Hello everyone, nice to meet you all.
This question was probably asked around here but is it really possible to be your own mail provider?
I think I’m experienced enough when it comes to homelabbing that I could take on something like this.
I THINK im aware of the technicalities, I did some research but it still begs the question, is it really worth it? would it be hard to build up a reputation so that your emails don’t land in spam folders?
I heard the wisdom once that you should self host everything except for email. I’m sure there are great tools to make it manageable but the effort/gain is just very high.
Just find a email provider that let’s you connect your own domain, use wildcards, etc.
Of course email is pretty central to most digital identities, as most accounts can be reset through email. So if you absolutely want to be sure you control your identity you must self host email (but you also must own the authoritative DNS for that domain so you must register directly with the TLD and not through a registrar …)
I find it irretating that you speak on the matter with hearsay without having even tried it with modern tools or project.
With projects like Mailcow its a simple setup. Rspamd handles spam better than many professional industry spam filters i have encountered.
Yes there are some pitfalls someone should be aware of and some know how required, but as of right know, it very easy with very little maintenance.