docker compose -f /opt/mailcow-dockerized/docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans
Start Mailcow and remove orphan containers
up -d creates or starts every service defined in the compose file. --remove-orphans deletes containers not defined in the current file, cleaning up leftovers from renamed or removed services. Combined with a fresh git pull this is the standard Mailcow update startup step.
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