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Tie-ling: add standard mailboxes

2025-11-14T05:37:53Z

add standard mailboxes

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      # /var/spool/mail/vmail/<DOMAIN>/<USER>/Maildir/
      mailLocation = "maildir:~/Maildir";
      extraConfig = ''

Whitequark: fix closing tag

2025-09-30T17:26:29Z

fix closing tag

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:26, 30 September 2025
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	= Using sieve plugins =		= Using sieve plugins =

	The following is required to use Sieve plugins (<code>imap_sieve<code>, ManageSieve, etc):		The following is required to use Sieve plugins (<code>imap_sieve</code>, ManageSieve, etc):

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

Whitequark: this took me three fucking hours to figure out and nearly made me cry

2025-09-30T17:23:01Z

this took me *three fucking hours* to figure out and nearly made me cry

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 You also need to set proper file permissions on the cert directory and key files.
 See [[ACME#Integration_with_service_modules]].
 = mail_crypt plugin (encryption at rest) =

Tie-ling: /* Setup auth via passwd-file */ add missing double quotes

2025-09-20T05:49:51Z

Setup auth via passwd-file: add missing double quotes

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:49, 20 September 2025
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	args = ${config.age.secrets.dovecot.path}		args = ${config.age.secrets.dovecot.path}
	}		}
			''
	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Tie-ling: /* Configure SSL Certificates */ add tip on setting permissions

2025-09-19T08:12:37Z

Configure SSL Certificates: add tip on setting permissions

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:12, 19 September 2025
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	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			You also need to set proper file permissions on the cert directory and key files.
			See [[ACME#Integration_with_service_modules]].

	= mail_crypt plugin (encryption at rest) =		= mail_crypt plugin (encryption at rest) =

Tie-ling: add link to acme

2025-09-19T07:51:24Z

add link to acme

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:51, 19 September 2025
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	= SSL Certificate with ACME =		= SSL Certificate with ACME =

	This article assumes a working ACME configuration for certificate		This article assumes a working [[ACME]] configuration for certificate
	renewal.		renewal.

Tie-ling: fix interwiki link

2025-09-19T07:35:40Z

fix interwiki link

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:35, 19 September 2025
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	authenticated IMAP.		authenticated IMAP.

	This article describes a basic Dovecot setup with [Postfix] and virtual		This article describes a basic Dovecot setup with [[Postfix]] and virtual
	users, i.e., e-mail users are configured separately in Dovecot passdb,		users, i.e., e-mail users are configured separately in Dovecot passdb,
	and are independent from system users.		and are independent from system users.
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	= Connect to postfix via lmtp =		= Connect to postfix via lmtp =
	See [Postfix] for further setup on postfix side.		See [[Postfix]] for further setup on postfix side.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

Tie-ling: fix formatting

2025-09-19T07:34:58Z

fix formatting

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:34, 19 September 2025
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	authenticated IMAP.		authenticated IMAP.

	This article describes a basic Dovecot setup with Postfix and virtual		This article describes a basic Dovecot setup with [Postfix] and virtual
	users, i.e., e-mail users are configured separately in Dovecot passdb,		users, i.e., e-mail users are configured separately in Dovecot passdb,
	and are independent from system users.		and are independent from system users.
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	= Connect to postfix via lmtp =		= Connect to postfix via lmtp =
			See [Postfix] for further setup on postfix side.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.dovecot2 = {		services.dovecot2 = {
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	== mail_crypt plugin (encryption at rest) ==		= mail_crypt plugin (encryption at rest) =

	The following seems to make mail_crypt work in its per-user/per-folder mode (note that this mode is still described as 'not production quality' in the dovecot docs):		The following seems to make mail_crypt work in its per-user/per-folder mode (note that this mode is still described as 'not production quality' in the dovecot docs):
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	'';		'';
	};		};
			</pre>
	= Troubleshooting =		= Troubleshooting =
	== sievec fails to compile basic sieve scripts ==		== sievec fails to compile basic sieve scripts ==

Tie-ling: /* Connect to postfix via lmtp */

2025-09-19T07:33:23Z

Connect to postfix via lmtp

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:33, 19 September 2025
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	smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = "yes";		smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = "yes";
	smtpd_recipient_restrictions = "permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination";		smtpd_recipient_restrictions = "permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination";
			};

			# create path for dovecot socket
			users.users."postfix" = {
			createHome = true;
			home = "/var/spool/postfix";
	};		};

Tie-ling: added postfix

2025-09-19T07:30:52Z

added postfix

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