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 title: Mailcow Backup and Restore Strategy
 description: Mailcow backup
 published: true
-date: 2026-02-11T13:14:27.747Z
+date: 2026-02-13T22:21:08.101Z
 tags: 
 editor: markdown
 dateCreated: 2026-02-11T01:20:59.127Z
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ Mailcow includes `/opt/mailcow-dockerized/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh`
 
 ### Setting Up Mailcow Backups
 
+
+#### Prereq:  
+Make sure you are connected to the repository,
+
+```bash 
+sudo kopia repository connect server   --url=https://192.168.5.10:51516   --override-username=admin   --server-cert-fingerprint=696a4999f594b5273a174fd7cab677d8dd1628f9b9d27e557daa87103ee064b2 
+```
+
+
 #### Step 1: Configure Backup Location
 
 Set the backup destination via environment variable or in mailcow.conf: