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| − | The Proxmox Mail Gateway 2. | + | 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 a | + | == Create a container == |
| − | Choose a free | + | Choose a free CT ID, we use 777 for this guide. |
| − | <pre>vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian- | + | <pre>vzctl create 777 --ostemplate debian-6.0-proxmox-mailgateway_3.1 --config default</pre> |
| − | == Configure the | + | == Configure the container == |
| − | Set IP | + | 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 | + | 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 | + | == Start the container == |
| − | + | vzctl start 777 | |
And finally set the root password: | 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, see [[ | + | For online backups, see [[backup of a running container with vzdump]]. |
| − | + | For live migration, see [[checkpointing and live migration]]. | |
| − | For HA Cluster, see http://www.proxmox.com | + | 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 == | ||
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
PrerequisitesEdit
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.
InstallationEdit
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 configEdit
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 containerEdit
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 containerEdit
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 containerEdit
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 ClusterEdit
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 configurationEdit
For the Proxmox configuration point your web browser to the given IP address.
More information on http://www.proxmox.com/