Self-Hosted Email Server

Thunderbird setup

Connecting to Your Email Server with Thunderbird Prerequisites Setup Steps 1. Open the Account Setup Wizard In Thunderbird, go to File → New → Existing Mail Account (or click the menu icon → New Account → Email). Screenshot: Thunderbird’s “Set Up Your Existing Email Address” dialog with fields for Your Name, Email Address, and Password. […]

How to configure Outbound SMTP Relay to use Amazon SES (Simple Email Service)

The number one problem of self hosting your own email server is deliverability. If you rent your server from the cloud, you’ve likely shared IP addresses with spammers, leading to Microsoft or Google blackholing your IP address with no recourse. There is a simple solution to this. It’s to configure outbound SMTP relay to use […]