dovecot

Identity

• Unit: dovecot.service
• Config: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf, /etc/dovecot/conf.d/ (include-based)
• Logs: journalctl -u dovecot, /var/log/dovecot.log (if configured)
• Mail storage: Maildir (~/Maildir/) or mbox (/var/mail/)
• Ports: 143 (IMAP), 993 (IMAPS), 110 (POP3), 995 (POP3S), 24 (LMTP local)
• User: dovecot (daemon processes), dovenull (login process pre-auth)
• Distro install: apt install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d / dnf install dovecot

Key Operations