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Do any of us host their own email? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been thinking of completely going off Google. I have a Nextcloud server for documents and contacts and calendar. Thinking of moving mail away too. Currently I am conflicted between hosting my own email server. On searching only advice I am getting is not to do it.

How many of the homelabers do host their own email server? What software do you use? Any tips.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Been hosting my own email in my home with Exchange Server for almost 2 decades. I don’t recommend it unless you have experience and a MSDN account though.

Email used to be easy, but with all the anti spam and trust setup required these days it’s a bit more difficult for the inexperienced. You’re going to need to know DNS, SMTP, certificates, and have a plan for message hygiene (anti spam / anti malware).

That said, if you want to do it and can suffer some issues while you’re learning, go for it. That’s how you get experience. :)