Documentation
Help & Handbook
Anyone running a server in their own house wants to know what they are getting into. That is why everything is out in the open — no account, no registration.
Welcome to the central AnnexGroup help. These documents apply to users, administrators and developers alike, and are updated with every release.
Getting started
- First steps after installation
- Dashboard and monitoring
- Mailboxes and folders
- Calendar and iMIP
- Contacts, calendars and tasks
Administration
- Managing users and domains
- Setup assistant (admin wizard)
- Security settings
- Backups and restore
- Exchange migration
- Archiving and GDPR
- Transport rules
- Compliance and eDiscovery
- Licence management
For developers
Missing a topic? Report it from the admin page or through your usual contact.
Quick start
Calendar and iMIP
AnnexGroup provides a calendar for each user. Events can be managed over CalDAV or through the web interface. Creating events Under Calendar you create events w…
Contacts, calendars and tasks
Beyond email, AnnexGroup provides central management for contacts, appointments and tasks. Contacts Enter manually or import from vCard. Export all contacts as …
Dashboard and monitoring
The dashboard shows the state of the server and of your communication at a glance. Widgets CPU / memory / disk: utilisation as gauge and sparkline. Queue: pendi…
First steps
After installing AnnexGroup, you set up the first domain and the admin account through the setup assistant. Step 1: Initial configuration Open https://<your-…
Administration
Archiving and GDPR
AnnexGroup provides the technical functions for GDPR-compliant data processing. Archiving Automatic archiving once retention periods elapse Movement into the se…
Backups and restore
Under Administration → Backup you create and manage backups. What is included? MySQL/MariaDB database Blob storage (attachments) Server settings (optional) DK…
Compliance and eDiscovery
AnnexGroup provides server-side compliance functions for everyday administration: litigation holds, eDiscovery search, journaling and DLP templates. Litigation …
Exchange migration
AnnexGroup supports migrating data from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. Supported sources EWS: Exchange Web Services (on premises, and Exchange Online with an a…
Licence management
AnnexGroup manages licences locally, without phoning home. The licence is stored on the server and validated against an Ed25519 public key. Trial licence On fir…
Managing users and domains
Administration is reached at /admin. Domains Every domain needs: A valid MX record An SPF record A DKIM key (generated inside AnnexGroup) A DMARC policy User ro…
Security settings
Under Administration → Security you configure the security profile of the server. Security presets Standard: balanced settings for production use. Strict: sho…
Setup assistant (admin wizard)
The admin wizard at /admin/wizard walks you through recurring setup tasks step by step. It is particularly useful right after installation, when no domain has b…
Transport rules
Transport rules let administrators modify incoming and outgoing mail on the server, before it is delivered or placed in the queue. When they apply Rules take ef…
For developers
API and OAuth overview
AnnexGroup exposes a REST API under /api/v1/. Authentication Session cookie: for requests from the web UI OAuth 2.0: for third-party applications API tokens / a…
The AnnexTalk protocol
AnnexTalk is the open wire protocol for agents, spaces and real-time communication in AnnexGroup. Endpoints Base URL: /api/v1/annextalk Authentication: cookie o…
Where to begin
You want to try it
First steps → Admin wizard. Allow one to two hours, most of it waiting for DNS.
You want to replace Exchange
First what AnnexGroup covers and what not, then the migration. In that order — it may save you the installation.
It is running and stuck
Monitoring and Security cover the frequent cases. If not: write to us.
Something missing or described wrong? Tell us. Your question shows us where the text falls short — and that is the only reliable way to find out.