.< / p >
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< pre > < code > # cd /root/iRedMail-x.y.z/
# bash iRedMail.sh
< / code > < / pre >
< h2 id = "screenshots-of-installation" > Screenshots of installation:< / h2 >
< ul >
< li > Welcome and thanks for your use< / li >
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< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/welcome.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Specify location to store all mailboxes. Default is < code > /var/vmail/< / code > .< / li >
< / ul >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/location_to_store_mailboxes.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Choose backend used to store mail accounts. You can manage mail accounts
with iRedAdmin, our web-based iRedMail admin panel.< / li >
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< p > < strong > IMPORTANT NOTE< / strong > : There's no big difference between available backends, so
it's strongly recommended to choose the one you're familiar with for easier
management and maintenance after installation.< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/backend.png" / > < / p >
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< li > If you choose to store mail accounts in OpenLDAP, iRedMail installer will
ask you two questions about OpenLDAP.< / li >
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< p > LDAP suffix.< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/ldap_suffix.png" / > < / p >
< p > Password of LDAP root dn.< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/pw_of_ldap_root_dn.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Set password of MySQL or PostgreSQL admin user.< / li >
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< p > < strong > NOTE< / strong > : MySQL is used to store data of other applications (e.g. Roundcube
webmail, Cluebringer, Amavisd-new) if you choose OpenLDAP or MySQL as backend.< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/pw_of_mysql_root_user.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Add your first mail domain name< / li >
< / ul >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/first_mail_domain.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Set password of admin account of your first mail domain.< / li >
< / ul >
< p > < strong > Note< / strong > : This account is an admin account and a mail user. That means you can
login to webmail and admin panel (iRedAdmin) with this account, login username
is full email address.< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/pw_of_domain_admin.png" / > < / p >
< ul >
< li > Choose optional components< / li >
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< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/installation/iredmail/optional_components.png" / > < / p >
< p > After answered above questions, iRedMail installer will ask your confirm to
start installation. It will install and configure required packages
automatically. Type < code > y< / code > or < code > Y< / code > and press < code > Enter< / code > to start.< / p >
< pre > < code > Configuration completed.
*************************************************************************
**************************** WARNING ***********************************
*************************************************************************
* *
* Please do remember to *REMOVE* configuration file after installation *
* completed successfully. *
* *
* * /root/iRedMail-x.y.z/config
* *
*************************************************************************
< < < iRedMail > > > Continue? [Y|n] # < - Type 'Y' or 'y' here, and press 'Enter' to continue
< / code > < / pre >
< h2 id = "important-things-you-must-know-after-installation" > Important things you < strong > MUST< / strong > know after installation< / h2 >
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< p > Read file < code > /root/iRedMail-x.y.z/iRedMail.tips< / code > first, it contains:< / p >
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< li > URLs, usernames and passwords of web-based applications< / li >
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< li > Location of mail service related software configuration files. You can
also check this tutorial instead:
< a href = "./file.locations.html" > Locations of configuration and log files of mojor components< / a > .< / li >
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< li > Some other important and sensitive information< / li >
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< li >
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< p > < a href = "./setup.dns.html" > Setup DNS records for your mail server< / a > < / p >
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< / li >
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< li > < a href = "./index.html#configure-mail-client-applications" > How to configure your mail clients< / a > < / li >
< li > It's highly recommended to purchase a SSL cert to avoid annonying warning
message in web browser or mail clients when accessing mailbox via
HTTPS/IMAPS/POP3/SMTPS. Or, you can use
< a href = "http://www.startssl.com/?app=1" > free SSL cert offerred by StartSSL.com< / a > .< / li >
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< / ul >
< h2 id = "access-webmail-and-other-web-applications" > Access webmail and other web applications< / h2 >
< p > After installation successfully completed, you can access web-based programs
if you choose to install them. Replace < code > your_server< / code > below by your real server
hostname or IP address.< / p >
< ul >
< li > < strong > Roundcube webmail< / strong > : < a href = "https://your_server/mail/" > https://your_server/mail/< / a > < / li >
< li > < strong > Web admin panel (iRedAdmin)< / strong > : < a href = "httpS://your_server/iredadmin/" > httpS://your_server/iredadmin/< / a > < / li >
< li > < strong > Awstats< / strong > : < a href = "httpS://your_server/awstats/awstats.pl?config=web" > httpS://your_server/awstats/awstats.pl?config=web< / a > (or ?config=smtp)< / li >
< / ul >
< h2 id = "get-technical-support" > Get technical support< / h2 >
< p > Please post all issues, feedbacks, feature requests, suggestions in our < a href = "http://www.iredmail.org/forum/" > online
support forum< / a > , it's more responsible than you
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