doveadm-instance(1) - Manage the list of running Dovecot instances
SYNOPSIS
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] instance list
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] instance remove name | base_dir
DESCRIPTION
The doveadm instance commands are used to manage the list of Dovecot instances running on the server. In most installations there is only one Dovecot instance, but in some cases is may be useful to have more (e.g. running proxy and backend in the same server).
Instances are added to the list automatically when Dovecot is started. Each instance is uniquely identified by its base_dir setting. Instances can be named by setting instance_name in each instance's dovecot.conf. When an instance is named, it can be accessed easily by giving -i instance_name command line parameter for Dovecot binaries (e.g. doveadm).
ARGUMENTS
- name
- The value of an instance's instance_name setting.
- base_dir
- The base directory of a Dovecot instance.
COMMANDS
instance list
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] instance list
This command lists the seen Dovecot instances.
instance remove
doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] instance remove name | base_dir
This command removes the specified instance.