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=III. How to create an SME Server package - step by step=

=III. How to create an SME Server package - step by step=

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==Getting started==

==Getting started==

The best way to get started is to install an SME Server and start experimenting with it. Download a copy from http://mirror.contribs.org/pub/smeserver/releases/7/iso/ and burn your own CD.

The best way to get started is to install an SME Server and start experimenting with it. Download a copy from [[SME_Server:Download]] and burn your own CD.

If you (or any developers at your organization) have multiple computers on a home network, a cablemodem, DSL, or dialup connection, and an old Pentium machine that you don't need, we recommend installing the SME Server software on the old Pentium machine, and using it as a home gateway and firewall.

If you (or any developers at your organization) have multiple computers on a home network, a cablemodem, DSL, or dialup connection, and an old Pentium machine that you don't need, we recommend installing the SME Server software on the old Pentium machine, and using it as a home gateway and firewall.

 

{{Note box|The SME Server software erases all data from the PC on which it is installed, to turn it into a dedicated server that can run 24x7. Do not install it on a PC unless you are prepared to erase all of its data!}}

 

'''Note: ''' The SME Server software erases all data from the PC on which it is installed, to turn it into a dedicated server that can run 24x7. Do not install it on a PC unless you are prepared to erase all of its data!

 

Alternatively, you can install the SME Server on a corporate LAN in <span class="emphasis">''server/gateway''</span> mode (creating a small private network behind a firewall that occupies a single IP address on the Internet) or in <span class="emphasis">''server-only''</span> mode - in which the SME Server provides network services to other computers as a peer on the network.

Alternatively, you can install the SME Server on a corporate LAN in <span class="emphasis">''server/gateway''</span> mode (creating a small private network behind a firewall that occupies a single IP address on the Internet) or in <span class="emphasis">''server-only''</span> mode - in which the SME Server provides network services to other computers as a peer on the network.

{{Warning box|The server-only mode is designed for LAN environments that already have a firewall/gateway.}}

 

'''Note: ''' Warning! The server-only mode is designed for LAN environments that already have a firewall/gateway.

 

In addition to feeling comfortable installing and using the SME Server software, you should also have a working knowledge of Linux, including use of the command line tools.

In addition to feeling comfortable installing and using the SME Server software, you should also have a working knowledge of Linux, including use of the command line tools.

If an RPM does not already exist, you should install a CentOS developer workstation or server for SME Server development. You will also need to install the <var class="LITERAL">e-smith-devtools</var> packages which can be found on the SME Server CD.

If an RPM does not already exist, you should install a CentOS developer workstation or server for SME Server development. You will also need to install the <var class="LITERAL">e-smith-devtools</var> packages which can be found on the SME Server CD.

 

{{Note box|msg=We strongly recommend against installing development tools, such as compilers, on any production servers, especially those which are accessible from the Internet.}}

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'''Note: ''' We strongly recommend against installing development tools, such as compilers, on any production servers, especially those which are accessible from the Internet.

 

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