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Simple deployment of E-mail servers, e.g. for inexperienced or impatient admins.

All-in-One Mail Servers

Mailcow

Mail server suite based on Dovecot, Postfix and other open source software, that provides a modern Web UI for administration.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Docker, PHP

Mail-in-a-Box

Turns any Ubuntu server into a fully functional mail server with one command.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: CC0-1.0
  • Tech Stack: Shell

docker-mailserver

Production-ready fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) running inside a container. Only configuration files, no SQL database.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: Docker

Mailu

Simple yet full-featured mail server as a set of Docker images.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: Docker, Python

iRedMail

Full-featured mail server solution based on Postfix and Dovecot.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Shell

Maddy Mail Server

All-in-one mail server that implements SMTP (both MTA and MX) and IMAP. Replaces Postfix, Dovecot, OpenDKIM, OpenSPF, OpenDMARC with single daemon.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Go

Mox

Complete e-mail solution with IMAP4, SMTP, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, DANE and DNSSEC, reputation-based and content-based junk filtering, Internationalization (IDNA), automatic TLS with ACME and Let’s Encrypt, account autoconfiguration, and webmail.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: Go

Stalwart Mail Server

All-in-one mail server with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: AGPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Rust, Docker

Postal

Complete and fully featured mail server for use by websites & web servers.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: Docker, Ruby

Modoboa

Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: ISC
  • Tech Stack: Python

wildduck

Scalable no-SPOF IMAP/POP3 mail server.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: EUPL-1.2
  • Tech Stack: Nodejs, Docker

Email Alias & Forwarding Services

AnonAddy

Email forwarding service for creating aliases.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: PHP, Docker

SimpleLogin

Open source email alias solution to protect your email address. Comes with browser extensions and mobile apps.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: MIT
  • Tech Stack: Docker, Python

Inboxen

Lets you have an infinite number of unique inboxes.
  • Source Code: Codeberg
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Python

Webspace-Based Solutions

b1gMail

Complete email solution that runs on any webspace with PHP and MariaDB. It supports POP3 catchall mailboxes and can also integrate with Postfix or b1gMailServer if you’re running your own server.

Automated Setup Scripts

emailwiz

Luke Smith’s bash script to completely automate the setup of a Postfix/Dovecot/SpamAssassin/OpenDKIM server on debian.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Shell

DebOps

Your Debian-based data center in a box. A set of general-purpose Ansible roles that can be used to manage Debian or Ubuntu hosts.
  • Source Code: GitHub
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Ansible, Python

Lightweight Solutions

Dovel

SMTP server that sends and receives emails according to a simple configuration file, with an optional web interface that you can use to browse your emails.
  • Source Code: dovel.email
  • License: LGPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Go

Specialized Distributions

Simple NixOS Mailserver

Complete mailserver solution leveraging the Nix Ecosystem.
  • Source Code: GitLab
  • License: GPL-3.0
  • Tech Stack: Nix

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