---
name: "kopano-gateway"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kopano-gateway"
version: "8.7.0-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kopano-gateway"
---

# kopano-gateway(8)

Start the Kopano IMAP/POP3 Gateway.

## NAME

kopano-gateway - Start the Kopano IMAP/POP3 Gateway.

## SYNOPSIS

**kopano-gateway** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

The gateway enables other e-mail clients to connect through POP3 or IMAP to the storage server to read their e-mail. With IMAP, it is also possible to view the contents of other folders and subfolders. The gateway can be configured to listen for POP3, POP3S, IMAP and/or IMAPS.

The default settings of the gateway program are defined in [**kopano-gateway.cfg**(5)](/kopano-gateway.cfg/5.md).

## OPTIONS

Various options are possible. None of these options are required.

- **--config**, **-c** *gateway.cfg*

  Specify the location of the gateway.cfg file. If the gateway.cfg file is not specified, the gateway will continue using its default settings.

  Default: */etc/kopano/gateway.cfg*

- **--dump-config**

  Displays the values of **gateway.cfg** configuration parameters and the implied defaults.

- **--host**, **-h** *path*

  Connect to the storage server through *path*, e.g. file:///path/to/socket. Default: file:///var/run/kopano/server.sock. Overrides the config file setting.

- **--foreground**, **-F**

  Run in the foreground. Normally the gateway will daemonize and run in the background.

## SIGNALS

The following signals can be sent to the kopano-gateway process:

**HUP**

When the HUP signal is received, some options from the configuration file are reloaded. The reloadable options are listed in the [**kopano-gateway.cfg**(5)](/kopano-gateway.cfg/5.md) manual page.

Also, when using *log\_method = file*, the logfile will be closed and a new logfile will be opened. You can use this signal in your logrotate system.

**TERM**

To gracefully let the service exit, the normal TERM signal is used.

## USAGE

To start the gateway:

**kopano-gateway**

The gateway process will keep running. You may also use the init.d scripts:

**/etc/init.d/kopano-gateway** \[*start*\| *stop*\| *restart*\]

## AUTHOR

Written by Kopano.

## SEE ALSO

[**kopano-gateway.cfg**(5)](/kopano-gateway.cfg/5.md), [**kopano-server**(8)](/kopano-server/8.md)