grommunio-archive extends the grommunio platform with centralized open-source email archiving and long-term retention within a Linux-based infrastructure.

grommunio-archive is technically based on Mailpiler, also known as piler, an established open-source platform for SMTP-based email archiving.

The platform is primarily used for:

• Long-term retention
• Compliance
• Auditing
• Full-text search
• Centralized email archiving
• Journaling

No. A backup is primarily intended for restoring technical systems, while email archiving is designed for the long-term and traceable retention of business communication.

Yes. Archived messages can be searched via full-text search by:

• Senders
• Recipients
• Content
• Attachments
• Time periods

Yes. Archiving is typically performed via SMTP journaling or BCC-based mail forwarding.

Yes. In combination with grommunio-auth, the platform supports centralized SSO architectures via OpenID Connect and SAML.

Yes. The platform can be integrated into existing LDAP and Active Directory environments.

Yes. The platform is fully based on Linux and open-source technologies and is particularly suitable for Linux-based enterprise environments.

Yes. Organizations retain control over:

• Communication data
• Archiving policies
• Infrastructure
• User management
• Security policies

This makes the platform especially suitable for European open-source and Linux strategies.

The primary focus of grommunio-archive is centralized enterprise archiving, compliance, and journaling rather than personal user archives such as traditional Exchange archive mailboxes.

Yes. Especially in combination with:

• XWiki
• OpenProject
• Keycloak
• Linux infrastructures
• PostgreSQL

integrated European communication and archiving platforms can be built.