How to restore on Plesk server mail accounts from full domain backup

Question

How to restore on Plesk server mail accounts from full domain backup?

Answer

Option 1. Restore mail account using Plesk GUI:

1. Log into Plesk.
2. Open the tab Plesk > Domains > example.com > Backup Manager.
3. Select the latest available backup or backup for required date.
4. Select Selected objects, set type of object Mail account.
5. Select required mail account from list and click on it to move mail account to selected list (at the right part):
   
6. Click OK.

Option 2. Restore mail account using command line:

1. Connect to the server via SSH.

2. Execute "pleskrestore" command, for example:

   # /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskrestore --restore /var/lib/psa/dumps/dump.gz -only-mailnames list:john@example.com,annaroe@example.com

For more options on "pleskrestore" utility, please refer to below command:

# /usr/local/psa/bin/pleskrestore --help

Additional information

• Plesk documentation: Restoring Backups