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How do I roll my own multi-domain catch-all email server?
My hosting provider just emailed me and said that the catch-all email feature will be turned off in a couple months. Being able to make up email addresses that land at a catch-all account is essential to what I do on several of my domains for workflow management. One thought is to set up an email relay at Digital Ocean but I've never set up an email server before. Can someone recommend a good guide for doing this?
- mtmail 8y agoRecent (last 12 months) discussions on running your own mail server. * How to Run Your Own Mail Server (2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16238937 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16238937 * Is it possible to run your own mail server for personal use? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12282231 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12282231 And a bit older * Tell HN: Digital Ocean IP addresses largely blacklisted by MIPSpace https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7324277 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7324277
- CyberFonic 8y agoI don't recommend setting up an email server. A quick Google will yield lots of stories on why this is a very bad idea. Although I have set up dozens of corporate email servers in the past, I didn't find the idea practical for myself. My solution is to use a domain registrar who allows catch-all email address and forward emails to a GMail account. I set up MailGun with DKIM and SPIF records as required for my domain to send emails using SMTP. Once setup, I no longer need to do any routine sysadmin. If you only need a single domain with lots of addresses, then Google Office might be an even simpler option.
- parvenu74 8y agoPerhaps I worded it wrong. I make liberal use of catch-all addresses but everything lands in -- and responses are sent from -- Gmail accounts. It's not so much a mail server I need but something which will accept and forward emails based on the forwarding rules I set up.