Install The Latest Zimbra OSE (8.8.15) On Ubuntu 20.04LTS | Zimbra

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Alert! This article is written for Zimbra OSE users. As of December 2023, Synacor will no longer be providing support for Zimbra OSE. You might want to consider trying out Carbonio Community Edition – Zextras’s free and open-source email and collaboration platform.

For additional guidance, check out our community articles detailing the process of migrating from your current platform to Carbonio CE.

As system administrators, we are often asked about the installation process of Zimbra. Is there any method we should follow, is there any checklist we should follow etc. Luckily, Zimbra installation processes are pretty much straightforward. Unlike, regular postfix installation where you have to follow a modular approach (i.e install MTA, install WebUI etc.). Zimbra package comes with a script which completes the installation process with some minimum input from the user.

But still, we will guide you through this tour of the Zimbra installation process in such a way that it would be meaningful to you.

I would like to remind you that the Zimbra server needs some preparation before starting the installation process. These preparations are not mandatory but highly recommended. I think you will find How To Prepare An OS For Zimbra Installation very insightful.

I assume, you have read that article and followed all recommendations.

So let’s begin.

We will follow step-by-step instructions to get the installation process done.

The Static IP Address For The Server

Make sure you have a static IP address assigned to your server. The static IP can be public or private.

root@mail:~# vi /etc/netplan/00-installer-config.yaml
# This is the network config written by 'subiquity'
network:
  ethernets:
    ens33:
      addresses:
      - 192.168.1.152/24
      gateway4: 192.168.1.1
      nameservers:
        addresses:
        - 8.8.8.8
        search: []
  version: 2
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~# sudo netplan apply

Properly Set Host Configurations

Configure your server’s hostname and /etc/hosts file properly. Please check below referred image to see the structure of both /etc/hostname & /etc/hosts file.

root@mail:~# cat /etc/hostname
mail.testdomain1.com
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~# cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mail

192.168.1.152   mail.testdomain1.com    mail

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback localhost
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
root@mail:~#

The format of /etc/hosts file is:

<IP_Address>      <FQDN>         <Hostname>

Example:
192.168.1.152    mail.example.com    mail

If you do not set the /etc/hosts file as mentioned above, you will encounter an error during the Zimbra installation process.

If hosts file is not set properly

Remove Unnecessary Packages

These days operating system comes up with several pre-installed packages (ie, postfix, webserver etc.) These packages can create conflict with your Zimbra installation. Make sure these services are not up and running in your system.

root@mail:~# dpkg -s postfix
dpkg-query: package 'postfix' is not installed and no information is available
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files.
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~# dpkg -s apache2
dpkg-query: package 'apache2' is not installed and no information is available
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files.
root@mail:~#
root@mail:~#

In Ubuntu 20.04LTS, snapd is being installed during the OS installation process. For that, some loop partitions are created.

root@mail:~# df -hT
Filesystem            Type      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev                  devtmpfs  3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev
tmpfs                 tmpfs     793M  1.7M  792M   1% /run
/dev/mapper/vg0-lv--0 ext4       15G  3.7G   11G  27% /
tmpfs                 tmpfs     3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs                 tmpfs     5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs                 tmpfs     3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/loop0            squashfs   68M   68M     0 100% /snap/lxd/21835
/dev/loop2            squashfs   62M   62M     0 100% /snap/core20/1328
/dev/loop1            squashfs   44M   44M     0 100% /snap/snapd/14978
/dev/mapper/vg0-lv--1 ext4       40G  3.4G   34G  10% /opt
/dev/sda2             ext4      976M  108M  801M  12% /boot
tmpfs                 tmpfs     793M     0  793M   0% /run/user/1000
/dev/loop3            squashfs   47M   47M     0 100% /snap/snapd/16010
/dev/loop4            squashfs   62M   62M     0 100% /snap/core20/1518
/dev/loop5            squashfs   68M   68M     0 100% /snap/lxd/22753
root@mail:~#

Therefore, as soon as you install the zimbra, it will flood your admin user’s mailbox with disk warning (100% utilization).

Disk warning notification due to snapd in Ubuntu 20.04LTS

To solve this issue, you can use different approaches. One of them is remove the snapd from the system:

root@mail:~# apt remove --purge snapd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libfwupdplugin1 squashfs-tools
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  snapd*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
After this operation, 147 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 119998 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing snapd (2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.3) ...
Stopping snap.lxd.activate.service
Stopping unit snap.lxd.activate.service
Stopping snap-snapd-16010.mount
Stopping unit snap-snapd-16010.mount
Waiting until unit snap-snapd-16010.mount is stopped [attempt 1]
snap-snapd-16010.mount is stopped.
Removing snap snapd and revision 16010
Removing snap-snapd-16010.mount
Discarding preserved snap namespaces
Final directory cleanup
Removing extra snap-confine apparmor rules
Removing snapd cache
Removing snapd state
root@mail:~#

You can see that the snapd mount points (snap-snapd-16010) are being removed which you can also verify from the partition table(df -hT). So the partition table will look like;

root@mail:~# df -hT
Filesystem            Type      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev                  devtmpfs  3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev
tmpfs                 tmpfs     793M  1.7M  792M   1% /run
/dev/mapper/vg0-lv--0 ext4       15G  3.2G   11G  23% /
tmpfs                 tmpfs     3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs                 tmpfs     5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs                 tmpfs     3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/mapper/vg0-lv--1 ext4       40G  3.4G   34G  10% /opt
/dev/sda2             ext4      976M  108M  801M  12% /boot
tmpfs                 tmpfs     793M     0  793M   0% /run/user/1000
root@mail:~#

You will not get any further disk warning notification of loop devices.

Download and extract the right installer package

The source of the installer package has multiple versions of files. Check them carefully. Download and decompress the proper package for your server.

root@mail:/tmp# wget -c https://files.zimbra.com/downloads/8.8.15_GA/zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954.tgz                                                                
--2022-06-15 12:32:01--  https://files.zimbra.com/downloads/8.8.15_GA/zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.U                                                                      BUNTU20_64.20211118033954.tgz
Resolving files.zimbra.com (files.zimbra.com)... 13.33.30.236
Connecting to files.zimbra.com (files.zimbra.com)|13.33.30.236|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 246927695 (235M) [application/x-tar]
Saving to: ‘zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954.tgz’

zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBU 100%[==========================>] 235.49M  2.23MB/s    in 1m 43s

2022-06-15 12:33:44 (2.30 MB/s) - ‘zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954.tgz’ save                                                                      d [246927695/246927695]

root@mail:/tmp# tar -xzvf zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954.tgz
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/README.txt
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_NUM
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_TYPE
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/modules/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/modules/packages.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/modules/getconfig.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/modules/postinstall.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/utilfunc.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/globals.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/util/addUser.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/data/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/data/versions-init.sql
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/zimbra_user_guide.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/Fedora Server Config.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/MigrationWizard_Domino.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/quick_start.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/Import_Wizard_Outlook.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/admin.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/User Instructions for ZCS Import                                                                       Wizard.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/Zimbra iCalendar Migration Guide.                                                                      pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/RNZCSO_2005Beta.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/OSmultiserverinstall.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/MigrationWizard.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/en_US/Migration_Exch_Admin.pdf
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/docs/zcl.txt
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/lib/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/lib/jars/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/readme_binary_en_US.txt
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/get_plat_tag.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/checkLicense.pl
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/zmdbintegrityreport
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/zmValidateLdap.pl
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/bin/checkService.pl
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_PLATFORM
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-msgs_8.8.15                                                                      .1556130968-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-admin-console-war_8.8.1                                                                      5.1624007059-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-core-libs_8.8.15.1626                                                                      439528-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-store-libs_8.8.15.16264                                                                      39528-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-core-jar_8.8.15.16349                                                                      17408-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-core_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU20                                                                      .64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-attrs_8.8.1                                                                      5.1571124020-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-core-jar_8.8.15.16349                                                                      17408-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-rights_8.8.                                                                      15.1487328490-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-attrs_8.8.1                                                                      5.1571124020-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf_8.8.15.1634                                                                      917408-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-conf_8.8.15.1597662783-                                                                      1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mta_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU20.                                                                      64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-admin-console-war_8.8.1                                                                      5.1624007059-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-native-lib_8.8.1                                                                      5.1521095672-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-ldap_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU20                                                                      .64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-war_8.8.15.1634917408-1                                                                      .u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-apache_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU                                                                      20.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-service_8.8.15.16349174                                                                      08-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-war_8.8.15.1634917408-1                                                                      .u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-core-libs_8.8.15.1626                                                                      439528-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-rights_8.8.                                                                      15.1487328490-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf-msgs_8.8.15                                                                      .1556130968-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-conf_8.8.15.1597662783-                                                                      1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-logger_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU                                                                      20.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-docs_8.8.15.1552                                                                      677786-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-db_8.8.15.163491                                                                      7408-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-snmp_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU20                                                                      .64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-docs_8.8.15.1552                                                                      677786-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-proxy_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU2                                                                      0.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-timezone-data_2.0.1.16185766                                                                      42-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-store_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU2                                                                      0.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-webclient-war_8.8.15.16                                                                      35813854-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-webclient-war_8.8.15.16                                                                      35813854-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-imapd_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU2                                                                      0.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-store-libs_8.8.15.16264                                                                      39528-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-timezone-data_2.0.1.16185766                                                                      42-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-native-lib_8.8.1                                                                      5.1521095672-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-mbox-service_8.8.15.16349174                                                                      08-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-spell_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUNTU2                                                                      0.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-db_8.8.15.163491                                                                      7408-1.u20_amd64.changes
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/Packages
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-dnscache_8.8.15.GA.4179.UBUN                                                                      TU20.64_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/packages/zimbra-common-mbox-conf_8.8.15.1634                                                                      917408-1.u20_amd64.deb
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_RELEASE_NO
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_RELEASE_CANDIDATE
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/install.sh
zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954/.BUILD_TIME_STAMP
root@mail:/tmp#

Execute The Installer Script

Open the extracted directory and execute the installer script.

root@mail:/tmp/zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954# ./install.sh

Operations logged to /tmp/install.log.ed4OzgGc
[open this log file in another terminal]
Checking for existing installation...
    zimbra-drive...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-imapd...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-patch...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-mta-patch...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-proxy-patch...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-license-tools...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-license-extension...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-network-store...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-network-modules-ng...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-chat...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-talk...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-ldap...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-logger...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-mta...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-dnscache...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-snmp...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-store...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-apache...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-spell...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-convertd...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-memcached...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-proxy...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-archiving...NOT FOUND
    zimbra-core...NOT FOUND


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PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE.
SYNACOR, INC. ("SYNACOR") WILL ONLY LICENSE THIS SOFTWARE TO YOU IF YOU
FIRST ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING
THE SOFTWARE, OR USING THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY
THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, THEN DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL OR USE THE PRODUCT.

License Terms for this Zimbra Collaboration Suite Software:
https://www.zimbra.com/license/zimbra-public-eula-2-6.html
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Do you agree with the terms of the software license agreement? [N] Y

What about the marked log file?

Opening the marked log file will give you so many insights about the backend processes that the installer script will perform.

After the previous image, you will again be prompted for input. Follow the instructions as mentioned in the following section and proceed with the following inputs:

Use Zimbra's package repository [Y] Y

Warning: apt-key output should not be parsed (stdout is not a terminal)
Importing Zimbra GPG key

Configuring package repository

Checking for installable packages

Found zimbra-core (local)
Found zimbra-ldap (local)
Found zimbra-logger (local)
Found zimbra-mta (local)
Found zimbra-dnscache (local)
Found zimbra-snmp (local)
Found zimbra-store (local)
Found zimbra-apache (local)
Found zimbra-spell (local)
Found zimbra-memcached (repo)
Found zimbra-proxy (local)
Found zimbra-drive (repo)
Found zimbra-imapd (local)
Found zimbra-patch (repo)
Found zimbra-mta-patch (repo)
Found zimbra-proxy-patch (repo)


Select the packages to install

Install zimbra-ldap [Y] Y
Install zimbra-logger [Y] Y
Install zimbra-mta [Y] Y
Install zimbra-dnscache [Y] Y
Install zimbra-snmp [Y] Y
Install zimbra-store [Y] Y
Install zimbra-apache [Y] Y
Install zimbra-spell [Y] Y
Install zimbra-memcached [Y] Y
Install zimbra-proxy [Y] Y
Install zimbra-drive [Y]
Install zimbra-imapd (BETA - for evaluation only) [N] N
Install zimbra-chat [Y] Y
Checking required space for zimbra-core
Checking space for zimbra-store
Checking required packages for zimbra-store
zimbra-store package check complete.

Installing:
    zimbra-core
    zimbra-ldap
    zimbra-logger
    zimbra-mta
    zimbra-dnscache
    zimbra-snmp
    zimbra-store
    zimbra-apache
    zimbra-spell
    zimbra-memcached
    zimbra-proxy
    zimbra-drive
    zimbra-patch
    zimbra-mta-patch
    zimbra-proxy-patch
    zimbra-chat

The system will be modified.  Continue? [N] Y

Now the installer will start downloading the necessary packages and installing them into the system. In the other terminal, you can see all progress.

After successful installation of all packages, you will be once again prompted for the input. Follow the below-mentioned section and proceed with your inputs.

Running Post Installation Configuration:
Operations logged to /tmp/zmsetup.20220615-125142.log
[Close previously opened log file and open this one]
Installing LDAP configuration database...done.
Setting defaults...sh: 1: /sbin/ifconfig: not found

        Interface: 127.0.0.1
        Interface: ::1
        Interface: 192.168.1.152


DNS ERROR - none of the MX records for mail.testdomain1.com
resolve to this host
Change domain name? [Yes] yes
Create domain: [mail.testdomain1.com] testdomain1.com
[Recheck and Set the domain name properly]
        Interface: 127.0.0.1
        Interface: ::1
        Interface: 192.168.1.152


DNS ERROR - none of the MX records for testdomain1.com
resolve to this host
It is suggested that the MX record resolve to this host
Re-Enter domain name? [Yes] No

With the input of no for Re-entering the domain name, you will get the details of your Zimbra server. YOu have to fix them according to your preference.

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
        +Create Admin User:                    yes
        +Admin user to create:                 admin@testdomain1.com
******* +Admin Password                        UNSET
[Admin password will be set in the following steps]
        +Anti-virus quarantine user:           virus-quarantine.2cu4xh2hd@testdomain1.com
        +Enable automated spam training:       yes
        +Spam training user:                   spam.guxl4gg2za@testdomain1.com
        +Non-spam(Ham) training user:          ham.5e2sctqp@testdomain1.com
        +SMTP host:                            mail.testdomain1.com
        +Web server HTTP port:                 8080
        +Web server HTTPS port:                8443
        +Web server mode:                      https
        +IMAP server port:                     7143
        +IMAP server SSL port:                 7993
        +POP server port:                      7110
        +POP server SSL port:                  7995
        +Use spell check server:               yes
        +Spell server URL:                     http://mail.testdomain1.com:7780/aspell.php
        +Enable version update checks:         TRUE
        +Enable version update notifications:  TRUE
        +Version update notification email:    admin@testdomain1.com
        +Version update source email:          admin@testdomain1.com
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
        +Create Admin User:                    yes
        +Admin user to create:                 admin@testdomain1.com
******* +Admin Password                        UNSET
        +Anti-virus quarantine user:           virus-quarantine.2cu4xh2hd@testdomain1.com
        +Enable automated spam training:       yes
        +Spam training user:                   spam.guxl4gg2za@testdomain1.com
        +Non-spam(Ham) training user:          ham.5e2sctqp@testdomain1.com
        +SMTP host:                            mail.testdomain1.com
        +Web server HTTP port:                 8080
        +Web server HTTPS port:                8443
        +Web server mode:                      https
        +IMAP server port:                     7143
        +IMAP server SSL port:                 7993
        +POP server port:                      7110
        +POP server SSL port:                  7995
        +Use spell check server:               yes
        +Spell server URL:                     http://mail.testdomain1.com:7780/aspell.php
        +Enable version update checks:         TRUE
        +Enable version update notifications:  TRUE
        +Version update notification email:    admin@testdomain1.com
        +Version update source email:          admin@testdomain1.com
        +Install mailstore (service webapp):   yes
        +Install UI (zimbra,zimbraAdmin webapps): yes

   8) zimbra-spell:                            Enabled
   9) zimbra-proxy:                            Enabled
  10) Default Class of Service Configuration:
   s) Save config to file
   x) Expand menu
   q) Quit

Address unconfigured (**) items  (? - help) 7


Store configuration

   1) Status:                                  Enabled
   2) Create Admin User:                       yes
   3) Admin user to create:                    admin@testdomain1.com
** 4) Admin Password                           UNSET
   5) Anti-virus quarantine user:              virus-quarantine.2cu4xh2hd@testdomain1.com
   6) Enable automated spam training:          yes
   7) Spam training user:                      spam.guxl4gg2za@testdomain1.com
   8) Non-spam(Ham) training user:             ham.5e2sctqp@testdomain1.com
   9) SMTP host:                               mail.testdomain1.com
  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.testdomain1.com:7780/aspell.php
  19) Enable version update checks:            TRUE
  20) Enable version update notifications:     TRUE
  21) Version update notification email:       admin@testdomain1.com
  22) Version update source email:             admin@testdomain1.com
  23) Install mailstore (service webapp):      yes
  24) Install UI (zimbra,zimbraAdmin webapps): yes

Select, or 'r' for previous menu [r] 4

Password for admin@testdomain1.com (min 6 characters): [gympJ7sA] 123456
[Set a storng password for admin user]

Store configuration

   1) Status:                                  Enabled
   2) Create Admin User:                       yes
   3) Admin user to create:                    admin@testdomain1.com
   4) Admin Password                           set
   5) Anti-virus quarantine user:              virus-quarantine.2cu4xh2hd@testdomain1.com
   6) Enable automated spam training:          yes
   7) Spam training user:                      spam.guxl4gg2za@testdomain1.com
   8) Non-spam(Ham) training user:             ham.5e2sctqp@testdomain1.com
   9) SMTP host:                               mail.testdomain1.com
  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.testdomain1.com:7780/aspell.php
  19) Enable version update checks:            TRUE
  20) Enable version update notifications:     TRUE
  21) Version update notification email:       admin@testdomain1.com
  22) Version update source email:             admin@testdomain1.com
  23) Install mailstore (service webapp):      yes
  24) Install UI (zimbra,zimbraAdmin webapps): yes

Select, or 'r' for previous menu [r] r

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
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.17290]
Saving config in /opt/zimbra/config.17290...done.
The system will be modified - continue? [No] yes
Operations logged to /tmp/zmsetup.20220615-125142.log

For a better understanding, I am sharing an image of the running installer script and its log file side by side.

Advantage of running original script and log file side by side

Finally, at the end of the installation, you will be asked if you want to notify Zimbra about this installation. With this prompt, your Zimbra installation will be completed.

You have the option of notifying Zimbra of your installation.
This helps us to track the uptake of the Zimbra Collaboration Server.
The only information that will be transmitted is:
        The VERSION of zcs installed (8.8.15_GA_4179_UBUNTU20_64)
        The ADMIN EMAIL ADDRESS created (admin@testdomain1.com)

Notify Zimbra of your installation? [Yes] no
Notification skipped
Checking if the NG started running...done.
Setting up zimbra crontab...done.


Moving /tmp/zmsetup.20220615-125142.log to /opt/zimbra/log


Configuration complete - press return to exit
[Press ENTER]

root@mail:/tmp/zcs-8.8.15_GA_4179.UBUNTU20_64.20211118033954#

Check Zimbra Status

Now check your Zimbra server’s status (services)

root@mail:~# su zimbra
zimbra@mail:/root$
zimbra@mail:/root$ zmcontrol status
Host mail.testdomain1.com
        amavis                  Running
        antispam                Running
        antivirus               Running
        dnscache                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:/root$

That’s it the installation is complete now. Now you can follow the instruction and install latest Zimbra 8.8.15 on Ubuntu 20.04LTS.

That’s it for today.

:slight_smile:
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Comments

bgtfcvb1995
06/23/2024

Hi, during installation: "DNS ERROR - none of the MX records for mail.testdomain1.com resolve to this host Change domain name? [Yes] yes Create domain: [mail.testdomain1.com] testdomain1.com" If after creating domain, it says: Checking for port conflicts Port conflict detected: 53 (zimbra-dnscache) Port conflicts detected! - Press Enter/Return key to continue How can I fix it? Thanks in advance

Md. Shariful Islam
06/24/2024

Hi, I hope you know the news about the Zimbra EOL (End-Of-Life). Check out this article (https://community.zextras.com/introducing-carbonio-community-edition-the-best-alternative-to-zimbra-ose-carbonio/). About the error, Just hit "Enter" and continue your installation process (Ignore the error warning). Regards, Sharif

bgtfcvb1995
06/24/2024

hi Sharif, thanks for your reply. I only know that Zimbra 8.8.15 (open source) will not be supported anymore since 31 December 2023. And about the port conflict error, I just hope it's not related to the system as port 53 are both used for zimbra-dnscache and systemd-resolved, in my case. Anyway, I don't know but I once ignore the error and complete the installation. Then I access to admin panel and create 2 user accounts just to make a test about sending a message from user 1 to user 2. However, the message didn't go through. Regards, Trung

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