Edit subject of mail when finishing a backup

[ocerda]

Good afternoon,

I am looking for how to edit the subject that proxmox sends me when a backup ends, that configuration where it is, to be able to edit the subject that it sends, and thus be able to customize the emails that proxmox sends me?

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,

the subject of the backup mail is hardcode so you can't edit per config.

 

[ocerda]

Hi,

And is there any way to change it?

Can you think of any option?

 

[Neurobion]

Hi, it's been a long time, but I needed to sort this out too. Since I use postfix to send emails, it's not a problem to modify the mail in any way. In this case a very simple change of the header.

In version 8.1.5 I use the subject is set to "vzdump backup status (*): *" and I want to change it to e.g. 'Proxmox backup'.

1. Edit the Postfix main configuration file

   vim /etc/postfix/main.cf

2. Add or modify the header_checks directive:

   header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks

3. Create or edit the header_checks file: Create or edit the /etc/postfix/header_checks file, which contains the rules for modifying headers.
   

   /^Subject: vzdump backup status.*$/ REPLACE Subject: Proxmox backup

4. Restart Postfix

Now, any email with the subject vzdump backup status (*) will have its subject replaced with Proxmox backup before being sent.

You can play with the regular pattern and achieve any form you want.

Maybe it will help someone else.