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Mail-in-a-box

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Easy-to-deploy mail server.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Self-Hosted
  • Roundcube
4.5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
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  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Two-factor Authentication
  2.  Mail Server
  3.  IMAP Support
  4. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration

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Mail-in-a-box information

  • Developed by

    US flagJoshua Tauberer
  • Licensing

    Open Source (CC0-1.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5
  • Alternatives

    17 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Security & PrivacyOnline Services

GitHub repository

  •  14,544 Stars
  •  1,479 Forks
  •  582 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 17, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Mail-in-a-box, and it has gotten 22 likes

Mail-in-a-box was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on Sep 7, 2014 and this page was last updated Apr 6, 2021.

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Top Positive Comment
EgorSharin
Feb 20, 2024
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Main-in-a-box works well on a cheap VPS from one of the major cloud providers. Documentation is lacking, but once the setup is complete, the server keeps working without any issues (that I could find within about half a year of running it for myself and my family).

What is Mail-in-a-box?

Take back control of your email with this easy-to-deploy mail server in a box. Mail-in-a-Box turns a fresh cloud computer into a working mail server. You get contact synchronization, spam filtering, and so on. On your phone, you can use apps like K-9 Mail and CardDAV-Sync free beta to sync your email and contacts between your phone and your box. And in your browser:

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