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[GH-ISSUE #638] Backup Facility #596

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opened 2026-02-27 11:12:34 +03:00 by kerem · 9 comments

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Originally created by @SomeGeek on GitHub (Nov 23, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/638

Modo should have a backup facility for both administrators and users.

This backup can contain:

User Mailboxes
User Configurations
Applied Filters

And anything else I might have not yet thought of.

Furthermore a scheduled backup and remote backup location would be very welcome. (SFTP/FTPS/Rsync)

Originally created by @SomeGeek on GitHub (Nov 23, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/638 Modo should have a backup facility for both administrators and users. This backup can contain: - User Mailboxes - User Configurations - Applied Filters And anything else I might have not yet thought of. Furthermore a scheduled backup and remote backup location would be very welcome. (SFTP/FTPS/Rsync)

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@almereyda commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2016):

In general I see two kinds of backup here:

full server backups, able to restore a whole service [probably from -installer CLI]
individual backups of configuration, user data (dovecot, radicale, sieve, ...), [probably from within the WebUI]

@almereyda commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2016): In general I see two kinds of backup here: * full server backups, able to restore a whole service [probably from `-installer` CLI] * individual backups of configuration, user data (dovecot, radicale, sieve, ...), [probably from within the WebUI]

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@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018):

@almereyda I think in my case full server backup is very urgent. individual backups can be very useful but not so important for me

@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Oct 25, 2018): @almereyda I think in my case full server backup is very urgent. individual backups can be very useful but not so important for me

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@jaesivsm commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2018):

I have an ansible script that'll backup databases and user mail : https://galaxy.ansible.com/jaesivsm/modoboa-ansible-backup/
Needs improvement though since I tested restoring backup and :

there's no command to push a backup
I had to meddle with SQL since SQL dump are full database dump and not "data only"
In the end I think I should be included in the installer

@jaesivsm commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2018): I have an ansible script that'll backup databases and user mail : https://galaxy.ansible.com/jaesivsm/modoboa-ansible-backup/ Needs improvement though since I tested restoring backup and : * there's no command to push a backup * I had to meddle with SQL since SQL dump are full database dump and not "data only" In the end I think I should be included in the installer

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@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2018):

that's a great start @jaesivsm. I still think Modoboa should have that option but sounds like this Ansible script will be quicker way of getting it done

@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2018): that's a great start @jaesivsm. I still think Modoboa should have that option but sounds like this Ansible script will be quicker way of getting it done

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@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2019):

@jaesivsm can you please provide an example? I did install ansible, then get the role from ansible-galaxy

afterwards, created this yml

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - jaesivsm.modoboa-ansible-backup

I get this error when running it via ansible-playbook modoboa-backup.yml

 [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available

ERROR! no action detected in task

The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/roles/jaesivsm.modoboa-ansible-backup/tasks/main.yml': line 25, column 3, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:


- archive:
  ^ here

@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2019): @jaesivsm can you please provide an example? I did install ansible, then get the role from ansible-galaxy afterwards, created this yml ``` - hosts: all roles: - jaesivsm.modoboa-ansible-backup ``` I get this error when running it via `ansible-playbook modoboa-backup.yml` ``` [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available ERROR! no action detected in task The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/roles/jaesivsm.modoboa-ansible-backup/tasks/main.yml': line 25, column 3, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem. The offending line appears to be: - archive: ^ here ```

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@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2019):

would be nice to have a restore manual as well :)

@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (Jan 26, 2019): would be nice to have a restore manual as well :)

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@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (May 13, 2019):

I think having a proper backup/restore functionality is a core feature. would be best to have it inside Modoboa

@hadifarnoud commented on GitHub (May 13, 2019): I think having a proper backup/restore functionality is a core feature. would be best to have it inside Modoboa

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@avsdev-cw commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2021):

This would be a very, very good feature to add. The ansible script is nice, but there's so much it excludes.

Another option for me is to have to ability to configure a "data" directory during install which I could dump onto a partition for mirror backups. This would ensure the image could be rebuilt (ie from installer or cold store OS backup) and the data partition re-mounted/re-mirrored and off you go. There's quite a bit of work involved in this though, and a lot of discussion around what is cold store backup and hot store backup, ie. ssl certs, config files, database data, maildir data.

@avsdev-cw commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2021): This would be a very, very good feature to add. The ansible script is nice, but there's so much it excludes. Another option for me is to have to ability to configure a "data" directory during install which I could dump onto a partition for mirror backups. This would ensure the image could be rebuilt (ie from installer or cold store OS backup) and the data partition re-mounted/re-mirrored and off you go. There's quite a bit of work involved in this though, and a lot of discussion around what is cold store backup and hot store backup, ie. ssl certs, config files, database data, maildir data.

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@calvez commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023):

this looks smart:
https://github.com/tachtler/dovecot-backup/blob/master/dovecot_backup.sh

@calvez commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2023): this looks smart: `https://github.com/tachtler/dovecot-backup/blob/master/dovecot_backup.sh`

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