May be is a stupid question: why not stay on Zimbra?
diego
On Tuesday, 4 July 2023, Dashamir Hoxha <dashohoxha@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to migrate a Zimbra server to CarbonioCE (https://zextras.com/carbonio-community-edition), which is a fork of Zimbra. I have recorded the steps in this post: https://dashohoxha.fs.al/docs/install-carbonio-with-lxd.html
> To be honest, I don't like that they are so heavy. For example, Carbonio requires a minimum of 16GB RAM, and recommends 32GB (https://docs.zextras.com/carbonio-ce/html/requirements.html#system-requirements)
> My impression is that a mail server does not need more than 1 or 2 GB RAM. Yes, they also manage files, calendars, etc. but these are not necessary in my opinion, because NextCloud can do it better.
> Besides, installing and updating a letsencrypt certificate is a painful manual task (https://dashohoxha.fs.al/docs/install-carbonio-with-lxd.html#_ssl_certificate). With all the scripting and tools that they have done, they still have not automated the letsencrypt certificate!
> So, I'd like to explore any other mail server alternatives, which are easier to install and maintain, and which are lighter in resource requirements. Could you suggest anything, based on your experience?
> Thanks,
> Dashamir
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