cron

Cron-based example

Usage

Start the container:

docker-compose up

At entrypoint:

• A crontab is created that runs imap-backup daily at 00:00
• crond is started

Now, setup imap-backup for each email account you want to backup, e.g. [email protected]:

# Interactive setup. See: https://github.com/joeyates/imap-backup/blob/main/docs/commands/setup.md
# 1. add account
#   1. email
#   2. password
#   3. server
#   4. connection options. For self-signed certs, use JSON: {"ssl": {"verify_mode": 0}}
#   5. test connection
#   13. Press (q) return to main menu
# 3. save and exit
docker-compose exec imap-backup imap-backup setup

To run the first-time backup:

docker-compose exec imap-backup imap-backup backup

Now, wait out for 00:00 of tomorrow.

At 00:00, your incremental backup would have run very quickly.

Print backup stats:

docker-compose exec imap-backup imap-backup stats [email protected]

List backup files:

docker-compose exec imap-backup ls -alR /root/.imap-backup

Start a shell:

docker-compose exec imap-backup sh