Refer to the product pages to know the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:

1. Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
2. Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with administration rights to the system.
3. Follow the steps in the installation wizard.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation. Kerio Connect engine starts (immediately or after restart) and runs as a service.

5. Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.

Refer to the product pages to learn about the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:

1. Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
2. Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with administration rights to the system.
3. Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect is installed in the /usr/local/kerio/mailserver folder.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation. Kerio Connect engine starts upon the computer system start-up and runs as a service.
5. Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.

Kerio Connect engine

To run or restart the service, go to System Preferences > Other > Kerio Connect Monitor.

You can also stop, start or restart Kerio Connect through Terminal or a SSHSecure Socket Shell - A network protocol that provides administrators with a secure way to access a remote machines. client with the following commands with root access:

• Stopping Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer stop
• Running Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer start
• Restarting Kerio Connect engine: sudo /usr/local/kerio/mailserver/KerioMailServer restart

Refer to the product pages to learn about the prerequisites before installation. Once everything is set up, you can start with the installation process as explained below:

1. Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
2. Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with root rights.For installations, Kerio Connect uses the RPM application. All functions are available except the option of changing the Kerio Connect location.
3. Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect is installed in the /opt/kerio/mailserver folder.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5. Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.

New installation

Start the installation using this command:

# rpm -i <installation_file_name>

Example: # rpm -i kerio-connect-8.0.0-6333.linux.rpm

If problems with package dependencies occur and you cannot install Kerio Connect, download and install the compat-libstdc++ package.

We recommend you read the LINUX-README file carefully, immediately after installation (located in the installation directory in the folder doc).

Kerio Connect engine

The script that provides automatic startup of the daemon (the Kerio Connect engine) on reboot of the operating system is located in /etc/init.d folder.

Use this script to start or stop the daemon manually. Kerio Connect must be run under the user root.

• Stopping Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect stop
• Running Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect start
• Restarting Kerio Connect engine: /etc/init.d/kerio-connect restart

If your distribution has systemd available, use these commands:

• Stopping Kerio Connect engine: systemctl stop kerio-connect.service
• Running Kerio Connect engine: systemctl start kerio-connect.service

For system requirements go to the product pages.

1. Download the Kerio Connect installation file.
2. Run the installer. Kerio Connect must be installed under the user with root rights.
3. Follow the steps in the installation wizard. Kerio Connect gets installed in the /opt/kerio/mailserver folder.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5. Perform the initial configuration before you start using Kerio Connect. For more information refer to Performing initial configuration in Kerio Connect.

New installation

Start the installation using this command:

# dpkg -i <installation_file_name.deb>

Example: # dpkg -i kerio-connect-8.0.0-1270.linux.i386.deb

If problems with package dependencies occur and you cannot install Kerio Connect, download and install the compat-libstdc++ package. We recommend you read the DEBIAN-README (located in the installation directory in folder doc) file carefully and immediately after installation.

Kerio Connect engine

The script that provides automatic start-up of the daemon (Kerio Connect engine) on system reboot is located in /etc/init.d folder.

Alternatively, use the following commands to start or stop the daemon manually. To run these commands, Kerio Connect must be run by a root user

• Stopping Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect stop
• Running Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect start
• Restarting Kerio Connect engine: sudo service kerio-connect restart