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Updated FAQ (markdown)

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Thomas VIAL 2016-02-10 09:39:41 +01:00
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Mails are stored in `/var/mail/${domain}/${username}`.
You should use a [data volume container](https://medium.com/@ramangupta/why-docker-data-containers-are-good-589b3c6c749e#.uxyrp7xpu) for `/var/mail` for data persistence. Otherwise, your data may be lost.
### How can I use data volume container as proposed above?
Here is a `docker-compose.yml` example which use a data volume container for email storage named `maildata`.
maildata:
image: ubuntu
volumes:
- /var/mail
command: /bin/true
mail:
image: "tvial/docker-mailserver"
hostname: "mail"
domainname: "domain.com"
volumes_from:
- maildata
ports:
- "25:25"
- "143:143"
- "587:587"
- "993:993"
volumes:
- ./spamassassin:/tmp/spamassassin/
- ./postfix:/tmp/postfix/
- ./opendkim/keys:/etc/opendkim/keys
- ./letsencrypt/etc:/etc/letsencrypt
environment:
- DMS_SSL=letsencrypt
### What about backups?
Assuming that you use `docker-compose` and a data volume container named `maildata`, you can backup your user mails like this:
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### What kind of SSL certificates can I use?
You can use the same certificates you use with another mail server.
The only thing is that we provide a `self-signed` certificate tool and a `letsencrypt` certificate loader.
The only thing is that we provide a `self-signed` certificate tool and a `letsencrypt` certificate loader.