Post by Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

I #Selfhost my email server (that handles my 20+ domains) since almost 20 years now, currently on a cheap virtual machine running Linux, with 1 CPU core, 2G of RAM, 40G hard drive and unlimited network traffic which costs me less than €5/month.

Many people keep on telling me that running your own email server is more or less impossible. I simply don't listen to them.

I explained my setup in a blog series starting at https://jan.wildeboer.net/2022/08/Email-0-The-Journey-2022/

#DigitalAutonomy @homelab

@jwildeboer @homelab You are so courageous!

What is your experience with ending up in spam?

Also, the economical cost is quite cheap, but how about maintenance time?

Lastly: have you considered switching to Stalwart by @stalwartlabs?

@tommi

Spam: no problem. I get maybe 5-10/month, which result in reporting them via Spamcop or adding the sending server to my blocklist.

Maintenance time: As I explained in the first reply, maybe 1-2 hours per month.

Stalwart: No, I stick with my very basic dovecot and postfix setup. Nothing more needed and keeping it simple helps me to make sure I understand all moving parts and am not dependent on someone else.

@homelab @stalwartlabs

@jwildeboer @tommi @stalwartlabs
You have 20-year-old email addresses that get 5-10 spam per month? How?