Synology Mail Server

You can turn your Synology NAS into a mail server, allowing users to receive and deliver email messages.

Before You Start

Back up and Restore

You can back up Synology Mail Server and restore it to a previous version via Hyper Backup.

To back up system configurations:

  1. Go to Hyper Backup > Create > Data backup task.
  2. Follow the wizard, and choose Synology Mail Server when you are prompted to select an application to back up.
  3. Once the task is complete, the settings of SMTP, IMAP/POP3, Security, Alias, Auto BCC, and Report will be backed up.

To back up emails:

  1. Go to DSM Control Panel > Shared Folder Sync on the source Synology NAS.
  2. Create a sync task for the "homes" shared folder (see instructions).
  3. When the sync is complete, you will have all the emails on the destination Synology NAS.

To restore Synology Mail Server:

  1. Go to Hyper Backup > Restore > Data to restore the desired backup version (see instructions).
  2. Once the restore task is complete, the current settings of Synology Mail Server will be overwritten.

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