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This is a guide on setting up Zimbra 8.7 from source on FreeBSD 10.

WARNING: As of writing this guide ZCS 8.7 is still in beta and I will be pulling the latest code from Zimbra straight from the tap. Your mileage may vary.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date and refresh the ports tree:
  

  pkg update && pkg upgrade
  portsnap fetch extract
  

• Install a few dependencies:
  

  pkg install git screen bash
  

• Create a zimbra group:
  

  pw add group zimbra
  

• Create a zimbra user:
  

  pw add user -n zimbra -m -s /usr/local/bin/bash -c "Zimbra" 
  

Build the Zimbra from source:¶

• Since downloading the source code takes a long time depending on the internet connection used, using screen or tmux will help:
  

  screen
  

• Download the current release of Zimbra:
  

  mkdir ~/git
  cd ~/git
  git clone -b judaspriest-foss https://git.zimbra.com/repos/zimbra-foss/.git
  

  • NOTE: This took around 14GB of storage, so be forewarned.
  • NOTE: Use CTRL+D and then D to detach the screen session.

Resources¶

• https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Building_Zimbra_using_Git