AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhy I ditched Gmail for Proton Mailwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down14
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minus-squaremalloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoI have been exploring self hosting my email. Docker mail server for backend. Roundcube for web ui Still keeping accounts at mainstream providers though as backup, especially for outgoing mail.
minus-squareYer Ma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoRegister a domain, Postfix, spamassassin, freebsd jails… Do it like we did in the early 2000s, it never got better
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoYou can just use a custom domain at Tuta, Proton, or any of the other email providers until you decide to self-host. Honestly, I don’t think self-hosting is worth it, I value the spam filtering and uptime that major providers offer.
I have been exploring self hosting my email.
Docker mail server for backend. Roundcube for web ui
Still keeping accounts at mainstream providers though as backup, especially for outgoing mail.
Register a domain, Postfix, spamassassin, freebsd jails… Do it like we did in the early 2000s, it never got better
You can just use a custom domain at Tuta, Proton, or any of the other email providers until you decide to self-host. Honestly, I don’t think self-hosting is worth it, I value the spam filtering and uptime that major providers offer.