Welcome to the MailArchiva Knowledge Base

This site is the home of the MailArchiva Knowledge Base.

MailArchiva is an email archiving system, used by companies, NGO's, governments and educational institutions of all sizes.

This knowledge base contains supplementary information to the MailArchiva AdministrationGuide. Here you will find useful troubleshooting tips, suggestions, and enhancements to the MailArchiva email archiving server. You are encouraged to participate by adding additional content. If you discover something about the MailArchiva email archiving system or have a specific question in mind, please feel free to edit and create new wiki pages.

Where to go from here?

CommonInstallProblems - learn about resolutions to common install and configuration problems

UpgradeInstructions - how to upgrade MailArchiva from OSE to EE, and to higher versions

OutOfMemory - how to stop the email archive server from running out of memory

LockedOut - what do you if you get locked out the email discovery and administration console

PerfectSetup - how to install and configure the MailArchiva email archiving system on Linux (from scratch) for a mid sized company (1000 mailboxes) running Postfix

AlternatePlatform - how to install MailArchiva on the OS X, BSD, AIX and other UNIX based platforms

MigrationGuide - how to migrate your old emails from Microsoft Exchange and other mail server to the MailArchiva archive server

FrequentlyAskedQuestions - frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the MailArchiva email archiver

ConfigurationTips - special configuration tips to help you get the most out of MailArchiva email archiving solution

WebServices - how to make use of the MailArchiva archive solution web services API

DeploymentInfo - guidelines on the successful deployment of the MailArchiva email archiving system

ExtensionInfo - useful extensions to the MailArchiva email archiving solution

PerformanceInsights - on the operational performance of the MailArchiva email archive server and implications for machine sizing requirements

MailSystemIntegration - connect the MailArchiva email archiving solution to a wide variety of mail systems (e.g. postfix, qmail, sendmail and others)

MailArchivaUtilities - useful utilities to help you get the most out of MailArchiva

DeveloperInfo - information on how to integrate with the MailArchiva email archiver and develop addons to the product

ServiceProvider - how to configure multiple instances of MailArchiva for centralized hosting

BackupGuide - on performing regular backups on your email archive and system configuration

MovingGuide - how to move MailArchiva and its data from one machine to another

ServerProfiling - on profiling the MailArchiva email archiving server