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I've had Fastmail on a personal domain for a couple of years. It's worked great for my needs. I used to want to self-host it but (IMO) running a secure, reliab

I've had Fastmail on a personal domain for a couple of years. It's worked great for my needs. I used to want to self-host it but (IMO) running a secure, reliable email server is just too difficult these days. My privacy is probably better off with professionals running my email for me.

holri 6y ago
> I used to want to self-host it but (IMO) running a secure, reliable email server is just too difficult these days. I disagree. I am running my own small email server for years on Debian stable without any issues except the initial configuration. Freedombox has a mail server on their roadmap. It automates the configuration. You can even buy a small appliance (Olimex A20) ready to go.
- sam_bristow 6y ago
  Of course, the tradeoffs would be different for someone else. For me email is simultaneously important enough I don't want to risk me messing it up and uninteresting enough that i done want to spend the time really getting it right. The Freedombox mail server would be just as much of a black box to me as Fastmail except Fastmail comes with a SLA and someone else to fight fires. For now at least - $100/year to have someone else look after it for me is the right tradeoff for me.