> On 29/05/2020 20:12 Ralph Seichter <abbot at monksofcool.net> wrote: > > > * David Mehler: > > > I'd ideally like to back up all the mails in the maildir location, > > copy that over, load in my configuration files, and bring the system > > back up. > > I don't think this qualifies as "ideal" for migration. My recommendation > is to set up the new server and configure Dovecot replication (see Wiki). > > If you configured things correctly, migration will happen without > further intervention, and if there is a problem, you can resolve it in > your own time, without damaging the existing server and data. > > -RalphIf your directory structure *and* namespace structure stays the same, you can rsync files over. If you are going to change anything, do as Ralph suggests. Aki
I did what Aki said. Actually I moved it all to a new server and to docker containers. From Dovecot 2.2 to 2.3. And it worked fine. Of course one always forget something - the path for the certificates, the different directory for mounting storage, etc. But am surprise and happy that it worked very well. __ Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay Oslo, Norway Sent from a mobile device / Enviado a partir de dispositivo m?vel> On 29 May 2020, at 19:33, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote: > > ? >> On 29/05/2020 20:12 Ralph Seichter <abbot at monksofcool.net> wrote: >> >> >> * David Mehler: >> >>> I'd ideally like to back up all the mails in the maildir location, >>> copy that over, load in my configuration files, and bring the system >>> back up. >> >> I don't think this qualifies as "ideal" for migration. My recommendation >> is to set up the new server and configure Dovecot replication (see Wiki). >> >> If you configured things correctly, migration will happen without >> further intervention, and if there is a problem, you can resolve it in >> your own time, without damaging the existing server and data. >> >> -Ralph > > If your directory structure *and* namespace structure stays the same, you can rsync files over. > > If you are going to change anything, do as Ralph suggests. > > Aki-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/attachments/20200529/70dafc60/attachment.html>
Hello, Thanks, the directory structure and files will all be the same so i'll just rsync. Thanks. Dave. On 5/29/20, Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay <r_f at med-lo.eu> wrote:> I did what Aki said. Actually I moved it all to a new server and to docker > containers. From Dovecot 2.2 to 2.3. And it worked fine. Of course one > always forget something - the path for the certificates, the different > directory for mounting storage, etc. > > But am surprise and happy that it worked very well. > > __ > Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay > Oslo, Norway > Sent from a mobile device / Enviado a partir de dispositivo m?vel > >> On 29 May 2020, at 19:33, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com> wrote: >> >> ? >>> On 29/05/2020 20:12 Ralph Seichter <abbot at monksofcool.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> * David Mehler: >>> >>>> I'd ideally like to back up all the mails in the maildir location, >>>> copy that over, load in my configuration files, and bring the system >>>> back up. >>> >>> I don't think this qualifies as "ideal" for migration. My recommendation >>> is to set up the new server and configure Dovecot replication (see >>> Wiki). >>> >>> If you configured things correctly, migration will happen without >>> further intervention, and if there is a problem, you can resolve it in >>> your own time, without damaging the existing server and data. >>> >>> -Ralph >> >> If your directory structure *and* namespace structure stays the same, you >> can rsync files over. >> >> If you are going to change anything, do as Ralph suggests. >> >> Aki >