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Mailcow is a complete self-hosted mail server stack — Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, SOGo webmail, ClamAV, all preconfigured and managed via web UI. Designed for users who want their own mail server without spending weeks tuning Postfix configs.
Mailcow is a complete self-hosted mail server stack — Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, SOGo webmail, ClamAV, all preconfigured and managed via web UI. Designed for users who want their own mail server without spending weeks tuning Postfix configs.
For self-hosters and small businesses running their own mail, Mailcow is the path of least resistance.
Concrete scenarios where teams pick Mailcow over the SaaS alternative.
full mail server (SMTP + IMAP + webmail)
host email for multiple owned domains
create/manage user mailboxes via UI
Rspamd + ClamAV integrated
SOGo for calendar + contacts sync
If your team profile matches one of these, Mailcow is a strong fit out of the box.
running personal email
wanting on-prem email vs Google Workspace
hosting email for clients
self-hosting full personal infrastructure
under data residency mandates
When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which Mailcow consistently lands above the alternatives.
The stack you'll plug Mailcow into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.
mailcow:2024-11 (release-tagged)Operational guidance from running this in production — what to do before you scale, what to lock down, what surprises people.