- Installing Kerio Connect
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Kerio Connect engine
- Linux RPM
- New installation
- Kerio Connect engine
- Linux DEB
- New installation
- Kerio Connect engine
- Installing Kerio Connect on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS
- Related Topics
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9
- Starting and stopping the server
- Related Topics
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 7
- Example of missing dependencies
- Related Topics
Installing Kerio Connect
Kerio Connect is available as a standard installation package for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux RPM and Linux Debian.
Kerio Connect can also be downloaded as a virtual appliance for VMware products. VMware Virtual Appliance Pre-configured Kerio Connect virtual machine image for VMware. is a software appliance edition pre-installed on a virtual host for VMware. The virtual appliance is distributed as OVF and VMX. For more information refer to Kerio Connect VMware Virtual Appliance.
Windows
Refer to the product pages to know the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:
- Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
- Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with administration rights to the system.
- Follow the steps in the installation wizard.
- Click Finish to complete the installation. Kerio Connect engine starts (immediately or after restart) and runs as a service.
The Kerio Connect installation process is logged in a special file ( kerio-connect.setup.log ) located in the folder %TEMP% .
Mac OS X
Refer to the product pages to learn about the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:
- Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
- Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with administration rights to the system.
- Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect is installed in the /usr/local/kerio/mailserver folder.
- Click Finish to complete the installation. Kerio Connect engine starts upon the computer system start-up and runs as a service.
- Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect . For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.
Kerio Connect engine
To run or restart the service, go to System Preferences > Other > Kerio Connect Monitor.
You can also stop, start or restart Kerio Connect through Terminal or a SSH Secure Socket Shell — A network protocol that provides administrators with a secure way to access a remote machines. client with the following commands with root access:
- Stopping Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer stop
- Running Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer start
- Restarting Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer restart
Do not delete the Kerio Connect installation package. It includes Kerio Connect Uninstaller.
Linux RPM
Refer to the product pages to learn about the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:
- Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
- Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with root rights.For installations, Kerio Connect uses the RPM application. All functions are available except the option of changing the Kerio Connect location.
- Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect is installed in the /opt/kerio/mailserver folder.
- Click Finish to complete the installation.
- Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect . For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.
New installation
Start the installation using this command:
Example: # rpm -i kerio-connect-8.0.0-6333.linux.rpm
If problems with package dependencies occur and you cannot install Kerio Connect , download and install the compat-libstdc++ package.
We recommend you read the LINUX-README file carefully, immediately after installation (located in the installation directory in the folder doc ).
Kerio Connect engine
The script that provides automatic startup of the daemon (the Kerio Connect engine) on reboot of the operating system is located in /etc/init.d folder.
Use this script to start or stop the daemon manually. Kerio Connect must be run under the user root .
- Stopping Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect stop
- Running Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect start
- Restarting Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect restart
If your distribution has systemd available, use these commands:
- Stopping Kerio Connect engine: systemctl stop kerio-connect.service
- Running Kerio Connect engine: systemctl start kerio-connect.service
Linux DEB
For system requirements go to the product pages.
- Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
- Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with root rights.
- Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect gets installed in the /opt/kerio/mailserver folder.
- Click Finish to complete the installation.
- Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect . For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.
New installation
Start the installation using this command:
Example: # dpkg -i kerio-connect-8.0.0-1270.linux.i386.deb
If problems with package dependencies occur and you cannot install Kerio Connect , download and install the compat-libstdc++ package. We recommend you read the DEBIAN-README (located in the installation directory in folder doc ) file carefully and immediately after installation.
Kerio Connect engine
The script that provides automatic start-up of the daemon ( Kerio Connect engine) on system reboot is located in /etc/init.d folder.
Alternatively, use the following commands to start or stop the daemon manually. To run these commands, Kerio Connect must be run by a root user
- Stopping Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect stop
- Running Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect start
- Restarting Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect restart
When installing on Debian with a graphical user interface, open the installation package with the gdebi . To do this, right-click the file and click Open with.
Installing Kerio Connect on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS
Learn how to install Kerio Connect 8.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server (amd64).
- On Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS, install the necessary libraries using the following command: sudo apt-get install sysstat
- Generate system locales for different language in Kerio Connect client using the following command: sudo locale-gen *.UTF-8
- Download the deb installation package from the Kerio Connect web site and install Kerio Connect using the following command: dpkg -i kerio-connect-8.3.0-xxxx-linux-amd64.deb
Do not forget to replace xxxx with appropriate version number.
- In your browser, open the Kerio Connect administration https://servername:4040/admin and perform the initial configuration. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.
- Optionally replace sendmail with the binary from Kerio Connect : sudo mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail-old sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/libkt* /lib/
Kerio Connect users can authenticate against PAM with the /etc/pam.d/kerio-connect PAM module.
Related Topics
- Installation
- Installing Kerio Connect
- Performing initial configuration
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 7
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9
- Installing Kerio Connect on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Installing Kerio Connect on OS X 10.10 and newer
- Registering Kerio Connect
- How do I apply renewals or add-ons?
- Switching from 32-bit installation to 64-bit
- Switching from 64-bit installation to 32-bit
- Uninstalling Kerio Connect
Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9
Learn how to install Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9 (amd64).
- On Linux Debian 8/9, disable exim4 MTA using the following command: sudo apt-get remove exim4-base .
- Install the required system packages using the following command: sudo apt-get install locales-all libsensors4 sysstat .
- Download the deb installation package from the Kerio Connect web site and install Kerio Connect using the following command: sudo dpkg -i kerio-connect-9.0.x-xxxx-linux-xxxx.deb .
Do not forget to replace x-xxx and xxxx with appropriate version numbers.
- Optionally, replace sendmail with the binary from Kerio Connect using the following command: sudo mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail-old sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/lib* /lib/
- Open Kerio Connect Administration using https://servername:4040/admin .
Kerio Connect users can authenticate against PAM with the /etc/pam.d/kerio-connect PAM module.
Starting and stopping the server
- To start Kerio Connect : sudo service kerio-connect start
- To stop Kerio Connect : sudo service kerio-connect stop
Related Topics
- Installation
- Installing Kerio Connect
- Performing initial configuration
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 7
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9
- Installing Kerio Connect on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Installing Kerio Connect on OS X 10.10 and newer
- Registering Kerio Connect
- How do I apply renewals or add-ons?
- Switching from 32-bit installation to 64-bit
- Switching from 64-bit installation to 32-bit
- Uninstalling Kerio Connect
Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 7
Learn how to install Kerio Connect 8.3 on Debian 7 (i386 and x86_64).
- On Linux Debian 7, disable exim4 MTA using the following command: sudo apt-get remove exim4-base
- Install the support for the international locales using the following command: sudo apt-get install locales-all
- Download the deb installation package from the Kerio Connect website and install Kerio Connect using the following command: dpkg -i kerio-connect-8.3.x-xxxx-linux-xxxx.deb
Do not forget to replace x-xxx and xxxx with appropriate version numbers.
- In your browser, use https://servername:4040/admin to open the Kerio Connect administration and perform the initial configuration. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.
- Install missing dependencies if necessary: apt-get update apt-get –f install
- Optionally, replace sendmail with the binary from Kerio Connect : sudo mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail-old sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail sudo cp /opt/kerio/mailserver/lib* /lib/
Kerio Connect users can authenticate against PAM with the /etc/pam.d/kerio-connect PAM module.
Example of missing dependencies
The following script suggests that the sysstat dependency is not installed.
root@debian7:~# dpkg -i kerio-connect-8.3.0-2355-b2-linux-amd64.deb . dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kerio-connect: kerio-connect depends on sysstat; however: Package sysstat is not installed. dpkg: error processing kerio-connect (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: kerio-connect root@debian7:~# apt-get update root@debian7:~# apt-get -f install The following NEW packages will be installed: libsensors4 sysstat 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 446 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,442 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? . Setting up kerio-connect (8.3.0.2355.0.beta2-1) . [ ok ] Starting Kerio Connect: Engine .
Related Topics
- Installation
- Installing Kerio Connect
- Performing initial configuration
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 7
- Installing Kerio Connect on Debian 8/9
- Installing Kerio Connect on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Installing Kerio Connect on OS X 10.10 and newer
- Registering Kerio Connect
- How do I apply renewals or add-ons?
- Switching from 32-bit installation to 64-bit
- Switching from 64-bit installation to 32-bit
- Uninstalling Kerio Connect