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Linux distribution
Linux distribution
ClearOS
(also known as the
ClearOS System
, formerly
ClarkConnect
[4]
) is a
Linux distribution
by
ClearFoundation
, with network gateway, file, print, mail, and messaging services.
History
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ClearOS
is based on
CentOS
and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
,
[5]
designed for use in
small and medium enterprises
as a
network gateway
and network server with a web-based administration interface.
[6]
It is positioned as an alternative to
Windows Small Business Server
.
[7]
ClearOS is the successor to ClarkConnect. The software is built by
ClearFoundation
, and support services can be purchased from
ClearCenter
.
[8]
ClearOS 5.1 removes previous limitations to mail,
DMZ
, and MultiWAN functions.
[9]
As of the ClearOS 6.1 release, the distribution is a full-featured operating system for gateway, network and servers built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
[10]
[11]
[12]
ClearOS aims to replace, as a small business server,
Windows SBS
.
[13]
Features
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Features include:
[13]
- Stateful firewall (
iptables
), networking and security
- Intrusion detection and prevention system (
SNORT
)
- Virtual private networking (
IPsec
,
PPTP
,
OpenVPN
)
- Web proxy, with content filtering and antivirus (
Squid
,
DansGuardian
)
- E-mail services (Webmail,
Postfix
,
SMTP
,
POP3
/s,
IMAP
/s)
- Groupware (
Kolab
)
- Database and web server (easy to deploy
LAMP
stack)
- File and print services (
Samba
and
CUPS
)
- Flexshares (unified multi-protocol storage which currently employs
SMB
,
HTTP
/S,
FTP
/S, and
SMTP
)
- MultiWAN (Internet
fault tolerant design
)
- Built-in reports for system statistics and services (
MRTG
and others)
Awards and recognition
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- August 2009: CompTIA Breakaway ? ClearCenter's ClearOS wins 'Best New Product' at
CompTIA
Breakaway.
[14]
- August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway ? ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at
CompTIA
Breakaway.
[15]
- July 2012: Softpedia ? An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system
[16]
- February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review
[17]
- June 2015: Small Business Computing ? The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business
[18]
- September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro ? Group Test (see pages 58-63)
[19]
See also
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References
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External links
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