Horde Groupware Virtual Appliance

Horde Groupware Virtual Appliance is a cool package that comes with everything you need for using the Horde Groupware Webmail Edition. Alongside the main app, it also includes Joe, which is a simple text editor, and VMware Tools to help it run smoothly.

Easy Setup and Use

Setting up Horde Groupware is straightforward. We followed the official guidelines to get everything in place. Just a heads up: we really recommend not using this appliance for production purposes. It's meant to be a quick-and-easy solution for folks who want to check out Horde Groupware without going through all the hassle of configuring it.

Compatibility with VMware

This virtual appliance was built with VMware Server 2, but don’t worry! It should work just fine on recent versions like VMware Fusion, VMware Player, and VMware Workstation.

Network Settings

The default network settings are pretty standard:

• IP Address: 192.168.10.231


• Subnet: 255.255.255.0


• DNS: 192.168.10.1


• Gateway: 192.168.10.1

You can log into the appliance by opening your browser and typing in http://192.168.10.231/horde/.

User Accounts Available

We've set up two user accounts: one for admin tasks and another for regular use.

• Administrator Account:
  
  
  
  • User: hordeadmin
  
  
  • Password: adminpassword
  
  
  
  


• Regular User Account:
  
  
  
  • User: hordeuser
  
  
  • Password: userpassword
  
  
  
  

The system has one system user named 'root'. Here’s how you can log in:

• User: root


• Password: hordepassword1

Your MySQL Credentials

• User Database:
  
  Database Name: horde,
  
  User: horde,
  
  Password: thehordepassword
  

Updating Your Network Settings

Changing your network settings is easy! Just run this command:

system-config-network

Then modify them as needed.

After changing your IP address, don't forget to update /etc/hosts by replacing '192.168.10.231' with your new IP address.

Finally, restart Apache by running this command:

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

Email Service Guide Disclaimer

Just a note: Email Service Guide (ESG) isn't responsible for any issues or damages that might happen from using this virtual appliance!