https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/dict/#dict-sql https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/dict/#dict-proxy https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/dict/proxy/

I can't get the complete picture from these pages how to implement proxy with sql. I have direct sql setup now, how do i use this with proxy?

passdb {
   driver = sql
   args = /etc/dovecot/mysql_login
}
userdb {
   driver = prefetch
}

/etc/dovecot/mysql_login:
   driver = mysql
   connect = host=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock dbname=redacted 

user=redacted password=redacted default_pass_scheme = redacted password_query = SELECT ...

I feel like there is a disconnect. It says how to make a proxy service with service dict{} and it says put a dict name but where? And how do i connect my password_query to a dict? Or can you not use the proxy service for auth service?

"The <destination dict> contains the dict name in the dict { .. } settings"

service dict(1) {
   unix_listener dict(2) {
      mode = 0600
      user = vmail
   }
}

What is the dict name, the first dict(1) or the second dict(2) or neither? Can you change "dict" in the service or unix_listner or does it always have to be "dict"? Can you use dict-async with sql?