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I just recently started playing around with an old pc as my homeserver and am curious of any recommendations for lesser known self hostable foss software that you would recommend

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also host my own mail and there's been little issues.

Microsoft is a pain in the ass if you're in an IP space they don't like like DigitalOcean. Which is ironic because they have the worst spam filter by far in the industry.

If you want to get through to everyone you will have to:

Use a "good" TLD ( not .to, not .xyz, ...)
Don't use cloud platforms that are regularily used for spam (mostly DigitalOcean)
Use SPF
Use DMARC
Use DKIM
Use a PTR record
Don't make an open relay by accident
Use proper ports and certificates
Register an abuse account at the big players (Google, Microsoft, ...)
Don't use an dynamic IP
Keep it up to date
Minimize downtime

I can't recommend mailcow enough, it makes setting up a mail server a breeze.

https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized

Use the MXToolbox to verify your server(s).

https://mxtoolbox.com/diagnostic.aspx

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

It really is not hard, especially if you actually do it right (all of those bulletpoints of yours).