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2configs/mailserver: fix virtual Unread mailbox
Move virtual mailbox config from nix store (read-only) to
/var/vmail/virtual-config via systemd.tmpfiles, fixing ACL plugin
errors. Exclude notmuch and fts-flatcurve from virtual search.
author
lassulus
date
(Mar 10, 2026, 10:27 AM CET)
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2configs/mailserver.nix
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2configs/mailserver.nix
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"virtual"
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"acl"
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];
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services.dovecot2.extraConfig =
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let
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virtualDir = pkgs.linkFarm "dovecot-virtual" [
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{
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name = "Unread/dovecot-virtual";
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path = pkgs.writeText "dovecot-virtual-unread" "*\n unseen\n";
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}
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];
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in
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''
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plugin {
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acl = vfile
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acl_shared_dict = file:/var/vmail/shared-mailboxes.db
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}
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# Provision virtual mailbox config to a writable directory (nix store is read-only,
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# and the ACL plugin needs to write dovecot-acl-list next to the virtual config)
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systemd.tmpfiles.settings."dovecot-virtual" = {
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"/var/vmail/virtual-config".d = {
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user = "virtualMail";
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group = "virtualMail";
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mode = "0750";
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};
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"/var/vmail/virtual-config/Unread".d = {
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user = "virtualMail";
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group = "virtualMail";
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mode = "0750";
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};
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"/var/vmail/virtual-config/Unread/dovecot-virtual".f = {
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user = "virtualMail";
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group = "virtualMail";
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mode = "0640";
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argument = "*\n-notmuch\n-fts-flatcurve\n unseen\n";
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};
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};
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namespace shared {
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type = shared
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separator = .
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prefix = shared.%%n.
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location = maildir:/var/vmail/lassul.us/%%n/mail:LAYOUT=Maildir++
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subscriptions = no
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list = children
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}
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services.dovecot2.extraConfig = ''
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plugin {
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acl = vfile
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acl_shared_dict = file:/var/vmail/shared-mailboxes.db
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}
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namespace virtual {
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prefix = virtual.
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separator = .
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location = virtual:${virtualDir}:INDEX=/var/vmail/virtual-indexes/%u
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subscriptions = no
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mailbox Unread {
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auto = subscribe
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}
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namespace shared {
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type = shared
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separator = .
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prefix = shared.%%n.
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location = maildir:/var/vmail/lassul.us/%%n/mail:LAYOUT=Maildir++
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subscriptions = no
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list = children
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}
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namespace virtual {
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prefix = virtual.
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separator = .
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location = virtual:/var/vmail/virtual-config:INDEX=/var/vmail/virtual-indexes/%u
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subscriptions = no
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mailbox Unread {
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auto = subscribe
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}
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'';
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}
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'';
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# Write dovecot-acl files to grant bot read-only + flag access to lass's mail
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systemd.services.dovecot-acl-sync = {