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    Installing Axigen X Email on CentOS 7

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      scottalanmiller
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      Axigen is a closed source email, calendaring and "groupware" application available for many platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Windows. In this case I am installing on CentOS 7 which would be a common installation consideration. In this example it will be install on the Scale HC3 HC2100 cluster in the NTG Lab which will handle HA functions that you would normally want with an email server. You can easily also install to an IAAS host like Linode, Digital Ocean or Vultr.

      Starting with a standard minimal CentOS 7 template this is my build procedure:

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      Log in as root and set things up:

      yum -y install wget firewalld
      cd /tmp
      systemctl stop postfix
      systemctl disable postfix
      systemctl start firewalld
      systemctl enable firewalld
      firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=25/tcp --permanent
      firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=80/tcp --permanent
      firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp --permanent
      firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=9000/tcp --permanent
      firewall-cmd --reload
      wget https://www.axigen.com/usr/files/axigen-10.0.0/axigen-10.0.0.x86_64.rpm.run
      bash axigen-10.0.0.x86_64.rpm.run
      /opt/axigen/bin/axigen-cfg-wizard
      

      This will then step you through the installation wizard:

      I missed getting a screenshot of you setting the password but it looks just like the others so use your imagination and extrapolate.

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      systemctl start axigen
      

      Now you can log in to the web interface for the admin console:

      http://yourserveripaddress:9000/

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        scottalanmiller
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        And here is the interface...

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        And for end users...

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          scottalanmiller
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          Calendar view.

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            scottalanmiller
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            Tagging @axigen

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              axigen Vendor @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said:

              Tagging @axigen

              Thanks for the tag and for documenting so well the simple installation steps of Axigen.

              Try accessing the WebMail interface from your mobile phone. You will be presented with the Mobile WebMail interface 😉 Freshly redesigned in Axigen X.

              Also, you may "Switch to the Standard WebMail" in the desktop login page for a pure-HTML version of our WebMail that would give legacy clients (read IE -9) a taste of what web-based email could be if they upgrade to 2016's Chrome/Firefox/IE ;).

              Another note could be to mention that the firewall rules you documented do not cover the open of IMAP(s) and POP3(s) ports. Also, Axigen's default 7000 port is for telnet-like management of the server.

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                Dashrender @axigen
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                @axigen said:

                Also, you may "Switch to the Standard WebMail" in the desktop login page for a pure-HTML version of our WebMail that would give legacy clients (read IE -9) a taste of what web-based email could be if they upgrade to 2016's Chrome/Firefox/IE ;).

                What no Edge support? 😉

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                  axigen Vendor @Dashrender
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                  @Dashrender said:

                  @axigen said:

                  Also, you may "Switch to the Standard WebMail" in the desktop login page for a pure-HTML version of our WebMail that would give legacy clients (read IE -9) a taste of what web-based email could be if they upgrade to 2016's Chrome/Firefox/IE ;).

                  What no Edge support? 😉

                  Actually... It is fully supported. See here in the Supported Web Browsers section at the end of the page.

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                    Dashrender @axigen
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                    @axigen said:

                    @Dashrender said:

                    @axigen said:

                    Also, you may "Switch to the Standard WebMail" in the desktop login page for a pure-HTML version of our WebMail that would give legacy clients (read IE -9) a taste of what web-based email could be if they upgrade to 2016's Chrome/Firefox/IE ;).

                    What no Edge support? 😉

                    Actually... It is fully supported. See here in the Supported Web Browsers section at the end of the page.

                    I was simply poking fun - Edge is still a pretty hard browser to use full time, i.e. I rarely use it.

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                      axigen Vendor @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said:

                      I was simply poking fun - Edge is still a pretty hard browser to use full time, i.e. I rarely use it.

                      Well 😉 Axigen is prepared for the moment when Edge will be a bliss to use... When(if)ever that moment will come...

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                        scottalanmiller @axigen
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                        @axigen said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        I was simply poking fun - Edge is still a pretty hard browser to use full time, i.e. I rarely use it.

                        Well 😉 Axigen is prepared for the moment when Edge will be a bliss to use... When(if)ever that moment will come...

                        I would not hold my breath.

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                          travisdh1
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                          How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

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                            Dashrender @travisdh1
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                            @travisdh1 said:

                            How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

                            An in that vein, does it integrate into Azure AD?

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                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @travisdh1 said:

                              How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

                              An in that vein, does it integrate into Azure AD?

                              This would be awfully nice to see.

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                                scottalanmiller
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                                Active Directory and OpenLDAP are listed as supported. They appear to require an extra plugin.

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                                  axigen Vendor @travisdh1
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                                  @travisdh1 said:

                                  How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

                                  We think it is easy.

                                  You can use an OpenLDAP or ActiveDirectory.

                                  OpenLDAP / Active Directory integration can be used for (all or some)

                                  • Accounts & groups synchronization
                                  • LDAP authentication
                                  • LDAP based routing

                                  See more here.

                                  In a multi node configuration, Axigen can also make use of an internal distributed user database for routing and authentication. More details here. This is especially useful for @Service-Providers that require horizontal scalability and do not need the integration with an external user database.

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                                    axigen Vendor @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    Active Directory and OpenLDAP are listed as supported. They appear to require an extra plugin.

                                    Only integration with AD requires an extra plugin.

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                                      axigen Vendor @Dashrender
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                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      @travisdh1 said:

                                      How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

                                      An in that vein, does it integrate into Azure AD?

                                      We do not support integration with Azure AD but we do support integration with your on-premise AD (2008 and 2012).

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                                        scottalanmiller @axigen
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                                        @axigen said:

                                        @Dashrender said:

                                        @travisdh1 said:

                                        How hard is it to configure LDAP/AD authentication?

                                        An in that vein, does it integrate into Azure AD?

                                        We do not support integration with Azure AD but we do support integration with your on-premise AD (2008 and 2012).

                                        Many of us have moved or are thinking of moving to Azure AD, it is a major thing in the SMB space.

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                                          axigen Vendor @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by axigen

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          Many of us have moved or are thinking of moving to Azure AD, it is a major thing in the SMB space.

                                          Noted. I'll push this to Product Management. By the way, let me introduce our Product Community, managed by our Product Manager. This is where we stay in touch with users of our product that would like to request features.

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                                            axigen Vendor @axigen
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                                            By the way, did anybody notice the Gravatar integration in our WebMail? If you are receiving an email from an email address that is registered with Gravatar, you will see in the message pane the thumbnail of the sender.

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