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ClearOS
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ClearOS (also known as the ClearOS System, formerly ClarkConnect[4]) was a Linux distribution by ClearFoundation, with network gateway, file, print, mail, and messaging services.
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History
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]
The last release of ClearOS was in 2020, and with no updates since then, the project appears to be discontinued.[13]
ClearOS aims to replace, as a small business server, Windows SBS.[14]
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Features
Features include:[14]
- 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)
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Awards and recognition
- August 2009: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS wins 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[15]
- August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[16]
- July 2012: Softpedia — An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system[17]
- February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review[18]
- June 2015: Small Business Computing — The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business[19]
- September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro — Group Test (see pages 58-63)[20]
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