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### What kind of database are you using?
None. No *sql database required.
This image is based on config files that can be versioned.
You'll probably want to `push` your config updates to your server and restart the container to apply changes.
### Where are emails stored?
Mails are stored in `/var/mail/${domain}/${username}`.
You should use a [data volume container](https://medium.com/@ramangupta/why-docker-data-containers-are-good-589b3c6c749e#.uxyrp7xpu) for `/var/mail` to persist data. Otherwise, your data may be lost.
### How can I sync container with host date/time?
Share the host's [`/etc/localtime`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/localtime.html) descriptor with the mail-server container, using a volume:
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All files are using the Unix format with `LF` line endings.
Please do not use `CRLF`.
### Where are emails stored?
Mails are stored in `/var/mail/${domain}/${username}`.
You should use a [data volume container](https://medium.com/@ramangupta/why-docker-data-containers-are-good-589b3c6c749e#.uxyrp7xpu) for `/var/mail` to persist data. Otherwise, your data may be lost.
### What about backups?
Assuming that you use `docker-compose` and a data volumes, you can backup your user mails like this: