How to Install SOGo on Windows 10

SOGo is an open-source groupware server that provides calendar, address book, and email functionality. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install SOGo on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we install SOGo, you need to have the following requirements:

• A running Windows 10 machine
• Administrative access to Windows 10 machine
• A web server such as Apache or Nginx installed on Windows 10

Step 1: Download SOGo

To download SOGo, head to the official website at https://www.sogo.nu/downloads and select the latest version from the "Stable releases" section.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

SOGo requires some dependencies to be installed on your Windows 10 machine. We will install them using Cygwin, a command-line interface for Microsoft Windows.

1. Download Cygwin and run the setup file.

2. On the "Choose an Installation Type" screen, select "Install from Internet" and click Next.

3. On the "Select Root Install Directory" screen, leave the default directory and click Next.

4. On the "Select Local Package Directory" screen, leave the default directory and click Next.

5. On the "Select Your Internet Connection" screen, select "Direct Connection" and click Next.

6. On the "Choose Your Download Site" screen, select any site that is closest to your location and click Next.

7. On the "Select Packages" screen, scroll down and select the following packages:

   • apache2
   • postfix
   • perl
   • sqlite3
   • wget
   • gcc-core
   • make

   Once you have selected these packages, Cygwin will automatically select the dependencies required for them.

8. Click Next to proceed with the installation.

9. Click Finish to complete the installation.

Step 3: Install SOGo

1. Open the Cygwin terminal by clicking the shortcut on your desktop or launching it from the Start menu.

2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded SOGo by using the cd command, for example:

cd Downloads

3. Extract the SOGo package archive using the following command:

tar xvf sogo-<version>.tar.gz

4. Navigate to the extracted SOGo directory using the following command:

cd sogo-<version>

5. Run the following commands to configure, compile, and install SOGo:

./configure
make
make install

6. Once the installation is complete, start the SOGo service using the following command:

sogod -WONoDetach YES

Step 4: Verify Installation

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/SOGo.

2. If you see a login screen, it means that SOGo has been installed and is running.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SOGo on your Windows 10 machine. Now you can start using SOGo for your groupware needs.

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