Hello, Thanks, the directory structure and files will all be the same so i'll just rsync.
Thanks. Dave. On 5/29/20, Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay <[email protected]> wrote: > I did what Aki said. Actually I moved it all to a new server and to docker > containers. From Dovecot 2.2 to 2.3. And it worked fine. Of course one > always forget something - the path for the certificates, the different > directory for mounting storage, etc. > > But am surprise and happy that it worked very well. > > __ > Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay > Oslo, Norway > Sent from a mobile device / Enviado a partir de dispositivo móvel > >> On 29 May 2020, at 19:33, Aki Tuomi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> On 29/05/2020 20:12 Ralph Seichter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> * David Mehler: >>> >>>> I'd ideally like to back up all the mails in the maildir location, >>>> copy that over, load in my configuration files, and bring the system >>>> back up. >>> >>> I don't think this qualifies as "ideal" for migration. My recommendation >>> is to set up the new server and configure Dovecot replication (see >>> Wiki). >>> >>> If you configured things correctly, migration will happen without >>> further intervention, and if there is a problem, you can resolve it in >>> your own time, without damaging the existing server and data. >>> >>> -Ralph >> >> If your directory structure *and* namespace structure stays the same, you >> can rsync files over. >> >> If you are going to change anything, do as Ralph suggests. >> >> Aki >
