lego/docs/content/dns/zz_gen_mailinabox.md

title	date	draft	slug	dnsprovider
Mail-in-a-Box	2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00	false	mailinabox	since code url v4.16.0 mailinabox https://mailinabox.email

Configuration for Mail-in-a-Box.

• Code: mailinabox
• Since: v4.16.0

Here is an example bash command using the Mail-in-a-Box provider:

MAILINABOX_EMAIL=user@example.com \
MAILINABOX_PASSWORD=yyyy \
MAILINABOX_BASE_URL=https://box.example.com \
lego --email you@example.com --dns mailinabox --domains my.example.org run

Credentials

Environment Variable Name	Description
MAILINABOX_BASE_URL	Base API URL (ex: https://box.example.com)
MAILINABOX_EMAIL	User email
MAILINABOX_PASSWORD	User password

The environment variable names can be suffixed by _FILE to reference a file instead of a value. More information [here]({{% ref "dns#configuration-and-credentials" %}}).

Additional Configuration

Environment Variable Name	Description
MAILINABOX_POLLING_INTERVAL	Time between DNS propagation check
MAILINABOX_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT	Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation

The environment variable names can be suffixed by _FILE to reference a file instead of a value. More information [here]({{% ref "dns#configuration-and-credentials" %}}).

More information

• API documentation