A while back I started on this journey, and as most people did, I’ve had my ups and downs and went through the learning curve, I’ve now reached the point of so much knowledge that I truly know, I dont know shit. People of Lemmy I come to you today because idk what to do, I recently made a free account with proton, their subscription is fairly cheap so idm paying the monthly tier of 15GB so I can have control over ending it whenever I please instead of being locked in for a year. Now, I heard about Tuta but never dived much into it, i know Proton has had its controversies (Don’t be shy of reminding me of what they were), but what are my options here truly for a proper FOSS email provider? I can negate the free part for a reasonable price, but truly private AND secure is a must.
Self Hosting isn’t an option yet for personal reasons unless it’s completely free.
I self hosted email for years and it did take a fair bit of maintenance. Since moving to Mailcow all I have to do is keep it updated (subscribe to their telegram channel for updates) and that’s it. It’s never broken or needed maintenance other than that.
Can you tell me about mailcow’s pros and cona based on your experience?
Cons: some knowledge of Docker is required A static IP is helpful but not a requirement If your ISP uses gcnat then that’s a problem. Using a residential IP isn’t great for reputation
Pros: It’s a very well thought out system Very few bugs Excellent documentation Includes spam protection, webmail and a bunch of other features itjustworks