Attach to a Container
Attaching a Container to your Shell¶
To attach a container to your shell you can simply run
docker compose exec $Dienst_Name /bin/bash
docker-compose exec $Dienst_Name /bin/bash
Connecting to Services¶
If you want to connect to a service / application directly it is always a good idea to source mailcow.conf to get all relevant variables into your environment.
MySQL¶
source mailcow.conf
docker compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME}
source mailcow.conf
docker-compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME}
Redis¶
docker compose exec redis-mailcow redis-cli
docker-compose exec redis-mailcow redis-cli
Service Descriptions¶
Here is a brief overview of what container / service does what:
| Service Name | Service Descriptions |
|---|---|
| unbound-mailcow | Local (DNSSEC) DNS Resolver |
| mysql-mailcow | Stores SOGo's and most of mailcow's settings |
| postfix-mailcow | Receives and sends mails |
| dovecot-mailcow | User logins and sieve filter |
| redis-mailcow | Storage back-end for DKIM keys and Rspamd |
| rspamd-mailcow | Mail filtering system. Used for av handling, dkim signing, spam handling |
| clamd-mailcow | Scans attachments for viruses |
| olefy-mailcow | Scans attached office documents for macro-viruses |
| solr-mailcow | Provides full-text search in Dovecot |
| sogo-mailcow | Webmail client that handles Microsoft ActiveSync and Cal- / CardDav |
| nginx-mailcow | Nginx remote proxy that handles all mailcow related HTTP / HTTPS requests |
| acme-mailcow | Automates HTTPS (SSL/TLS) certificate deployment |
| memcached-mailcow | Internal caching system for mailcow services |
| watchdog-mailcow | Allows the monitoring of docker containers / services |
| php-fpm-mailcow | Powers the mailcow web UI |
| netfilter-mailcow | Fail2Ban like integration |