All this new excitement with Lemmy and federation has got me thinking that maybe I should learn to run my own instance. What always comes up though is how email is the orginal federated technology.

I am looking at proxmox and see that is has a built in email server, so now I am wondering if it is time to role my own.

I stopped using gmail a long time ago, and right now I use ProtonMail, but I am super frustrated with the dumb limitation of only having a single account for the app. I get why they do it, and I am willing to pay, but it is pricey and I don’t know if that is my best option. I guess it is worth it since ProtonVPN is included. It looks like they are expanding their suite.

Is it worth it? Can I make it secure? Is it stupid to run it off a local computer on my home network?

  • Moonrise2473English
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    2 years ago

    I want to do a setup where i use mailcow at home for receiving emails but Amazon ses SMTP for sending, it’s possible? Looks like it is, but i didn’t investigate it

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.deEnglish
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      2 years ago

      You could set it up, but the necessary DNS settings are usually not possible with a standard consumer contract.

    • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I am not keen on using any Amazon services. Working at a warehouse near the holidays, on top of all the evidence of awful labor conditions, makes me never want to give them my money ever again.

    • chewbakartik@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yes, it’s possible, that’s similar to my current setup. Mailcow in my homelab, but sending through a service called Postmark. It was better when Postmark had a credit based system, $1 for 1000 credits (sent emails). They’ve recently switched to a subscription model that is like $10-15 / mo. I find it works really well.