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Quick Installation Guide (supported packages)

To download and install the software, please use the following Installation Guides:

Hosting Edition deployment tutorials

A complete guide of necessary tasks with a hardware and setup recommendation for different Open-Xchange Hosting environments:

Installing the latest Updates

To get in favor of the latest minor features and bugfixes, you need to have a valid license. The article Updating Open-Xchange Server packages packages explains how that can be done.

Upsell functionality

The Open-xchange Upsell packages provide the ability to show advertisements to an Open-Xchange user who is using a free of charge package like "Webmail" or "PIM". It gives hosting companies the possibility to take advantage of selling premium OX services (Mobility OXtender etc.) via "in app" technology.

Upsell Layer installation and configuration
OX Permission Level Matrix

Reporting Tool (Mandatory for Maintenance)

To receive maintenance in the future, the installation of the Open-Xchange Reporting Tool is mandatory. It documents the current state of your system installation. Furthermore, the tool runs a validity check for your current maintenance. Based on the reported detail information Open-Xchange will be able to improve its own support and maintenance offerings for you. This article explains how that can be done:

OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook

The Open-Xchange OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook® lets users keep their familiar Outlook client when their organization moves to Open-Xchange Server. Users feel right at home working with their Outlook interface while in the background the OXtender synchronizes E-Mails, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks, along with Public, Shared and System Folders. Real-time synchronization enables fast response times, so teams can work as efficiently as possible.

Microsoft Outlook® Uploader

Open-Xchange provides Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook® Uploader (short: OXUploader), a migration tool to export data from Microsoft Outlook® or from a Microsoft Exchange Server® to the Open-Xchange Server.

OXtender for Business Mobility (ActiveSync)

OXtender for Business Mobility enables to securely manage emails, contacts, calendar and tasks always synchronized with Open-Xchange – Based on Microsoft Exchange Active Sync (EAS) standard.

Client Updater (OXtender for MS Outlook)

The Open-Xchange Updater is a software tool by Open-Xchange that installs the latest version of Open-Xchange client software on computers running Windows. The Updater automatically informs users of new updates of e.g. the Open-Xchange OXtender for Microsoft Outlook.

Mac OS X synchronization based on CalDAV and CardDAV protocols

Integration with Mac OS X makes Open-Xchange e-mails, appointments and contacts available to end users through their native Mac applications -- Mail, iCal and Address Book. Even without a connection to the Internet, users can continue to work without interruption. The new synchronization protocols are available for Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Hosting Edition.

Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface

Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface, which lets you access data from Open-Xchange Server 6 with your smartphone running a webkit based browser like the iPhone or Android devices. Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface offers online and offline access to appointments, contacts and mails on the road using your smartphone.

OXtender for SyncML

The Open-Xchange OXtender for SyncML extends the power of Smart Collaboration™ to users of hundreds of types of mobile devices offered by major device manufacturers. SyncML enabled devices can update user personal contact information wirelessly. The OXtender for SyncML is a server-side plugin based on the Open-Xchange USM synchronization framework. Synchronizing contacts from the personal contact folder is supported.

OXtender for cPanel

Integration of Open-Xchange with cPanel makes deployment and billing of Open-Xchange simple for service providers. Web hosters can offer Open-Xchange to their shared-hosting customers as well as to users of Virtual Private Servers - just by installing a software package together with cPanel.

Installation Requirements


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Open-Xchange Community Edition is an version that is not officially supported by Open-Xchange

When you choose to install packages for one of the maintained platforms as listed below, you can later buy maintenance and a support contract without migrating any data.

Products like OXtender for MS Outlook and OXtender for Mac OS can only be purchased and supported in combination with a maintenance contract and thus only with products like HE, SE, SE for UCS or ASE.

Maintained packages (Support contract available)

To download and install the software, please use the following Installation Guides:

Unsupported packages

Update from old packages


Installation Requirements


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Advanced Server Edition (ASE)

Open-Xchange Advanced Server Edition is a multi-tier, small footprint solution that integrates seamlessly into customers architectures enabling smooth start of operation based on flexible services with Enterprise Linux distribution, identity management and Infrastructure management.

Please Note: All updates, including operating system update, will be supplied by Open-Xchange directly to the server itself via the web based built-in updater. This service will be provided to all maintenance paying customers. If there are any configuration changes which don't fit the Univention Configuration Registry (UCR) Scheme Support can't be guaranteed.


Setup for synchronisation of Active Directory objects to OXASE

OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook

The Open-Xchange OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook® lets users keep their familiar Outlook client when their organization moves to Open-Xchange Server. Users feel right at home working with their Outlook interface while in the background the OXtender synchronizes E-Mails, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks, along with Public, Shared and System Folders. Real-time synchronization enables fast response times, so teams can work as efficiently as possible.

Microsoft Outlook® Uploader

Open-Xchange provides Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook® Uploader (short: OXUploader), a migration tool to export data from Microsoft Outlook® or from a Microsoft Exchange Server® to the Open-Xchange Server.

OXtender for Business Mobility (ActiveSync)

OXtender for Business Mobility enables to securely manage emails, contacts, calendar and tasks always synchronized with Open-Xchange – Based on Microsoft Exchange Active Sync (EAS) standard.

Client Updater (OXtender for MS Outlook)

The Open-Xchange Updater is a software tool by Open-Xchange that installs the latest version of Open-Xchange client software on computers running Windows. The Updater automatically informs users of new updates of e.g. the Open-Xchange OXtender for Microsoft Outlook.

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