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SME Server Documentation is based around four manuals. See here for [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Guidelines|descriptions]] of the differences and aims of each.

SME Server Documentation is based around four manuals. See here for [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Guidelines|descriptions]] of the differences and aims of each.

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual|Administration Manual]] describes installation and day to day operation by the local Server Admin.

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual|Administration Manual]] describes installation and day to day operation by the local Server Admin.<br />

 

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual|User Manual]] provides information to help users configure their client applications, and how they can interact with the server.<br />

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual|User Manual]] provides information to help users configure their client applications, and how they can interact with the server.

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual|Technical Manual]] aka system tweaking guide, commands and methods to modify the sever and further help.<br />

 

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|Developers Manual]] contains information required to integrate applications into SME.<br />

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual|Technical Manual]] aka system tweaking guide, commands and methods to modify the sever and further help.

There is also a '[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]' and a '[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:HowTo|HowTo]]' Collection.<br />

 

The [[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|Developers Manual]] contains information required to integrate applications into SME.

 

There is also a '[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]' and a '[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:HowTo|HowTo]]' Collection  

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'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual|Administration Manual]]'''

'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual|Administration Manual]]'''<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Welcome to SME Server 7.0]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Welcome to SME Server 7.0]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. The role of the SME Server]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. The role of the SME Server]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Hardware Requirements of the SME Server]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter5|Chapter 5. Installing And Configuring Your SME Server Software]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter6|Chapter 6. The Server Console]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter7|Chapter 7. Configuring the Computers on Your Network]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Hardware Requirements of the SME Server]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter8|Chapter 8. On-going Administration using the server manager]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter9|Chapter 9. Collaboration]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter5|Chapter 5. Installing And Configuring Your SME Server Software]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter10|Chapter 10. Administration]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter11|Chapter 11. Security]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter6|Chapter 6. The Server Console]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter12|Chapter 12. Miscellaneous]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13|Chapter 13. Configuration]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter7|Chapter 7. Configuring the Computers on Your Network]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter14|Chapter 14. Information Bays (i-bays)]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Appendix|SME Manual Appendix]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter8|Chapter 8. On-going Administration using the server manager]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter9|Chapter 9. Collaboration]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter10|Chapter 10. Administration]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter11|Chapter 11. Security]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter12|Chapter 12. Miscellaneous]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13|Chapter 13. Configuration]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter14|Chapter 14. Information Bays (i-bays)]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Appendix|SME Manual Appendix]]

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'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual|User Manual]]'''

'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual|User Manual]]'''<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Remote Access]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Remote Access]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. Configuring Your Applications]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. User File Storage on the SME Server]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. Configuring Your Applications]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Webmail]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. User File Storage on the SME Server]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Webmail]]

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'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual|Technical Manual]]'''

'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual|Technical Manual]]'''<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Included Software Configuration]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter1|Chapter 1. Included Software Configuration]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. Adding New Software]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. Notes for Contrib Authors]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter2|Chapter 2. Adding New Software]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Finding Answers]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter5|Chapter 5. How you can help]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter3|Chapter 3. Notes for Contrib Authors]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter6|Chapter 6. Command Line Configuration]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter7|Chapter 7. Custom Templates]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter4|Chapter 4. Finding Answers]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter8|Chapter 8. Hardware Configuration]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter5|Chapter 5. How you can help]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter6|Chapter 6. Command Line Configuration]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter7|Chapter 7. Custom Templates]]

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Technical_Manual:Chapter8|Chapter 8. Hardware Configuration]]

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'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|Developers Manual]]'''

'''[[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|Developers Manual]]'''<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|SME Developer Documentation]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual|SME Developer Documentation]]

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'''Other Documention'''

'''Other Documention'''<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:FAQ|SME Frequently Asked Questions]]<br />

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:FAQ|SME Frequently Asked Questions]]

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:HowTo|SME How To's]]<br />

 

[[SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:HowTo|SME How To's]]

* Cross-platform and extendable to meet future needs: SME Server already has everything necessary to provide the core services most people need to network Linux, Macintosh, and Windows systems.  

* Cross-platform and extendable to meet future needs: SME Server already has everything necessary to provide the core services most people need to network Linux, Macintosh, and Windows systems.  

* And it's completely free!

* And it's completely free!

* Download the ISO from [[http://www.smeserver.org]]

* Download the ISO from [http://www.smeserver.org]

The heart of SME Server 7.0 is based on the GPL'd sources of the unsupported developer release of SME 7.0 alpha from [[http://www.mitel.com/|Mitel]], who is the copyright holder for much of what makes SME Server what it is.  Mitel's commercial offering is known as the [[http://www.mitel.com/DocController?documentId=9787&c=9509&sc=-1|Mitel Managed Application Server]], and in the past was known as e-Smith.  Mitel has been very generous to fund development of the alpha and beta versions and to keep to the spirit of the GPL by sharing their source code freely.

The heart of SME Server 7.0 is based on the GPL'd sources of the unsupported developer release of SME 7.0 alpha from [http://www.mitel.com/|Mitel], who is the copyright holder for much of what makes SME Server what it is.  Mitel's commercial offering is known as the [http://www.mitel.com/DocController?documentId=9787&c=9509&sc=-1|Mitel Managed Application Server], and in the past was known as e-Smith.  Mitel has been very generous to fund development of the alpha and beta versions and to keep to the spirit of the GPL by sharing their source code freely.

SME Server 7.0 uses many packages from [[http://centos.org|Centos]] and [[http://rpmforge.net|RPMForge]].  Centos 4 is built from publically available open source [[http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/4/en/os/i386/SRPMS|Red Hat Enterprise Linux SRPMS]] and aims to be binary compatible.  RPMForge is a collaborative effort of several RPM packagers that build RPMs not included with Centos.  Almost all of the packages that SME Server includes from these upstream vendors are included unmodified.  The purpose of doing so is to take advantage of the stability that comes from the huge user base that uses these packages, for security, and to allow automatic updates as soon as an update is available from the upstream vendor.  Security updates from ~Redhat/Centos should be available until 2012 for Centos 4.

SME Server 7.0 uses many packages from [http://centos.org|CentOS] and [http://rpmforge.net|RPMForge].  CentOS 4 is built from publically available open source [http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/4/en/os/i386/SRPMS|Red Hat Enterprise Linux SRPMS] and aims to be binary compatible.  RPMForge is a collaborative effort of several RPM packagers that build RPMs not included with CentOS.  Almost all of the packages that SME Server includes from these upstream vendors are included unmodified.  The purpose of doing so is to take advantage of the stability that comes from the huge user base that uses these packages, for security, and to allow automatic updates as soon as an update is available from the upstream vendor.  Security updates from Redhat/Centos should be available until 2012 for Centos 4.

====1.1. About This Manual====

====1.1. About This Manual====