Backup Options

jbradrose

Our current system dumps email (all) to an archive folder which we then backup on a regular basis and remove those emails to keep the number down.
Is that do able with MailCow. I see that the entire system is able to be backed up which is great. But what about archiving just one folder which has a copy of any/all emails going through the system.
Thanks,

MAGIC

You can use the provided script helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh to backup mailcow automatically. E.g. only your vmail volume
More info on https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/b_n_r_backup/

jbradrose

Am aware of that where you can use the scripts to save the entire email volume but we have the need to archive the emails going in and out in an archive folder - which is backed up forever…. We must have 15 years of email saved. Is that doable… I do need the scripts on a day to day disaster backup - but we also need the archives of just the emails.
Thanks,

MAGIC

Ah sorry I misunderstood it.
Short answer is ‘not possible’ with the current script

Long answer:
You could edit the script somewhere here that it only backups the ‘.Archive’ folder in the maildir.
vmail should be like follows:
domain/mailbox/.Archive/cur

You may also backup the crypt volume 🙂
https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/u_e-dovecot-mail-crypt/

diekuh

Sure, it is do-able, you just need to write those scripts yourself.

You may want to use BCC maps to send copies in and outbound to something like archive@archive.example.org and then dump the content of that single mailbox only.