docker compose -f /opt/mailcow-dockerized/docker-compose.yml exec dovecot-mailcow doveadm reload

Category: Mail Servers & Postfix

docker compose -f /opt/mailcow-dockerized/docker-compose.yml exec dovecot-mailcow doveadm reload

Reload Dovecot configuration without dropping sessions

doveadm reload signals Dovecot to re-read its configuration, applying changes while keeping existing connections alive. Use it after editing conf.d snippets that Dovecot owns. Structural changes still require a full container restart.
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