I do. Run about a half dozen email servers for various organizations. Been doing it for almost a decade for some. Other than initial setup pain, I've had zero problems others describe. I have used (and still run) docker-mailserver, mailcow, mail-in-a-box and mailu. All are lovely in their own way and fit various use cases better than others.
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This is so encouraging! For sure it takes a level of technical proficiency and experience, but any technology that has been around for decades has been simplified and automated in one way or another. In retrospect, it is ridiculous to think that all these email providers could exist if they could not overcome the stranglehold of Google and Microsoft, so it must be possible for individuals to do it too,
Your comment is amazing and your experience with that too. Could you explain a little more about what pros and cons of these services? I saw right here the link to IsPGuide - workaround.org where he recommends Debian and metal service. Would you have any opinion on that too?
I don't. But I do have my domain and use a hosted solution, so I'm kind of independent and own my data.
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Jep. running a linux mailserver for now 20+ years
its now running postfix :-), in a vm on proxmox...
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“No. No, man. Hell no. No, i imagine someone would get their ass kicker if they said something like that”
I run my own on digitalocean. I used https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/emailwiz to set it up. I do not use it as my main email account. Relating to hosting it with your own hardware, your isp probably blocks forwarding port 25 which would make that impossible.
Ah, I knew there was a gotcha. Yeah, I can't even entertain the idea of local email server... Well, sure, maybe some kind of intranet for family and friends, but they none of them really care for this stuff.
I am familiar with Luke Smith, hell I have probably seen the video explaining this. I jist thought it was like a CLI mail client. I will look into it.