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Is it recommended to set up an own mail server? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Ok_Exchange_9646@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Is it useful to have your own mail server as a non-business? Just a private person. Configure SMTP and IMAP for it, sync with outlook I think.

Yay or nay, waste of time? What are your thoughts?

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[–] nbfs-chili@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I finally built my own mail server because if something broke my alerts would sometimes hit the maximum limit for a non-business gmail account and not get delivered.

I learned a lot, but it is a pain in this day and age. I had to set up SPF and DMARC records to get it to deliver to gmail. I guess the next adventure is DKIM.

[–] gihutgishuiruv@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Assuming you’re using postfix as an MTA, it’s not too hard to get OpenDKIM up and running.

My mail admin experience is pretty dated these days, but I followed this guide back in the day and had it working.

[–] nbfs-chili@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately I'm using Citadel, which doesn't have a lot of awesome documentation.

Guess I get to learn some more.