Zentyal, formerly known as eBox Platform, is a software suite for Linux servers aimed at small-to-medium-sized businesses. It is an alternative to traditional server applications, such as Windows Server, and is built on Ubuntu and Apache. Although the software is open-source, the company makes a profit by offering paid technical support. Its website is located at www.zentyal.org.

Zentyal software has the following features:

Networking

  • Firewall and routing
  • Filtering
  • NAT and port redirection.
  • VLAN 802.1Q
  • Multiple PPPoE and DHCP gateways.
  • Load balancing and automatic failover.
  • Traffic shaping
  • Graphical traffic rate monitoring
  • Intrusion detection system
  • Dynamic DNS

Infrastructure

  • DHCP server
  • NTP server
  • DNS server, with dynamic updates over DHCP.
  • RADIUS server
  • VPN with dynamic routes.
  • HTTP proxy
  • Internet cache
  • User authentication
  • Content filtering
  • Transparent antivirus
  • Delay pools

Mail server

  • Mail Server
  • Virtual domains
  • Quotas
  • SIEVE support
  • External account retrieval
  • POP3 and IMAP over SSL/TLS.
  • Spam filtering
  • Transparent POP3 proxy filter
  • Catch-all accounts
  • Webmail

Web server with virtual hosts support

  • Certification authority
  • Workgroups
  • Centralized users and groups management.
  • Primary/secondary support
  • Active Directory synchronization
  • Windows PDC support
  • Password policies
  • Support for Windows 7 clients.
  • Software updates
  • Backups

Network resource sharing, including printer serving

  • Groupware (calendar, address book, wiki, etc.).
  • VoIP server with voicemail, conference rooms, calls through external providers, call transfers and parking, music on hold, queues, and logs.
  • Jabber/XMPP server

Reporting and monitoring

  • Dashboard
  • Monitors CPU load, disk space, thermal information, and memory usage.
  • RAID status
  • System reports
  • Event notification via mail, RSS, or Jabber.

Linux, Server, Software terms

  • Networking.
  • Infrastructure.
  • Mail server.
  • Web server with virtual hosts support.
  • Network resource sharing, including printer serving.
  • Reporting and monitoring.