Install Dovecot

You can install Dovecot to configure the system as an IMAP or POP3 server.

About this task

The dovecot package provides the following components:

  • The dovecot service and the utilities to maintain it
  • Services that Dovecot starts on demand, such as for authentication
  • Plugins, such as server-side mail filtering
  • Configuration files in the /etc/dovecot/ directory
  • Documentation in the /usr/share/doc/dovecot/ directory

Procedure

Install the dovecot package:
# dnf install dovecot
Note

If Dovecot is already installed and you require clean configuration files, rename or remove the /etc/dovecot/ directory. Afterwards, reinstall the package. Without removing the configuration files, the dnf reinstall dovecot command does not reset the configuration files in /etc/dovecot/.

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