docker compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u mailcow -p mailcow

Category: Mail Servers & Postfix

docker compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u mailcow -p mailcow

Open the mailcow database shell

Starts a MySQL client inside the database container against the mailcow database, prompting for the DBPASS password from mailcow.conf. Run from /opt/mailcow-dockerized. Read-only queries are safe, but direct writes can break the UI, so prefer the admin panel.
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