Aki Tuomi said on Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:49:02 +0200 (EET)
Hi! You could use
doveconf -c /path. Also we provide https://dovecot.org/upgrader Aki
T h a t ' s p r e t t y c o o l !
I knew if I waited long enough something like that upgrader would appear. Thanks Aki!
It converted to 1077 lines of 2.4.x config text, and I'm sure over 90% of that is just default stuff. The main thing is, assuming the converter's syntax is right, I can use it as a syntax guide.
When I get 2.4.2 up on my VM, I can do dovecot -n to see the non-default lines, and make a much shorter config based on that.
I have two specific questions from the converted config:
"dovecot_storage_version = 2.4.0" : What does that do, and why is it needed?
"maildir_copy_with_hardlinks = yes" : What does that do and what happens if I set it to "no", and what is its default?
Thanks,
SteveT
Steve Litt