Installing Zimbra Collaboration on Debian Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Zimbra Collaboration on a Debian Latest machine.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your Debian machine meets the following requirements:

• A minimum of 8GB RAM and 2 CPU cores
• A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that can be resolved by the DNS server
• A functional DNS server

Step 1: Update and Upgrade Debian

Start by making sure your Debian machine is up-to-date by running the following commands:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Install the necessary dependencies using the following command:

$ sudo apt install mysql-server nginx build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libzip-dev libexpat1-dev libpcre3-dev libdb-dev libicu-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev dmidecode locales acl gdb uuid-dev sudo

Once the installation is complete, restart the server to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
$ sudo systemctl restart mysql

Step 3: Disable AppArmor

Zimbra requires the AppArmor service to be disabled before the installation can proceed. To disable AppArmor, run the following commands:

$ sudo systemctl disable apparmor.service --now
$ sudo systemctl stop apparmor.service

Step 4: Download and Install Zimbra Collaboration

Download the latest version of Zimbra Collaboration by visiting the https://www.zimbra.com/download/zimbra-collaboration/ website:

$ wget https://files.zimbra.com/downloads/8.8.15_GA/zcs-8.8.15_GA_3869.debian10.15_amd64.deb.tgz
$ tar -zxvf zcs-8.8.15_GA_3869.debian10.15_amd64.deb.tgz
$ cd zcs-8.8.15_GA_3869.debian10.15_amd64.deb/

Run the installation script:

$ sudo ./install.sh

During the installation process, the script will ask you for the following information:

• You must accept the Software License Agreement before proceeding with the installation.
• Enter the hostname that you want to use for your Zimbra server (e.g. mail.example.com).
• Enter the password for the Zimbra administrator account.

Once the installation is complete, start the Zimbra services:

$ sudo su - zimbra
$ zmcontrol start

Access the web interface by visiting the following URL:

https://<your_domain_name>:7071

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Zimbra Collaboration on your Debian Latest machine. You can now start exploring all the features and functionalities that Zimbra has to offer.

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