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?
Thank! I will look into this.
If you’re serious about self-hosting mail… this is the best advice here by a long way. The hassles around SMPT sender validation and reputation management are a big deal. Receiving is not so bad if you know what you’re doing.
Yeah, it sucks that there is EXTRA responsibility on top of just the administration, but the internet is made of people and people like to ruin things for everyone else.