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Figure I'd ask here, but I'm looking to set something up for email in the future, I'm looking into custom domains so that if something happens with one email account, then I have more security in mind to pick up from there as opposed to being screwed.

I know that fully self hosting email full stop is usually not recommended, so I'm up for any advice anyone has on that end.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you mean buying your own domain, and forward email sent to it to an email provider?

A lot of email providers have that option (with paid plans). For example

https://proton.me/support/custom-domain

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Basically that yeah, assuming that's the best way to go about it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you don't want to fully host it yourself (which I think it's wise), then it's a good solution.

If privacy is important to you, ProtonMail has a good reputation, but I haven't been keeping up with the latest developments in the area (there might be other providers that suit your needs / budget).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I use proton mail and love the new addition of Proton pass. It makes spoofing emails for junk/sign ups super easy too.

Can integrate with Thunderbird via proton bridge too. Would recommend.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I recently bit the bullet and bought in to mxrouting’s lifetime account. 10GB, unlimited domains, unlimited accounts, “forever” (for the remainder of the time mxrouting exists) for the semi decent price of $100.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Also comes with NextCloud you can use for CalDAV and CardDav. It also comes with DNS, basic web hosting and ftp but you're limited to 10GB total.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

+1 for mxroute. I've been using them for several years with no trouble whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for pointing this out - I may do this to move off Private Email, since that's just the one address.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I like Mailinabox

You can use it in the cloud or fully self-host on your own hardware if you want. (Assuming your ISP allows this)

[–] MajorHavoc 1 points 1 year ago

I host my own domain and DNS and point to a web hosted provider.

I was pretty happy with Proton mail, but moved because I wanted to provision more inboxes and the price per inbox didn't scale great, for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I needed something that allows for unlimited aliases as I'm creating an email address for every service I sign up to.

I'm using UberSpace for 5€ a month which also allows for hosting websites. Very happy with them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I would go selfhosted and use a mai-in-a-box solution. Easy to setup, handles all the spam DNS settings etc and if you put it on an ip segment that is generally spammer-free, then you should have a fantastic solution (I habe used it myself for many years).