Zimbra Collaboration: Full Email, Calendar, and Contacts on Your Servers Training Course

Collaboration Sovereignty Landscape

• Zimbra versus Microsoft Exchange versus Google Workspace regarding total cost.
• Benefits of single-tenant control, auditing, and data residency.
• Feature comparison between the Network Edition and Open Source Edition.

Installation and Setup

• Preparation: hostname, DNS, firewall, and OS hardening.
• Deployment patterns for single-server and multi-server environments.
• Installation wizard, initial domain creation, and admin provisioning.

Messaging Core

• Postfix and OpenLDAP integration within Zimbra.
• Configuration of webmail, IMAP, and POP3 clients.
• Mobile access via ActiveSync, Exchange Web Services, and CalDAV.

Groupware Features

• Shared calendars, resource scheduling, and delegation.
• Contacts and global address lists linked to organisational units.
• Briefcase file sharing and document versioning.

Security and Authentication

• SSL/TLS setup and LetsEncrypt automation.
• Two-factor authentication using TOTP and hardware keys.
• Tuning for anti-spam (amavis, DKIM, SPF) and anti-virus (ClamAV).

Directory Federation

• External LDAP and Active Directory authentication.
• Delegated administration and domain separation for multi-tenant scenarios.

Backup and Disaster Recovery

• Real-time backup and restore using zmbackup.
• Snapshot strategies for mail store and database volumes.
• Cross-site replication and failover procedures.

Administration and Monitoring

• Admin console deep dive: COS, quotas, and message retention.
• CLI utilities for batch operations and scripting.
• Performance tuning and JVM memory allocation.