Zimbra System Directory Tree
The following table lists the main directories created by the Zimbra installation packages.
The directory organization is the same for any server in the ZCS, installing under /opt/zimbra.
Note: The directories not listed in this table are libraries used for building the core Zimbra software or miscellaneous third-party tools.
| Parent | Directory | Descripton |
|---|---|---|
| /opt/zimbra | Created by all ZCS installation packages | |
| bin/ | ZCS Application files, including the CLI utilities | |
| cdpolicyd | Policy functions, throttling | |
| clamav | Clam AV application files for virus and spam controls | |
| conf/ | Configuration information | |
| contrib/ | 3rd-party scripts for conveyance | |
| converted/ | Convert service | |
| cyrus-sasl/ | SASL AUTH daemon | |
| data/ | includes data directories for LDAP, mailboxd, postfix, amavisd, calamav | |
| db/ | Data Store | |
| docs/ | SOAP txt files and technical txt files | |
| dspam/ | DSPAM antivirus | |
| extensions-extra/ | Server extensions for different authentication types | |
| extensions-network-extra | Server extensions for different network version authentication types | |
| httpd/ | Contains the Apache HTTP Server, used for both aspell and convertd as separate processes | |
| index/ | Index store | |
| java/ | Contains Java Application files | |
| jetty | mailboxd application server instance. In this directory the webapps/zimbra/skins directory includes the Zimbra UI themes | |
| lib/ | Libraries | |
| libexec/ | Internally used executables | |
| log/ | Local logs for ZCS server application | |
| logger/ | RRD and SQLite data files for logger services | |
| mysql/ | MySQL Database files | |
| net-snmp/ | Used for collecting statistics | |
| openldap/ | OpenLDAP server installation, pre-configured to work with ZCS | |
| postfix/ | Postfix server installation, pre-configured to work with ZCS | |
| redolog/ | Contains current transaction logs for ZCS | |
| snmp/ | SNMP monitoring files | |
| ssl/ | Certificates | |
| store/ | Message store | |
| zimbramon/ | Contains control scripts and Perl modles | |
| zimlets/ | Contains Zimlet zip files that are installed with Zimbra | |
| zimlets-deployed/ | Contains Zimlets that are available with the Zimbra Web Client | |
| zmstat/ | mailboxd statistics are saved as .csv files |
From ZCS Administrator's Guide - Open Source Edition.