AppSuite:OX System Requirements

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OX App Suite Requirements - Open-Xchange supported components overview

The following table provides an overview about the supported components at the OX User Front-End, Connector for Microsoft Outlook and Connector for Business Mobility. This overview makes no claim to be complete.

Open-Xchange Server 6 overview tables about the supported components at the OX User Front-End, Connector for Microsoft Outlook and Connector for Business Mobility are available at OX 6 Requirements - Open-Xchange supported components overview

Information about Maintenance expiries of components, versions and browser support, can be found in the Maintenance Expires Table

Installation-, Hardware-, Software-Requirements

Please note: Installation and administration of the OX App Suite requires basic knowledge of E-Mail systems under Linux, Apache and MySQL as well as experience in the command line administration of Linux systems.

OX App Suite:

  • Memory 8 GB - 12 GB
    Please Note: If you want to install OX in a VM memory needs to be allocated exclusively to that installation (and not shared with other VM's). This also applies to the database and other related systems or components.
  • Disk 500 MB plus User Data
  • Supported Platform Architecture: 64 bit Operation Systems (x84_64)
  • Supported IMAP Server: Dovecot (Recommended), Cyrus and Courier (To some extent, may mot support all features)

Desktop Browser (Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 768)

Browser OX App Suite User Front-End
   
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 v7.6.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11/Edge v7.8.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11/Edge v7.8.2, v7.8.3
Mozilla Firefox (latest & previous version) 7.8.2, v7.8.3
Google Chrome (latest & previous version) v7.8.2, v7.8.3
Apple Safari (latest version & previous version. Mac OS X only) v7.8.2, v7.8.3

Mobile Device Support

Mobile Device Supported Browser OX App Suite User Front-End Minimum Speed Requirements
       
iPhone on iOS 9 / iOS 10 Safari v7.8.2, v7.8.3 3G connections (512/256kBit/s, 350ms latency)
Smartphone on Android 4.1 or later Chrome (latest & previous version) v7.8.2, v7.8.3 3G connections (512/256kBit/s, 350ms latency)

Tablet Support

Tablet Supported Browser OX App Suite User Front-End Minimum Speed Requirements
       
Apple iPad (all devices) on iOS 9 / iOS 10 Safari v7.8.2, v7.8.3 3G connections (512/256kBit/s, 350ms latency)
Tablets on Android 4.1 or later Chrome (latest & previous version) v7.8.2, v7.8.3 3G connections (512/256kBit/s, 350ms latency)

MS Windows / MS Outlook® / OX Updater

Requirement Connector for Microsoft Outlook OX Updater
     
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Client PC operating system Latest versions of Windows 10 (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators and Windows RT) Latest versions of Windows 10 (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators and Windows RT)
Supported Outlook versions Latest versions of Microsoft Outlook 2010 (each with 32 + 64 bit), Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 (each with 32 + 64 bit; no support of "Office 2010 Click-to-Run", "Office Home and Business 2010 Testversion”)  

Calendar/Contact synchronization Apple Mac OS X

Requirement Calendar synchronization with CalDAV Contacts synchronization with CardDAV
     
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Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) Check.gif Check.gif
macOS 10.12 (Sierra) Check.gif Check.gif

Calendar/Contact synchronization Apple iOS

Requirement Calendar synchronization with CalDAV Contacts synchronization with CardDAV
     
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Mobility Solution - Supported- Platforms, Features and Devices

Feature/Technology/Device OXtender for Business Mobility (availalble for App Suite, OXHE, OXSE)
   
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Exchange Active Sync 12.1 Check.gif
   
Access and creation of emails Check.gif
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Public and Shared PIM folder Cross.gif
Global address book Check.gif
Push E-Mail Check.gif
   
Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 (latest & previous minor versions) Check.gif
Apple iOS 8 / iOS 9 / iOS 10 Check.gif
Android 2.3 or later Check.gif

OX Drive for Clients

Requirement System / Platform
   
OX App Suite OX App Suite v7.8.1, OX App Suite v7.8.2
Supported Platforms Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 (Squeeze), Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (Wheezy), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, RedHat Enterprise Linux 6, CentOS 6
Univention Corporate Server 4.0
OX Drive for Windows Latest versions of Windows 7, latest versions of Windows 8, latest versions of Windows 10 (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators and Windows RT)
OX Drive for Mac OS Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
OX Drive for iOS Apple Apple iOS 8, Apple iOS 9, Apple iOS 10
OX Drive for Android Smartphone on Android 4.1 or later with Chrome (latest & previous version), Tablets on Android 4.1 or later with Chrome (latest & previous version)

OX Mail for Clients

Requirement System / Platform / User Interface
   
OX App Suite OX App Suite v7.8.1, OX App Suite v7.8.2
Platform Redhat Enterprise Linux 6, Redhat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (Wheezy), Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (Jessie), Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES 11), Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12)
OX Mail for iOS Apple iOS 8, Apple iOS 9, Apple iOS 10
OX Mail for Android Smartphone on Android 4.3 or later

OX Sync App

Requirement System / Platform / User Interface
   
OX App Suite OX App Suite v7.8.2
Platform Redhat Enterprise Linux 6, Redhat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (Wheezy), Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (Jessie), Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES 11), Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12)
OX Sync App for Android Smartphone on Android 4.0 or later

OX Guard

Requirement System / Platform / User Interface
   
OX App Suite OX Guard since v2.4.0: OX App Suite v7.8.1, OX Guard since v2.4.2: OX App Suite v7.8.2
Mobile Device and Tablet Support Apple iPhone on iOS 8 / iOS 9 / iOS 10: Safari (latest version & previous version)
Smartphone on Android 4.1 or later: Chrome (latest & previous version)
Apple iPad (all devices) on iOS 8 / iOS 9 / iOS 10: Safari Safari (latest version & previous version)
Tablets on Android 4.1 or later: Chrome (latest & previous version)
Server Platforms Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES 11, SLE 12)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL6, RHEL7)
Debian 7, 8
CentOS 6, 7
Univention Corporate Server

OX Messenger

Desktop Browser Support (Chat 1-1 & Group)

Chat 1-1 & Group Microsoft IE 10 Microsoft IE 11 Microsoft Edge Google Chrome (latest & previous version) Mozilla Firefox (latest & previous version) Apple Safari (latest version & previous version. Mac OS X only)
             
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Desktop Browser Support (Audio/Video)

Audio 1-1 & Group Google Chrome (latest & previous version) Mozilla Firefox (latest & previous version)
     
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Video 1-1 & Group Google Chrome (latest & previous version) Mozilla Firefox (latest & previous version)
     
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Please note: Since OX Messenger v1.4.0, Open-Xchange no longer supports flash based fallback for browsers. This means that audio and video calls are not supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari.

Additional Requirements

  • XMPP Server
  • OS: Debian “Wheezy” 7.3
  • JVM: Oracle JVM
  • JBoss AS
  • Mobiscents (JAIN SLEE)
  • DB: MYSQL

eM Client for OX App Suite

Requirement eM Client for OX App Suite
   
OX App Suite OX App Suite v7.8.1, OX App Suite v7.8.2
Client PC operating system Latest Versions of Windows 7 (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators), latest versions of Windows 8 (no support of start screen tiles), latest versions of Windows 10 (no support of Mac OS X clients with emulators and Windows RT)

Server Platforms

Platforms Supported Java Versions Supported Database
     
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES 11) IBM Java 7 MySQL 5.5
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12) IBM Java 7 MariaDB 10.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) OpenJDK 7 MySQL 5.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL7) OpenJDK 8 MariaDB 5.5
Debian 7 (Wheezy) OpenJDK 7 MySQL 5.5, MariaDB 10.1
Debian 8 (Jessie) OpenJDK 7 MySQL 5.5, MariaDB 10.1
CentOS 6 OpenJDK 7 MySQL 5.1
CentOS 7 OpenJDK 8 MariaDB 5.5
Univention Corporate Server 4 OpenJDK 7 MySQL 5.5

Please Note: To gain higher availability a setup based on Percona XtraDB Cluster is supported like described in this article: Galera database setup. Open-Xchange supports the "Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.5" flavor of the Galera database and starting with OX 7.8.0 also version 5.6.x.