Hi ! I have just seen that service .Stalwart. Sounds promising anyone has tried It already? Any feedback would be appreciate it. Any another alternatives?
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I use it for my personal mail servers, I like that it bundles SMTP, IMAP/JMAP and antispam into a single binary with a web interface and an API. The initial barrier for setting it up is lower than the combined Exim+Dovecot+Rspamd setup I used earlier, updating can be problematic for some changes, such as 0.15 to 0.16, but in general I find it easier to use and just as powerful, if not more.
@AnthonySmith said:
New one on me, why is it different?
It s a combo of different things even with panel. I have seen It some days ago and well just waiting for a feedback respect It. It seems like a swiss knife may be combined with mxroute or so could be really really interesting option.
I believe in good luck. Harder that I work ,luckier i get.
I have it in production.
The fact that is has fully native and easy support to build multi-node clusters is pretty cool.
Also the support for encryption at rest for those interested in it.
But you have a bunch of features that are behind a paywall.
I've been using Stalwart for a few months and it's been solid. Written in Rust, super lightweight compared to a Postfix/Dovecot stack, and the built-in spam filter + DKIM/SPF/DMARC setup saves a ton of time. The web admin panel is decent too. Only downside is some of the features are behind a paywall, and the community is still small compared to mailcow.
For alternatives, mox and maddy are also single-binary mail servers (both Go), and mailcow/Mailu are the Docker-based Postfix/Dovecot/Rspamd bundles.
Whichever you pick, the part that decides deliverability is outside the software: check that your VPS provider allows outbound port 25, set a matching PTR/rDNS, and publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Test with mail-tester before moving real mail, and keep a backup before major version upgrades.
We use Stalwart as part of the infrastructure behind FranklyMail, so I can share a little perspective from running a hosted email service. Full disclosure: I’m the founder.
For us, a lot of the work has been around the mail server itself: domain onboarding, DNS checks, mailbox management, billing, and making all of that approachable for someone who just wants email on their own domain.
One lesson I’d share is to evaluate the day-to-day operations as carefully as the initial setup. How will you test upgrades, restore a backup, investigate delivery issues, or help someone migrate their existing mail? Those questions become very real once other people depend on it.
@Chievo said:
Hi ! I have just seen that service .Stalwart. Sounds promising anyone has tried It already? Any feedback would be appreciate it. Any another alternatives?
https://girginos.com/en
We can provide custom solutions.
Custom webmail
Custom desktop applications.
Uninterrupted architecture with clustering and high availability.
JMAP and nice attention to incoming standards, like DKIM2; and it's written in Rust.
A Turkish colleague suggested to try it more or less one year ago, it hasn't failed me yet (I'm self-hosting it for a secondary mail address)
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New one on me, why is it different?
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Thundermail is using it, and it's written in Rust. That's all I know about it.
I use it for my personal mail servers, I like that it bundles SMTP, IMAP/JMAP and antispam into a single binary with a web interface and an API. The initial barrier for setting it up is lower than the combined Exim+Dovecot+Rspamd setup I used earlier, updating can be problematic for some changes, such as 0.15 to 0.16, but in general I find it easier to use and just as powerful, if not more.
It s a combo of different things even with panel. I have seen It some days ago and well just waiting for a feedback respect It. It seems like a swiss knife may be combined with mxroute or so could be really really interesting option.
I believe in good luck. Harder that I work ,luckier i get.
I have it in production.
The fact that is has fully native and easy support to build multi-node clusters is pretty cool.
Also the support for encryption at rest for those interested in it.
But you have a bunch of features that are behind a paywall.
I've been using Stalwart for a few months and it's been solid. Written in Rust, super lightweight compared to a Postfix/Dovecot stack, and the built-in spam filter + DKIM/SPF/DMARC setup saves a ton of time. The web admin panel is decent too. Only downside is some of the features are behind a paywall, and the community is still small compared to mailcow.
Stalwart really shines when you pair it with Bulwark Webmail. I love it.
For alternatives, mox and maddy are also single-binary mail servers (both Go), and mailcow/Mailu are the Docker-based Postfix/Dovecot/Rspamd bundles.
Whichever you pick, the part that decides deliverability is outside the software: check that your VPS provider allows outbound port 25, set a matching PTR/rDNS, and publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Test with mail-tester before moving real mail, and keep a backup before major version upgrades.
We use Stalwart as part of the infrastructure behind FranklyMail, so I can share a little perspective from running a hosted email service. Full disclosure: I’m the founder.
For us, a lot of the work has been around the mail server itself: domain onboarding, DNS checks, mailbox management, billing, and making all of that approachable for someone who just wants email on their own domain.
One lesson I’d share is to evaluate the day-to-day operations as carefully as the initial setup. How will you test upgrades, restore a backup, investigate delivery issues, or help someone migrate their existing mail? Those questions become very real once other people depend on it.
https://girginos.com/en
We can provide custom solutions.
Custom webmail
Custom desktop applications.
Uninterrupted architecture with clustering and high availability.
JMAP and nice attention to incoming standards, like DKIM2; and it's written in Rust.
A Turkish colleague suggested to try it more or less one year ago, it hasn't failed me yet (I'm self-hosting it for a secondary mail address)
Grommunio is fine too, it's more like a behemoth compared to that and if you're looking for "community packages" they're not exactly in plain sight ; it's more in the "self-hosted Exchange substitute" niche after OSS Kopano went EOL
Stalwart really shines when you pair it with Bulwark Webmail