iRedMail
Full-featured mail server. Shell installer, postfix + dovecot + spamassassin.
What it is
iRedMail is a full-featured mail server with a shell-based installer. Postfix, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Amavis, Roundcube or SOGo webmail, full DKIM/SPF/DMARC, supports OpenLDAP, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL backends.
Why we recommend it
If you want a Linux mail server (not Docker) with maximum control and a battle-tested installer, iRedMail is the answer. The shell installer sets up everything on RHEL/CentOS/Rocky or Debian/Ubuntu.
When to use it
- Self-hosted mail on bare metal or a VM
- Companies that prefer non-Docker deployments
- OpenLDAP-backed mail for an organization
- When you want a single shell installer to set everything up
Quickstart
Run this in your terminal. Self-hosts locally with Docker or your preferred setup.
$ curl -O https://dl.iredmail.org/yum/iRedMail-1.7.0.tar.bz2 && tar xjf iRedMail-1.7.0.tar.bz2 && cd iRedMail-1.7.0 && bash iRedMail.shSetup
Tags
Integrates with
Common use cases
- →self-hosted-mail
- →ldap-backend
- →non-docker
- →business-email
Pricing
Free. Apache-2.0 licensed. Self-host on RHEL/Debian.
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