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email:configure-dovecot [2025/03/04 10:00] – willyemail:configure-dovecot [2025/03/13 14:05] (current) – [Configuring Dovecot] willy
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-====== Configuring Dovecot ======+====== G) Configuring Dovecot ======
  
 Dovecot configuation is stored in **/etc/dovecot**. There is a master file called **dovecot.conf** but most of the changes need to be applied to the files under **/etc/dovecot/conf.d**.  Dovecot configuation is stored in **/etc/dovecot**. There is a master file called **dovecot.conf** but most of the changes need to be applied to the files under **/etc/dovecot/conf.d**. 
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 Edit **doveconf.conf**: Edit **doveconf.conf**:
 <code> <code>
-protocols = imap lmtp sieve managesieve+protocols = imap lmtp sieve
 login_greeting = IMAP server ready. login_greeting = IMAP server ready.
 +# Optional DEBUG stuff to enable if things don't work:
 +#auth_verbose = yes
 +#auth_verbose_passwords = no
 +#auth_debug = yes
 +#auth_debug_passwords = yes
 +#mail_debug = yes
 +#verbose_ssl = yes
 </code> </code>
  
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 This is required because postfix will use dovecot to deliver mail to mailboxes internally and to perform SASL authentication as well. This is required because postfix will use dovecot to deliver mail to mailboxes internally and to perform SASL authentication as well.
 +
 +===== Setup Sieve =====
 +
 +Sieve let's you create custom filters that will filter your inbound emails.
 +
 +Changes in **conf.d/20-lmtp.conf**:
 +<code>
 +protocol lmtp {
 +  mail_plugins = $mail_plugins sieve
 +}
 +</code>
 +
 +And specify which folder should store the filters.
 +
 +Changes in **conf.d/90-sieve.conf**:
 +<code>
 +plugin {
 +  sieve = file:/home/vmail/storage/%d/%n/sieve;active=/home/vmail/storage/%d/%n/.dovecot.sieve
 +</code>
  
 ===== Setup authentication ===== ===== Setup authentication =====