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Current Stable Release:
SME Server 8.0 released on 25th May 2012 |
Under Development:
SME Server 8.1 Beta 2 released on 14th October 2013 SME Server 9 Beta 2 released on 9th November 2013. |
SME ServerWelcome to http://contribs.org, the home of the SME Server. We're here to provide collaborative documentation of the SME Server project. SME Server is a leading Open Source distribution for small and medium enterprises. It is a simple, powerful, secure Linux server for networking and communicating, used by thousands of individuals, companies and organizations all over the world. SME Server provides a friendly, free alternative to expensive proprietary software, standing apart from the competition by shipping with most common functionality preconfigured, and features a number of popular additional enhancements in the form of downloadable Contributions. SME Server is built on CentOS using the publicly available open source Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources. It's advantages include:
SME Server provides the following standard functionality (See About SME Server for more detail):
all managed through an intuitive web interface The wiki menu bar at the left together with the links to the right provide comprehensive access to all the available Documentation for SME Server including details of the Community, Server Manuals (including screenshots), FAQ, Contribs and How To's. There are also links for Downloads, Bugzilla to report any bugs, and the vibrant user community Forums. Many individuals and corporations contribute to the ongoing development of SME Server, which is made available freely under the GNU General Public License. This license requires the public release of any modifications to the server, and allows these to be used to improve later versions. While SME Server is freely available under the GPL license, if you find SME Server useful we ask that you make a Donation in order to help keep this project alive. SupportSupport for SME Server is via the Community and it is highly recommended that you make yourself familiar with it and the Documentation (read this at least twice) before diving in. You should also read the Advice for new and existing users. The three main methods of support available are:
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Documentation | |||
Additional Documentation Documentation - The official Manual | ||||
Contributions Contribs - SME Server Contributed add-on packages | ||||
Bugzilla SME Server Development | ||||
Forums Meet People around the world | ||||
Categorised Contribs and Howto's | ||||
Contribs and Howto's rated by Skill Level | ||||
Wiki Help Help with reading and editing this Wiki | ||||
...and don't forget all the navigation links in the sidebar to the left. |