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What service one should NOT self host (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by SuperWill5633@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Like the title says, I'm new to self hosting world. πŸ˜€ while I was researching, I found out that many people dissuaded me to self host email server. Just too complicated and hard to manage. What other services that you think we should just go use the currently available providers in the market and why? πŸ™‚thank you

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[–] HTTP_404_NotFound@alien.top 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Don't host your own email server.

Just trust me.

[–] KN4MKB@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meh, been doing it for 5 years now with minimal issues. Had one issue come up where my domain was flagged as malicious, but was solved in a few days and some emails to security vendors.

I think it's important that those who can, and are educated enough to keep it running properly do host their own. Hosting your own email should be encouraged if capable because it helps reduce the monopoly, and keep a little bit of power for those who want to retain email privacy.

[–] rad2018@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago

I agree with KN4MKB. I've been hosting my own mail server for decades. Not one issue. I use that in lieu of a mail service provider (Google immediately comes to mind), as their EULA service agreement will tell you that - since you're using their service, on their servers - anything goes. Read the fine print on Gmail, and you'll see. πŸ˜‰

[–] Zoenboen@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They are not hard to setup, easy to keep running (once going they pretty much just work). If you follow the right steps you can avoid being undeliverable and keep people from abusing your sending server (as a relay).

https://workaround.org/

[–] Im1Random@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I did it anyway some time ago and I'm really happy with it. I'm using my own email addresses for absolutely anything by now.