Setting Goals for Ubuntu Server

08/10/2007 - 8:00pm
08/10/2007 - 10:00pm
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I think the first task before installing anything and even before deciding which distro to use and what services should be installed on this server, the first thing is to determine the server roles.

The main goals from this server are:
  1. To host a local Document Management System for NGO office.
  2. To host a local Information and Knowledge Base Management System for the NGO office.
  3. To keep all the important information/files on centralized box.
  4. and may be:
  5. To facilitate internal local emails exchange between the NGO officers.
  6. To facilitate a centralize Printing function.
Hence, the linux box has the following roles:
  1. Domain Name Server (DNS) role
  2. Application Server role: Web Server + Database Server
  3. File Server role
  4. Mail Server role
  5. Print Server role
The server will have no monitor, keyboard or mouse. It has to be accessed remotely through Secure Shell (SSH). Accordingly, the software to be installed:
  1. Ubuntu 7.07 (Feisty) Server Edition
  2. MySQL (included with Feisty when choosing LAMP Server)
  3. Apache2 (included with Feisty when choosing LAMP Server)
  4. PHP (included with Fesity when choosing LAMP Server)
  5. Bind9 DNS
  6. OpenSSH
  7. Sun Java5 JDK
  8. Tomcat 5
  9. Alfresco
  10. Postfix
  11. Courier IMAP
  12. Cyrus SASL
  13. TLS
  14. SquirrelMail
  15. HP Laserjet 1018 driver and firmware
  16. CUPS
  17. may be will need:
  18. SAMBA
This list to be updated if some software is found to be required afterward.

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