How to install zimbra mail server

Zimbra is a collaboration suite very widely used in the world. Users can share folders, contacts, schedules and other things, using a very rich web interface. Install zimbra mail server using following steps.

1 Some Prerequisites
System Requirements
• Intel/AMD 64-bit CPU 1.5 GHz
• 1 GB RAM
• 5 GB free disk space for software and logs
• Temp file space for installs and upgrades*
• Additional disk space for mail storage

The following operating systems are supported:
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, AS/ES 6, Centos 6
(64-bit) requires RHEL/Centos6 6.1 or later.

Other Dependencies

For Red Hat Enterprise, Centos, Fedora Core and SUSE operating systems, the server must also have the following installed:
•NPTL . Native POSIX Thread Library
•Sudo . Superuser, required to delegate admins.
•libidn . For internationalizing domain names in applications (IDNA)
• GMP . GNU Multiple-Precision Library

DNS and Hostname Settings
First, we need to configure the DNS entry that is pointing to the server. In this case, we’re using the hostname zimbratest.example.com
Then, we need to configure the hostname in the Linux box.
set the hostname with below command

Create permanent entry in /etc/sysconfig/network file through below command.

HOSTNAME=ks3099236.domain.com
If you run the below command to check the server hostname

It should be as below.
ks3099236.domain.com.
Then open /etc/hosts file and output should be as below.

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
91.121.193.9 ks3099236.domain.com.

Installing Packages
Next, we need to install some packages, command will be below:

After that change the directory

Then download the zimbra packages from official website using below command.

Or Zimbra 8

Note :: Make sure your OS is compatible with Zimbra version.
Then Execute the below command.

First, we need to agree with the license terms.

Now, Zimbra will check all the prerequisites. If anything is not found, stop the Wizard and install it with yum.
If everything is ok, the script will ask what are the packages that we want to install. Just select the default options.
Select the packages to install

Afterwards, the script asks you if you want to override the platform. You say “yes”, of course.
The system will be modified. Continue? [N] y
Now, we need to wait the installation procedures.

When all the packages are installed, a menu will be displayed with some config options. We only need to set the admin password.
To do that, we need to press 3.

Address unconfigured (**) items (? – help) 3
Followed by 4. And type the admin password.

Store configuration

Select, or ‘r’ for previous menu [r] 4
Password for admin@zimbratest.example.com (min 6 characters): [7M_lgfdx3B] secret
Then press r to return to the main menu.
Store configuration

Select, or ‘r’ for previous menu [r] r

And press a to apply the config. Afterwards, save the configuration data.

*** CONFIGURATION COMPLETE – press ‘a’ to apply
Select from menu, or press ‘a’ to apply config (? – help) a
Save configuration data to a file? [Yes]
Save config in file: [/opt/zimbra/config.11722]
Saving config in /opt/zimbra/config.11722…done.
The system will be modified – continue? [No] y
We need to wait the end of the process.
Operations logged to /tmp/zmsetup.04042011-131235.log
Setting local config values…done.
Setting up CA…done.
Deploying CA to /opt/zimbra/conf/ca …done.
Creating SSL certificate…done.
Installing mailboxd SSL certificates…done.
Initializing ldap…done.
Setting replication password…done.
Setting Postfix password…done.
Setting amavis password…done.
Setting nginx password…done.
Creating server entry for zimbratest.example.com…done.
Saving CA in ldap …done.
Saving SSL Certificate in ldap …done.
Setting spell check URL…done.
Setting service ports on zimbratest.example.com…done.
Adding zimbratest.example.com to zimbraMailHostPool in default COS…done.
Installing webclient skins…
steel…done.
twilight…done.
pebble…done.
bare…done.
lemongrass…done.
beach…done.
sand…done.
sky…done.
carbon…done.
smoke…done.
lavender…done.
tree…done.
waves…done.
lake…done.
oasis…done.
bones…done.
hotrod…done.
Finished installing webclient skins.
Setting zimbraFeatureTasksEnabled=TRUE…done.
Setting zimbraFeatureBriefcasesEnabled=TRUE…done.
Setting MTA auth host…done.
Setting TimeZone Preference…done.
Initializing mta config…done.
Setting services on zimbratest.example.com…done.
Creating domain zimbratest.example.com…done.
Setting default domain name…done.
Creating domain zimbratest.example.com…already exists.
Creating admin account admin@zimbratest.example.com…done.
Creating root alias…done.
Creating postmaster alias…done.
Creating user spam.sd5fsqtdzi@zimbratest.example.com…done.
Creating user ham.2qun60wc4@zimbratest.example.com…done.
Creating user virus-quarantine.kzpbrsgbx7@zimbratest.example.com…done.
Setting spam training and Anti-virus quarantine accounts…done.
Initializing store sql database…done.
Setting zimbraSmtpHostname for zimbratest.example.com…done.
Configuring SNMP…done.
Checking for default IM conference room…not present.
Initializing default IM conference room…done.
Setting up syslog.conf…done.

You have the option of notifying Zimbra of your installation.
This helps us to track the uptake of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
The only information that will be transmitted is:
The VERSION of zcs installed (7.0.1_GA_3105_CentOS5_64)
The ADMIN EMAIL ADDRESS created (admin@zimbratest.example.com)

Notify Zimbra of your installation? [Yes/No] no here i am pressing no
Notification skipped
Starting servers…done.
Installing common zimlets…
com_zimbra_bulkprovision…done.
com_zimbra_phone…done.
com_zimbra_attachmail…done.
com_zimbra_linkedin…done.
com_zimbra_srchhighlighter…done.
com_zimbra_attachcontacts…done.
com_zimbra_adminversioncheck…done.
com_zimbra_url…done.
com_zimbra_cert_manager…done.
com_zimbra_date…done.
com_zimbra_email…done.
com_zimbra_webex…done.
com_zimbra_dnd…done.
com_zimbra_social…done.
Finished installing common zimlets.
Restarting mailboxd…done.
Setting up zimbra crontab…done.

Moving /tmp/zmsetup.04042011-131235.log to /opt/zimbra/log

Configuration complete – press return to exit

The Admin Console

PS: You will need to accept the SSL cert.