docker compose -f /opt/mailcow-dockerized/docker-compose.yml restart dovecot-mailcow

Category: Mail Servers & Postfix

docker compose -f /opt/mailcow-dockerized/docker-compose.yml restart dovecot-mailcow

Restart the Dovecot IMAP and POP3 container

dovecot-mailcow handles IMAP, POP3, and Sieve filtering for mailboxes. Restarting it drops existing client connections, so schedule it off-peak. Prefer this over killing the process, which can leave mailbox index locks behind.
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