Commit 24eb9e32a55b

Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm>
2025-12-08 10:08:26
fix(mail): persist mu database in XDG_DATA_HOME
- Prevent mu index reset on reboot by using persistent storage - Move database from XDG_CACHE_HOME to XDG_DATA_HOME (~/.local/share/mu) - Resolve frustrating re-indexing requirement after every boot Signed-off-by: Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm>
main
1 parent fdbcf6b
Changed files (2)
home
common
desktop
mails.nix
tools
emacs
init.el
home/common/desktop/mails.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, hostname, ... }:
+{
+  pkgs,
+  config,
+  hostname,
+  ...
+}:
 {
   accounts.email = {
     maildirBasePath = "desktop/mails";
@@ -90,5 +95,10 @@
 
   programs.mbsync.enable = true;
   programs.msmtp.enable = true;
-  programs.mu.enable = true;
+  programs.mu = {
+    enable = true;
+    # Use XDG_DATA_HOME instead of XDG_CACHE_HOME to persist the mu database
+    # across reboots and prevent re-indexing
+    home = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/mu";
+  };
 }
tools/emacs/init.el
@@ -1599,7 +1599,8 @@ Add this function to the `after-save-hook'."
 (use-package mu4e
   :commands (mu4e)
   :custom
-  (mu4e-mu-home "/home/vincent/.local/cache/mu")
+  (mu4e-mu-home (expand-file-name "mu" (or (getenv "XDG_DATA_HOME")
+                                            (expand-file-name ".local/share" (getenv "HOME")))))
   (mu4e-context-policy 'pick-first)
   (mu4e-change-filenames-when-moving t)
   (mu4e-attachment-dir "~/desktop/downloads")