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+1 for self-hosting. Doing that for nearly 10 years now, by far the most difficult part is setting up a mail server, but after that you can put on your resume t
by lqet 7y ago
+1 for self-hosting. Doing that for nearly 10 years now, by far the most difficult part is setting up a mail server, but after that you can put on your resume that you know how to configure Postfix (which I am quite certain is one of the most difficult Linux server applications to configure). Backups, webmail, file storage, calendar etc. are quite easy to set up.
- ZWoz 7y agoPostfix has flexible configuration system with many knobs. I would say though, that official documentation is nice and detailed. Last time I checked Debian defaults looked pretty good, so you don't need fiddle too much to get reasonably useful and secure setup.
- ori_b 7y agoOpenSMTPd is much easier to configure, IMO.
- swiley 6y agoIt’s still a pin but yes, way easier than postfix. You can completely and fairly easily understand how to write the confine yourself.
- justsomedude11 7y agoPostfix is actually quite easy to configure. Exim is what you're thinking of.
- BenjiWiebe 6y agoTry configuring Asterisk.