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Quick Installation Guide (supported packages)

To download and install the software, please use the following Installation Guides:

Hosting Edition deployment tutorials

A complete guide of necessary tasks with a hardware and setup recommendation for different Open-Xchange Hosting environments:

Installing the latest Updates

To get in favor of the latest minor features and bugfixes, you need to have a valid license. The article Updating Open-Xchange Server packages packages explains how that can be done.

Upsell functionality

The Open-xchange Upsell packages provide the ability to show advertisements to an Open-Xchange user who is using a free of charge package like "Webmail" or "PIM". It gives hosting companies the possibility to take advantage of selling premium OX services (Mobility OXtender etc.) via "in app" technology.

Upsell Layer installation and configuration
OX Permission Level Matrix

Reporting Tool (Mandatory for Maintenance)

To receive maintenance in the future, the installation of the Open-Xchange Reporting Tool is mandatory. It documents the current state of your system installation. Furthermore, the tool runs a validity check for your current maintenance. Based on the reported detail information Open-Xchange will be able to improve its own support and maintenance offerings for you. This article explains how that can be done:

OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook

The Open-Xchange OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook® lets users keep their familiar Outlook client when their organization moves to Open-Xchange Server. Users feel right at home working with their Outlook interface while in the background the OXtender synchronizes E-Mails, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks, along with Public, Shared and System Folders. Real-time synchronization enables fast response times, so teams can work as efficiently as possible.

Microsoft Outlook® Uploader

Open-Xchange provides Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook® Uploader (short: OXUploader), a migration tool to export data from Microsoft Outlook® or from a Microsoft Exchange Server® to the Open-Xchange Server.

OXtender for Business Mobility (ActiveSync)

OXtender for Business Mobility enables to securely manage emails, contacts, calendar and tasks always synchronized with Open-Xchange – Based on Microsoft Exchange Active Sync (EAS) standard.

Client Updater (OXtender for MS Outlook)

The Open-Xchange Updater is a software tool by Open-Xchange that installs the latest version of Open-Xchange client software on computers running Windows. The Updater automatically informs users of new updates of e.g. the Open-Xchange OXtender for Microsoft Outlook.

Mac OS X synchronization based on CalDAV and CardDAV protocols

Integration with Mac OS X makes Open-Xchange e-mails, appointments, contacts, tasks and documents available to end users through their native Mac applications -- Mail, iCal and Address Book. Even without a connection to the Internet, users can continue to work without interruption. The new synchronization protocols are available for Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Hosting Edition.

Open-Xchange Mobile Web App

Open-Xchange Mobile Web App, which lets you access data from Open-Xchange Server 6 with your smartphone running a webkit based browser like the iPhone or Android devices. Open-Xchange Mobile Web App offers online and offline access to appointments, contacts and mails on the road using your smartphone.

OXtender for SyncML

The Open-Xchange OXtender for SyncML extends the power of Smart Collaboration™ to users of hundreds of types of mobile devices offered by major device manufacturers. SyncML enabled devices can update user personal contact information wirelessly. The OXtender for SyncML is a server-side plugin based on the Open-Xchange USM synchronization framework. Synchronizing contacts from the personal contact folder is supported.

OXtender for cPanel

Integration of Open-Xchange with cPanel makes deployment and billing of Open-Xchange simple for service providers. Web hosters can offer Open-Xchange to their shared-hosting customers as well as to users of Virtual Private Servers - just by installing a software package together with cPanel.

Installation Requirements

Manuals

Hosting Edition / Server Edition (HE/SE)

Server Edition for Univention Corporate Server (SE for UCS)

Setup for synchronisation of Active Directory objects to OXSE for UCS

OXtender for Business Mobility

OXtender 2 for MS Outlook

Client Updater

  • Open-Xchange Client Updater User Guide
    (German, English)
  • Open-Xchange Client Updater Update.XML Administration Guide
    (English)

VoipNow Bundle

Mobile Web App

OXtender for SyncML

Parallels Integration (POA + Virtuozzo)

Parallels Integration (4PSA OXtender for Plesk)

Data MigrationTools

Troubleshooting

Documentation and Examples

OXtender for Microsoft Outlook

OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook

Whitepapers

Overview

Branding

UI Customization and Examples

Groupware Server customization

Programming Interfaces

  • The HTTP API is used by the Open-Xchange GUI and various 3rd party applications. It consists mainly of messages in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) sent over HTTP.
  • The WebDAV API is used by external clients to modify object on the OX Server. It based mainly on the webdav standard with some enhancements to handle OX objects.
  • Provisioning API to access the Open-Xchange Admin Daemon
    • The RMI API is used for data provisioning of Contexts, Users, Groups and Resources as well as for configuring Databases, Filestores and OX Servers. It is currently split into two parts,
    • The Open-Xchange CLT are shell scripts that simplify groupware and service administration
    • Create contexts/users with with Csv_import
    • Provisioning using SOAP
  • The Oxmapi is a windows library for programmers needed to communicate with the OX server
  • Open-Xchange Mail Abstraction Layer
  • The Plugin API for extending the GUI is described in two documents: an overview and the reference
  • UDPPush Open-Xchange PUSH Interface for Groupware Objects

Importing and exporting data

Configuration and Tweaks

Testing and QA

Translations

Installation based on source code

Open-Xchange Plugins

Open-Xchange is using the OSGi architecture to have maximum extensibility and flexibility. Many parts of Open-Xchange Server can be replaced by different OSGi components, which are called Bundles.

If you have further requests, this document describes the Open-Xchange feature prioritization process and the options for partners and customers to either feed feature requests into this process or to order custom feature implementations.

Community OXtender

OX LDAP Sync

OXtender for Thunderbird

OXtender for WebAdmin Panel

Open-Xchange Munin integration

External Community Projects


Support

My Registrations

In case you have purchased any Open-Xchange Support, register all received Keys within our License Database (LDB). Details can be found at

Support Overview

Open-Xchange offers you professional support during implementation as well as during operation. Depending on the different operational areas of our solutions, we offer

Support Offerings

Open-Xchange supports you with professional support during the implementation as well as during operating conditions. Further information at

Contact Support

You have a valid support contract and need immediate help, have a look at

Support Definitions

Descriptions for all the important definitions and words needed for Open-Xchange's Support offerings.

Community resources

Open-Xchange Server 5 to Open-Xchange Server Edition

This Data Migration Tools allows Open-Xchange Server 5 customers to migrate their data to Open-Xchange Server Edition. To ensure a seamless upgrade process to the new Open-Xchange Server Edition we are offering free “Data Migration Tools”.

Learn more about the order process and receive detail information

These tools are available to all clients and partners at no cost but with optional professional support offerings. Please click here for more details: Support offerings.

How the migration tool works:

The migration tool set consists of two different tools: the export tool and the import tool. A defined data set will be extracted from the Open-Xchange 5 Server and converted to the universal export format. These data then will be imported into Open-Xchange Server 6 with an import tool.
The following data types are currently supported by the Data Migration Tools: users, groups, resources, folders, tasks, calendars, contacts, attachments, documents, bookmarks, knowledge items.

The following data types are currently not exported: Mail folder, E-Mails, system specific settings, projects, forum, pinboard, mail filter scripts, general linkings.

Further information: Field Comparison OX5 vs. OX6

How to order the free Data Migration Tools?

Please fill out the request form below: Data Migration Tools OX5 to OX6

Download & Install

Basic information

Further information about the Data Migration Tools are available at http://www.open-xchange.com/en/migration-en

Download of Software and Documentation

Follow this link to download the Installation package, documentation and Release Notes.

The LDB credentials have to be provided. Further information under: Open-Xchange Support Database

Bug-Reporting

Please report bugs via the Open-Xchange Bugzilla:

Direct link to Open-Xchange Bugzilla

  • Product: Data Migration OX5‑OX6

Open-Xchange Data Migration Tools - Disclaimer

With more than 3,500 installationsOpen-Xchange is the most popular groupware for Linux. Open-Xchange Server 6 now sets new standards in functionality and user comfort. The Open-Xchange Data Migration Tools allow customers using the previous Open-Xchange Products to transfer their data. Please notice the following details concerning the usage of the Open-Xchange Data Migration Tools. Please read the detail information

With OX6, Open-Xchange provides a new product line with essential functional enhancements. Though not all of the OX5 functions are covered; some behavior has changed. There is e.g. no project management in OX6 and no linking between groupware objects. According to the licence agreements, Open-Xchange explicitly does not grant that the functionality meets the customer needs. To test the suitability of OX6, Open-Xchange provides free evaluation licences to their customers and partners. This enables you to check whether the new software is suited for your environment.

The software described in this guide includes tools for transferring data from an OX5 installation and into a fresh OX6 installation. OX5 and OX6 are different systems with different architectures, different feature sets and different data properties. Open-Xchange explicitely does not guarantee a 100% system migration, but provides free tools for transferring the most significant groupware data.

Each migration is different and depends on a variety of conditions not under Open-Xchange's control, like previously installed versions, installed add-ons, or connected 3rd party systems. The tools provided cover essential parts but not 100% of the needs. Despite comprehensive tests, Open-Xchange does not grant completeness and correctness of the transferred data. It is strongly recommended that you verify the correctness and completeness with a trial migration before going into production with the transferred data.

After performing a data transfer, it will *not* be possible to start another transfer to take over differences in to a running OX6 system (delta migration). To take over new data or modifications from OX5 you need to perform a data transfer from scratch. Changes made in the OX6 system will then be lost.

Open-Xchange advises to conduct test migrations and test the transferred data for completeness and correctness before taking migrated data into production. The log files of test migration provide you with valuable hints about which data could not be transferred. . It is the sole responsibility of the customer:

  • to perform backups prior to transferring any data
  • to test the new feature set of the new system for suitability prior to production
  • to test transferred data for completeness and correctness prior to production

Open-Xchange recommends seeking support for migration projects from a trained migration partner.

Open-Xchange Competence Center support for migration projects

Other migration partners close to you

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