Log in with SSH and install and configure Bind9 to serve the domain (and possibly your LAN clients) # sudo service hostname startInstall SSH so we can configure the server remotely # sudo nano /etc/hostsReplace values with:ฤก27.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost # sudo nano /etc/hostnameReplace values with: Gateway 192.168.0.1Now set the hostname file: # sudo nano /etc/network/interfacesReplace the primary interface values with: Input static IP information for the server: The following are the information for our setup: I strongly suggest that you dedicate a separate disk for Zimbra (which install in /opt by default). If you haven't go grab your Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS copy here () and perform a basic installation (no special config). This little how-to assumes that you already installed a basic Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS. We will also install a configure a basic Bind9 DNS server that can be used by Zimbra and your LAN clients. ** NOTE: Zimbra just release a newer version which is 7.1.3 GA, but the steps provided are valid for 7.1.2 and 7.1.3. * NOTE: Zimbra also offers a commercial edition of its product called the Zimbra Network edition - Collaboration Server, more info can be found here ().
In this post, I will show you how to perform a standard standalone install of the latest build (7.12 GA) of the Community Edition (free) on a Ubuntu server operating system (latest LTS - 10.04 amd64). Zimbra Collaboration Suite () (a VMware product) is a nice email and collaboration system easy to administer while providing great functionality.