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Best alternative to selfhosting email? E.g. email hosting provider for a custom domain (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys,

after looking into selfhosting email it seems to me that it's probably better if I use an existing email hoster like Namecheap or Porkbun.

Now I saw that Porkbun doesn't offer catchall emails so I can't use it for my usecase.

Do you guys have any recommendations for a reasonably priced email hoster for a custom domain that offers all basic features like catchall? The purpose is for one domain I use for my personal stuff and one for a small side hustle/ small business.

Thanks so much in advance for your help!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Proton and fastmail you can use custom domains. I only have experience using fastmail. They provide great instructions for the settings in cloudflare (mx records, etc). My domain is purchased through namecheap.

I can receive mail on *@mydomain.com and I can send email from any thing I want ad-hoc ([email protected] or [email protected])

I thought about selfhosting as well, but the internet concensus was it can be a hassle with your email getting rejected.