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Self-hosted Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents

SelfHostHub lists 3 open-source Mail Delivery Agents projects you can host on your own server. The most-starred on GitHub are Dovecot (1,268 stars), DavMail (768 stars) and Cyrus IMAP (652 stars). 0 of them document a Docker install.

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Dovecot

1.3k

IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery AgentsMIT

DavMail

768

POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP exchange gateway allowing users to use any mail/calendar client with an Exchange server, even from the internet or behind a firewall through Outlook Web Access.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery AgentsGPL-2.0

Cyrus IMAP

652

Email (IMAP/POP3), contacts and calendar server.

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery AgentsBSD-3-Clause-Attribution

How to choose self-hosted Mail Delivery Agents software

  1. Check project health. Stars show popularity, not maintenance. Open the source repository and look at recent commits and releases.
  2. Match the licence to your use. 2 use a GPL-family licence (copyleft, including AGPL) and 2 use a permissive licence such as MIT, Apache-2.0 or BSD. AGPL matters if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
  3. Pick a stack you can run. The most common platforms here are C (2), deb (1) and Java (1). Docker is usually the easiest path for a home server or VPS.
  4. Try before you migrate. Run a throwaway container first, and confirm it can import your existing data before switching.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular self-hosted Mail Delivery Agents software?

By GitHub stars, the top projects in this category are Dovecot (1,268 stars), DavMail (768 stars) and Cyrus IMAP (652 stars).

How many open-source Mail Delivery Agents tools are listed?

3 projects are currently listed in the Mail Delivery Agents category on SelfHostHub.

Which licences do self-hosted Mail Delivery Agents projects use?

The most common licences in this category are MIT (1), LGPL-2.1 (1) and GPL-2.0 (1).

Can I run these Mail Delivery Agents tools with Docker?

0 of the 3 projects list Docker as a supported platform. Check each project's documentation for the exact install steps.

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