3.7  Email backup

Email backup and archiving can be set under Configuration → Archiving and Backup.

Backup of the data store and configuration files

Backup can be set on the Backup tab:

  1. The backup can be enabled by checking the Enable message store and configuration recovery backup option.

  2. In the Backup scheduling table, set one full backup for Sunday midnight so that the backup does not burden the server within working hours.

  3. In the Backup directory entry, specify the path to the directory where backups will be stored. The path must be entered in a way in accordance with convenience of the operating system where Kerio MailServer is running.

  4. Enter your email address in the Email address field. Kerio MailServer will automatically generate results of each backup and send it to the address defined.

Email archiving

Email archiving can be set on the Archiving tab:

  1. To enable archiving, check the Enable mail archiving option.

  2. The default path to the directory can be kept.

  3. Enable the Archive to local folder option.

  4. Set the interval used for creating of new archive folders to one week.

Archiving folders will be displayed in the Kerio MailServer's administrator mailbox. They can be viewed, for example, in the Kerio WebMail interface.