How to Install Kolab on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Kolab is an open-source groupware and collaboration platform that provides email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes management. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Kolab on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing Kolab, it’s essential to update the system to the latest version using the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree update

This command will download and install the latest packages and updates available for your Fedora CoreOS distribution.

Step 2: Install the Kolab Repository

To install Kolab, we need to add the Kolab repository to our Fedora CoreOS system using the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree install https://obs.kolabsys.com/repositories/Kolab:/16/Fedora_33/x86_64/kolab.repo

The above command will download and install the Kolab repository to your system.

Step 3: Install Kolab

Now, let’s install Kolab on our Fedora CoreOS system using the following command:

sudo dnf install -y kolab

The above command will download and install all the packages required for the Kolab email server.

Step 4: Configure Kolab

After installing the Kolab packages, we need to configure Kolab using the following command:

sudo setup-kolab

This command will launch the Kolab setup wizard, which will guide you through the configuration process.

The configuration wizard will ask you to set up a domain name, administrator login details, and other necessary settings to set up your Kolab email server.

Step 5: Start Kolab Services

Once the configuration wizard completes, start the Kolab services using the following command:

sudo systemctl start kolab

This command will start all the required Kolab services.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install and configure Kolab on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. After completing the installation, you can access your Kolab email server using the web interface or email clients such as Thunderbird.

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