Backup procedures

Bernardo Reino
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 14:44:23 -0000

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022, Stephane Magnier wrote:

> OK , so I can see that there is this doveadm backup..
>
> I don't use any MailDir on each account.. but all the emails are stored
into
> the folder /var/www/mail? ( user 1 , user2, etc... )
>
> in that case, a very basic backup would be? : *doveadm backup
/var/www/mail?
> /var/backup/folder*? ?

I use doveadm backup like that and then rsync the backup (not the
"live"
mailboxes) to another place.

> ( I prefer to ask before trying, because If break something.. here, they
will
> kill me? :-( )

It's understandable :)

Cheers,
Bernardo