DOVECOT(1) Dovecot DOVECOT(1) (NAME) dovecot - IMAP POP3 (SYNOPSIS) dovecot [-Fp] [-c config-file] dovecot -a [-c config-file] dovecot -n [-c config-file] dovecot --build-options dovecot --help dovecot --hostdomain dovecot --version dovecot reload dovecot stop (DESCRIPTION) Dovecot IMAP POP3 / (Linux/UNIX-like) . Dovecot . . (OPTIONS) -a stdout . doveconf -a. -c config-file dovecot . -F dovecot (foreground) . -n stdout . doveconf -n. -p ssl ssl_server_key . --build-options (build) Dovecot . --help stdout . --hostdomain host.domain . hostname . --version Dovecot . (COMMANDS) reload dovecot . stop dovecot . shutdown_clients no dovecot reload . dovecot stop . . (SIGNALS) Dovecot (signals) : HUP dovecot . INT dovecot . TERM dovecot . USR1 dovecot (log_path info_log_path debug_log_path). ALARM PIPE . (FILES) /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf Dovecot. /etc/dovecot/conf.d/.conf* . (BUGS) doveconf -n Dovecot . : (SEE ALSO) doveadm(1) e5ac02a May 2026 DOVECOT(1)