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### Where are emails stored?
Mails are stored in `/var/mail/${domain}/${username}`.
You should use a data volume container for `/var/mail` for data persistence. Otherwise, your data may be lost.
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.
### What about backups?
Assuming that you use `docker-compose` and a data volume container named `maildata`, you can backup your user mails like this:
docker run --rm \
--volumes-from maildata_1 \
-v "$(pwd)":/backups \
-ti tvial/docker-mailserver \
tar cvzf /backups/docker-mailserver-`date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S`.tgz /var/mail
### How can I configure my email client?
Login are full email address (`user@domain.com`).
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### What kind of SSL certificates can I use?
You can use the same certificates you use with another mail server.
The only thing is that we provide a `self-signed` certificate tool and a `letsencrypt` certificate loader.
### What about backups?
Assuming that you use `docker-compose` and a data volume container named `maildata`, you can backup your user mails like this:
docker run --rm \
--volumes-from maildata_1 \
-v "$(pwd)":/backups \
-ti tvial/docker-mailserver \
tar cvzf /backups/docker-mailserver-`date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S`.tgz /var/mail