Dovecot

Dovecot community repositories

We provide Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS packages of Dovecot Core and Pigeonhole for community use. These packages come with no warranty or assured support. If you have problems with these packages please contact our mailing list or IRC channel.

You can find pre-built imaptest binary from https://github.com/dovecot/imaptest.

Dovecot 2.4

All packages are cryptographically signed with a PGP key at https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4. You are also encouraged to use https instead of http in repository URLs where supported.

To get specific release, replace ce-2.4-latest with ce-<version>, for example ce-2.4.0.

Dovecot 2.3

All packages are cryptographically signed with a PGP key at https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3. You are also encouraged to use https instead of http in repository URLs where supported.

To get specific release, replace ce-2.3-latest with ce-<version>, for example ce-2.3.0.

Docker

We also provide Docker images on Docker Hub.

  • Release candidates

    Generic instructions

    For release candidates, follow instructions for the given distribution, but replace the repository location to point into https://repo.dovecot.org/rc/. Please check the location for available release candidates.

  • Debian packages

    Trixie (13)

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.sources. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    Types: deb
URIs: https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/debian/trixie
Suites: trixie
Components: main
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Bookworm (12)

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.sources. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    Types: deb
URIs: https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/debian/bookworm
Suites: bookworm
Components: main
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Bullseye (11)

    Last released version is 2.4.1

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4.1/debian/bullseye bullseye main

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading from existing installation, run

    apt update
apt upgrade

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot-auth-lua
    • dovecot-core
    • dovecot-dbg
    • dovecot-dev
    • dovecot-flatcurve
    • dovecot-gssapi
    • dovecot-imapd
    • dovecot-ldap
    • dovecot-lmtpd
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-managesieved
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-dbg
    • dovecot-pop3d
    • dovecot-sieve
    • dovecot-sieve-dev
    • dovecot-solr
    • dovecot-sqlite
    • dovecot-submissiond

    Bullseye (11) with Dovecot 2.3

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/debian/bullseye bullseye main

    Buster (10)

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/debian/buster buster main

    Stretch (9)

    Last released version is 2.3.17.1

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.17.1/debian/stretch stretch main

    Jessie (8)

    Last released version is 2.3.8

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.8/debian/jessie jessie main

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading from existing installation, run

    apt update
apt upgrade

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot-auth-lua
    • dovecot-core
    • dovecot-dbg
    • dovecot-dev
    • dovecot-gssapi
    • dovecot-imapd
    • dovecot-ldap
    • dovecot-lmtpd
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-lucene
    • dovecot-managesieved
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-dbg
    • dovecot-pop3d
    • dovecot-sieve
    • dovecot-sieve-dev
    • dovecot-solr
    • dovecot-sqlite
    • dovecot-submissiond

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages

    RHEL10

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.4-latest]
name=Dovecot 2.4 RHEL $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/rhel/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    RHEL9

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.4-latest]
name=Dovecot 2.4 RHEL $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/rhel/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    RHEL8

    Last released version is 2.4.1

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.4.1]
name=Dovecot 2.4.1 RHEL $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4.1/rhel/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading an existing installation

    yum makecache
yum update

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot
    • dovecot-devel
    • dovecot-flatcurve
    • dovecot-gssapi
    • dovecot-imapd
    • dovecot-ldap
    • dovecot-lmtpd
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-managesieved
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pop3d
    • dovecot-sieve
    • dovecot-sieve-devel
    • dovecot-solr
    • dovecot-sqlite
    • dovecot-submissiond

    RHEL8 with Dovecot 2.3

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.3.21.1]
name=Dovecot 2.3.21.1 RHEL $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/rhel/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading an existing installation

    yum makecache
yum update

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot
    • dovecot-devel
    • dovecot-imaptest
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-devel

  • CentOS packages

    CentOS 8

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.3.21.1]
name=Dovecot 2.3.21.1 CENTOS $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/centos/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    CentOS 7

    Last released version is 2.3.17

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.3.17]
name=Dovecot 2.3.17 CENTOS $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.17/centos/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    CentOS 6

    Last released version is 2.3.11.3

    Create /etc/yum.repos.d/dovecot.repo

    [dovecot-2.3.11.3]
name=Dovecot 2.3.11.3 CENTOS $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.11.3/centos/$releasever/RPMS/$basearch
gpgkey=https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading an existing installation

    yum makecache
yum update

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot
    • dovecot-devel
    • dovecot-imaptest
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-devel

  • Ubuntu packages

    Noble (24.04 LTS)

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.sources. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    Types: deb
URIs: https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/ubuntu/noble
Suites: noble
Components: main
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Jammy (22.04 LTS)

    Create /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.4 | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.4-latest/ubuntu/jammy jammy main

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading from existing installation, run

    apt update
apt upgrade

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot-auth-lua
    • dovecot-core
    • dovecot-dbg
    • dovecot-dev
    • dovecot-flatcurve
    • dovecot-gssapi
    • dovecot-imapd
    • dovecot-ldap
    • dovecot-lmtpd
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-managesieved
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-dbg
    • dovecot-pop3d
    • dovecot-sieve
    • dovecot-sieve-dev
    • dovecot-solr
    • dovecot-sqlite
    • dovecot-submissiond

    Focal (20.04 LTS) with Dovecot 2.3

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/ubuntu/focal focal main

    Bionic (18.04 lts)

    Last released version is 2.3.21.1

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.21.1/ubuntu/bionic bionic main

    Xenial (16.04 LTS)

    Last released version is 2.3.11.3

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.11.3/ubuntu/focal focal main

    Trusty (14.04 LTS)

    Last released version is 2.3.8

    Create /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    curl https://repo.dovecot.org/DOVECOT-REPO-GPG-2.3 | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/dovecot.gpg

    Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dovecot.list. If you want to use https, make sure you have installed apt-transport-https.

    deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/dovecot.gpg] https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.8/ubuntu/trusty trusty main

    Instructions

    If you are upgrading from existing installation, run

    apt update
apt upgrade

    If you are installing new installation, you can use following package names

    • dovecot-auth-lua
    • dovecot-core
    • dovecot-dbg
    • dovecot-dev
    • dovecot-gssapi
    • dovecot-imapd
    • dovecot-ldap
    • dovecot-lmtpd
    • dovecot-lua
    • dovecot-lucene
    • dovecot-managesieved
    • dovecot-mysql
    • dovecot-pgsql
    • dovecot-pigeonhole-dbg
    • dovecot-pop3d
    • dovecot-sieve
    • dovecot-sieve-dev
    • dovecot-solr
    • dovecot-sqlite
    • dovecot-submissiond

  • Source tarballs

    You can find source tarballs under https://www.dovecot.org/releases/.