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=Design philosophy=

==Design philosophy==

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==Principle 1: Automating best practice==

===Principle 1: Automating best practice===

A good systems administrator knows what tasks must be done, either regularly or occasionally, to manage an Internet-connected server. Some tasks, such as backups and ensuring system security, are regular and ongoing. Other tasks, such as setting up file sharing or adding a new user, are only performed from time to time. In each case a good system administrator will not only know how to do the task itself, but also how to do it in a secure, maintainable, extensible and efficient manner, in accordance with current industry best practice.

A good systems administrator knows what tasks must be done, either regularly or occasionally, to manage an Internet-connected server. Some tasks, such as backups and ensuring system security, are regular and ongoing. Other tasks, such as setting up file sharing or adding a new user, are only performed from time to time. In each case a good system administrator will not only know how to do the task itself, but also how to do it in a secure, maintainable, extensible and efficient manner, in accordance with current industry best practice.

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==Principle 2: Simplicity==

===Principle 2: Simplicity===

The SME Server is characterized by its tight focus on providing network server functions. For the end-user, the SME Server provides simple, extensible web-based management. For developers, the SME Server provides clean, consistent, extensible interfaces to allow features to be added and modified.

The SME Server is characterized by its tight focus on providing network server functions. For the end-user, the SME Server provides simple, extensible web-based management. For developers, the SME Server provides clean, consistent, extensible interfaces to allow features to be added and modified.

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==Principle 3: Extensibility==

===Principle 3: Extensibility===

SME Server's third design goal is extensibility, which provides a balance to the simplicity previously described. Since the simplest possible server will not suit every need, we make it easy to customize and extend the server in a number of ways.

SME Server's third design goal is extensibility, which provides a balance to the simplicity previously described. Since the simplest possible server will not suit every need, we make it easy to customize and extend the server in a number of ways.

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==Principle 4: Reliability==

===Principle 4: Reliability===

The SME Server is designed to run without intervention 24 hours per day, seven days a week. This reliability has been designed from the ground up: stable, well supported versions of the Linux kernel and applications, RAID disk mirroring, automatic firewall, and process supervision. Where applications have been shown to be insecure or unreliable, we use stable, secure replacements. The modular architecture allows this to be done without affecting the system administrator's view of the system and with only localised effect on the developer's view.

The SME Server is designed to run without intervention 24 hours per day, seven days a week. This reliability has been designed from the ground up: stable, well supported versions of the Linux kernel and applications, RAID disk mirroring, automatic firewall, and process supervision. Where applications have been shown to be insecure or unreliable, we use stable, secure replacements. The modular architecture allows this to be done without affecting the system administrator's view of the system and with only localised effect on the developer's view.

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