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| − | The Proxmox Mail Gateway template is an OpenVZ OS template that allows you to run the Antispam & Antivirus Mail Gateway. Proxmox runs in different virtualization environments but in OpenVZ it is almost twice as fast as | + | The Proxmox Mail Gateway 2.2 template is an OpenVZ OS template that allows you to run the Antispam & Antivirus Mail Gateway. Proxmox runs in different virtualization environments but in OpenVZ it is almost twice as fast as with full virtualization - due to the minimal overhead. Proxmox offers free and commercial licenses. |
| − | = Prerequisites = | + | == Prerequisites == |
| − | I assume you have already a running OpenVZ server. This | + | I assume you have already a running OpenVZ server. This howto is based on an fresh CentOS 4.4 installation with OpenVZ kernel 2.6.9 but should also work with all other combinations. I used a Dual Xeon with 2 GB RAM. |
| − | = Installation = | + | == Installation == |
| − | Download the Proxmox OpenVZ template | + | Download the Proxmox OpenVZ template: |
| − | + | wget http://download.proxmox.com/appliances/mail/debian-6.0-proxmox-mailgateway_3.1-2_amd64.tar.gz | |
Copy the template into the template cache, usually to /vz/templates/cache/ | Copy the template into the template cache, usually to /vz/templates/cache/ | ||
| − | = Create a default config = | + | == Create a default config == |
| − | Create a reasonable default config if you don’t have one. The following command creates the file /etc/vz/conf/ve-default.conf-sample which contains reasonable defaults if you plan to run 5 | + | Create a reasonable default config if you don’t have one. The following command creates the file <code>/etc/vz/conf/ve-default.conf-sample</code> which contains reasonable defaults if you plan to run 5 containers: |
| − | + | vzsplit -n 5 -f default | |
| − | = Create | + | == Create a container == |
| − | Choose a free | + | Choose a free CT ID, we use 777 for this guide. |
| − | |||
| − | + | <pre>vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian-6.0-proxmox-mailgateway_3.1 --config default</pre> | |
| − | + | == Configure the container == | |
| − | |||
| − | Set | + | Set IP address and DNS nameservers, start servers automatically at boot time: please adapt these settings to your environment. |
| − | |||
| − | + | vzctl set 777 --onboot yes --ipadd 192.168.2.110 \ | |
| − | + | --nameserver 192.168.2.100 --nameserver 192.168.2.101 \ | |
| + | --hostname proxmox --searchdomain yourdomain.tld --save | ||
| + | |||
| + | Set guaranteed memory to 1024MB, maximum disk space to 4GB. | ||
| + | |||
| + | vzctl set 777 --vmguarpages 1024M:unlimited --privvmpages 1G:1100M --diskspace 4000M:4400M --save | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Start the container == | ||
| − | + | vzctl start 777 | |
| − | + | And finally set the root password: | |
| + | vzctl set 777 --userpasswd root:YOURPASSWORD | ||
Now you have a running Proxmox! By typing vzlist you should have something like this. | Now you have a running Proxmox! By typing vzlist you should have something like this. | ||
<pre>[root@vz1 ~]# vzlist | <pre>[root@vz1 ~]# vzlist | ||
| − | + | CTID NPROC STATUS IP_ADDR HOSTNAME | |
777 56 running 192.168.2.110 proxmox | 777 56 running 192.168.2.110 proxmox | ||
[root@vz1 ~]#</pre> | [root@vz1 ~]#</pre> | ||
| − | = Backup considerations, live migration, and HA Cluster = | + | == Backup considerations, live migration, and HA Cluster == |
| − | + | You can run the mail gateway on any OpenVZ platform and on the [http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_2.0_Cluster Proxmox VE Cluster]. This include live-migration and online backups. | |
| − | For online backups | + | For online backups, see [[backup of a running container with vzdump]]. |
| − | + | For live migration, see [[checkpointing and live migration]]. | |
| − | For HA Cluster | + | For HA Cluster, see [[HA cluster with DRBD and Heartbeat]] and [http://www.proxmox.com/proxmox-mail-gateway/features feature page on Proxmox]. |
| − | = Proxmox configuration = | + | == Proxmox configuration == |
For the Proxmox configuration point your web browser to the given IP address. | For the Proxmox configuration point your web browser to the given IP address. | ||
| − | More information on http://www.proxmox.com | + | More information on http://www.proxmox.com/ |
[[Category: HOWTO]] | [[Category: HOWTO]] | ||
[[Category: Templates]] | [[Category: Templates]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:12, 15 March 2014
The Proxmox Mail Gateway 2.2 template is an OpenVZ OS template that allows you to run the Antispam & Antivirus Mail Gateway. Proxmox runs in different virtualization environments but in OpenVZ it is almost twice as fast as with full virtualization - due to the minimal overhead. Proxmox offers free and commercial licenses.
Contents
Prerequisites[edit]
I assume you have already a running OpenVZ server. This howto is based on an fresh CentOS 4.4 installation with OpenVZ kernel 2.6.9 but should also work with all other combinations. I used a Dual Xeon with 2 GB RAM.
Installation[edit]
Download the Proxmox OpenVZ template:
wget http://download.proxmox.com/appliances/mail/debian-6.0-proxmox-mailgateway_3.1-2_amd64.tar.gz
Copy the template into the template cache, usually to /vz/templates/cache/
Create a default config[edit]
Create a reasonable default config if you don’t have one. The following command creates the file /etc/vz/conf/ve-default.conf-sample which contains reasonable defaults if you plan to run 5 containers:
vzsplit -n 5 -f default
Create a container[edit]
Choose a free CT ID, we use 777 for this guide.
vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian-6.0-proxmox-mailgateway_3.1 --config default
Configure the container[edit]
Set IP address and DNS nameservers, start servers automatically at boot time: please adapt these settings to your environment.
vzctl set 777 --onboot yes --ipadd 192.168.2.110 \ --nameserver 192.168.2.100 --nameserver 192.168.2.101 \ --hostname proxmox --searchdomain yourdomain.tld --save
Set guaranteed memory to 1024MB, maximum disk space to 4GB.
vzctl set 777 --vmguarpages 1024M:unlimited --privvmpages 1G:1100M --diskspace 4000M:4400M --save
Start the container[edit]
vzctl start 777
And finally set the root password:
vzctl set 777 --userpasswd root:YOURPASSWORD
Now you have a running Proxmox! By typing vzlist you should have something like this.
[root@vz1 ~]# vzlist
CTID NPROC STATUS IP_ADDR HOSTNAME
777 56 running 192.168.2.110 proxmox
[root@vz1 ~]#
Backup considerations, live migration, and HA Cluster[edit]
You can run the mail gateway on any OpenVZ platform and on the Proxmox VE Cluster. This include live-migration and online backups.
For online backups, see backup of a running container with vzdump.
For live migration, see checkpointing and live migration.
For HA Cluster, see HA cluster with DRBD and Heartbeat and feature page on Proxmox.
Proxmox configuration[edit]
For the Proxmox configuration point your web browser to the given IP address.
More information on http://www.proxmox.com/
