Ubuntu

Initial Setup

Much of this section is borrowed from http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu8.04-lts, its well worth a read!

Enable Root

• Use the command sudo passwd root
• Enter a strong password when requested

Change IP Address

• Edit the /etc/network/interfaces file in the following fashion

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.150
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.1
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1

• Then check the DNS config file /etc/resolv.conf , so that the IP v4 part looks like...

127.0.0.1       localhost
192.168.10.210  mail.home.int   mail

• Then restart networking
  • sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Update the OS

• Run the following command to update the apt package database
  • apt-get update
• To install any updates
  • apt-get upgrade

Exchange Server

DNS Records

Firstly, you need to own a public domain name, then get your ISP to create two DNS records...

1. MX record - Mail Exchanger (MX) record
   • EG sandfordit.com [MX] -> mail.sandfordit.com
   • sandfordit.com is the domain you own, and mail is hostname of your email server (can be anything you like)
2. A record - Standard DNS record
   • EG mail.sandfordit.com [A] -> 158.25.34.124
   • 158.25.34.124 is the static IP address assigned by your ISP. You'll need to set-up a NAT on your router (often oddly called a virtual server in domestic routers) to map incoming mail on TCP 25 to your email server's actual address (EG 158.25.34.124:25 -> 192.168.10.100:25 .

Zimba Install

Reference http://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_8.04_LTS_Server_%28Hardy_Heron%29_Install_Guide

1. Copy the install to the server
   • EG pscp C:\Users\Simon\Downloads\zcs-6.0.5_GA_2213.UBUNTU8.20100202225756.tgz simons@mail:zcs-6.0.5_GA_2213.UBUNTU8.20100202225756.tgz
2. Uncompress the package
   • tar -xzf zcs-6.0.5_GA_2213.UBUNTU8.20100202225756.tgz
3. Start the install
   • ./install.sh
   • The install will fail due to missing packages!
4. Install the missing prerequisite packages
   • EG apt-get install libpcre3 libgmp3c2 libstdc++5 sysstat
5. Restart the install