imap-backup

{
  "aliases": [],
  "alternatives": [],
  "build_dependencies": [],
  "categories": [],
  "caveats": null,
  "conflicts_with": [],
  "dependencies": [
    "ruby"
  ],
  "deprecated": 0,
  "deprecation_reason": null,
  "desc": "Backup GMail (or other IMAP) accounts to disk",
  "disable_reason": null,
  "disabled": 0,
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:38:48+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "full_name": "imap-backup",
  "github_default_branch": "main",
  "github_last_commit_at": "2026-03-30T14:41:16Z",
  "github_readme_excerpt": "![Version](https://img.shields.io/gem/v/imap-backup?label=Version\u0026logo=rubygems)\n[![Build Status](https://github.com/joeyates/imap-backup/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)][CI Status]\n![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/joeyates/b54fe758bfb405c04bef72dad293d707/raw/coverage.json)\n![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/joeyates/imap-backup?color=brightgreen\u0026label=License)\n[![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/joeyates/imap-backup?style=social)][GitHub Stars]\n![Activity](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/joeyates/imap-backup/main)\n\n# imap-backup\n\nBackup, restore and migrate email accounts.\n\n# Quick Start\n\n```sh\nbrew install imap-backup # for macOS\ngem install imap-backup --no-document # for Linux\nimap-backup setup\nimap-backup\n```\n\n# Modes\n\nThere are two types of backups:\n\n* Keep all (the default) - progressively saves a local copy of all emails,\n* Mirror - adds and deletes emails from the local copy to keep it up to date with the account.\n\n# What You Can Do with a Backup\n\n* Copy - copy messages from one account to another, tracking copies in order to avoid duplicates.\n* Restore - push the local copy back to the original account.\n\nSee below for a [full list of commands](#commands).\n\n# Installation\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDocker or Podman\u003c/summary\u003e\nIf you have Docker or Podman installed, the easiest way to use imap-backup\nis via the container image.\n\nYou\u0027ll need to choose a path on your computer where your backups will be saved,\nwe\u0027ll use `./my-data` here.\n\nIf you have just one account, you can do as follows\n\n```sh\ndocker run \\\n  --volume ./my-data:/data \\\n  --dns 8.8.8.8 \\\n  ghcr.io/joeyates/imap-backup:latest \\\n  imap-backup single backup \\\n    --email me@example.com \\\n    --password mysecret \\\n    --server imap.example.com \\\n    --path /data/me_example.com\n```\n\nPodman will work exactly the same.\n\nNotes:\n\n* If you\u0027re using Docker, add `--user $(id -u):$(id -g)` so that the files\n  created by the ",
  "github_repo": "joeyates/imap-backup",
  "github_stars": 1696,
  "github_topics": [
    "backup",
    "imap",
    "ruby"
  ],
  "homepage": "https://github.com/joeyates/imap-backup",
  "homepage_og_description": null,
  "homepage_og_image": null,
  "homepage_title": null,
  "installs_30d": 32,
  "installs_365d": 989,
  "installs_90d": 84,
  "keg_only": 0,
  "keg_only_reason": null,
  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "license": "MIT",
  "llm_generated_at": null,
  "llm_model": null,
  "name": "imap-backup",
  "oldnames": [],
  "one_liner": null,
  "optional_dependencies": [],
  "rank_30d": 5635,
  "rank_365d": 3860,
  "rank_90d": 5973,
  "raw_hash": "5aec15ab066c2ed4",
  "recommended_dependencies": [],
  "revision": 0,
  "ruby_source_path": "Formula/i/imap-backup.rb",
  "tap": "homebrew/core",
  "test_dependencies": [],
  "uses_from_macos": [
    "libffi"
  ],
  "version_head": null,
  "version_stable": "16.6.0",
  "versioned_formulae": [],
  "why_use_this": null
}