Recommendations for SMTP server
reddit / selfhosted

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uaxfive · 2023-11-08 16:11

I'm looking for suggestions on a good, but simplistic SMTP server.
Yes, I know people always recommend against self-hosting one. However,
I don't plan to use it for general email. It will only be used by
local services to send alerts to my gmail account.

Bonus points if it can be ran in a docker container and/or is
available on Unraid. Can take the traditional route and spin up a VM
if needed.

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Legitimate_Farm_3095 · 2023-11-08 16:12

a good place to start is searching the sub for "smtp server" as this
comes up frequently

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Go_F1sh · 2023-11-08 16:23

smtp2go is free and you dont have to host it yourself.

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ADB-UK · 2023-11-08 16:40

Second this - took me longer to get their verification mail (all of a
3 mins delay) than to signup and get my Synology sending me messages.

Totally painless and been 100% reliable so far.

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Bloodrose_GW2 · 2023-11-08 16:40

I prefer exim4.

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arnoldtechllc · 2023-11-08 16:49

3rd vote for smtp2go

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jerwong · 2023-11-08 16:58

If you want something powerful but has a steeper learning curve:
Sendmail

If you want something simpler to set up: Postfix

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froid_san · 2023-11-08 17:28

is an smtp relay not an option if its just for outgoing mail?

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TensyL · 2023-11-08 18:09

iRedMail was pretty painless to get going. Otherwise Postfix (which
iRedMail is built on top of anyways).

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JaAnoooSlovakia · 2023-11-08 18:12

This

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helmut72 · 2023-11-08 19:25

If you just send alerts to your Google account, use Googles SMTP!?

For example search for 'alertmanager gmail smtp'. It's the same
configuration for other services too...

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12_nick_12 · 2023-11-08 19:27

AmazonSES is great.