# Stalwart for self-hosted email

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/stalwart-for-self-hosted-email/18133
**Category:** Tool Suggestions
**Tags:** completed
**Created:** 2024-05-02T00:11:33Z
**Posts:** 11

## Post 1 by @Handheld7434 — 2024-05-02T00:11:33Z

Any opinions on Stalwart? Tons of features, Rust, encryption at rest.

> **[GitHub - stalwartlabs/stalwart: All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure,...](https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart)**
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> All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure, scalable and fluent in every protocol (IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, WebDAV).

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## Post 2 by @jonah — 2024-05-02T03:28:02Z

JMAP? Rust? :eyes:

Haven’t heard of this, but this is going to the top of my to-do list to install and review I think…

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## Post 3 by @jonah — 2024-05-09T23:37:39Z

I’m surprised this functionality isn’t available, this is extremely limiting compared to other email server software:

[https://github.com/stalwartlabs/mail-server/issues/212](https://github.com/stalwartlabs/mail-server/issues/212)

**Edit** : oh, it _does_ support multiple domains, just not things like per-domain admins. That’s not so bad for personal use then. [FAQ | Stalwart Labs](https://stalw.art/docs/faq/#how-do-i-add-a-new-domain)

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## Post 4 by @jonah — 2025-03-08T03:31:20Z

We are now using Stalwart at Privacy Guides and it is working smoothly and has very sane defaults (security and otherwise).

I am going to mark this as #approved because nobody has chimed in with a reason not to (last chance everyone!), and I find it quite a bit nicer than Mailcow.

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## Post 5 by @jonah — 2025-03-08T03:51:23Z

[https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/2936](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/2936)

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## Post 6 by @phnx — 2025-03-08T08:06:05Z

Unfortunately there are essentially no good JMAP clients afaik. I know Fastmail uses JMAP with their own client but that’s limited to using their service.

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## Post 7 by @jonah — 2025-03-08T08:40:49Z

Yeah that has also been my conclusion.

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## Post 8 by @anon21666177 — 2025-03-08T09:30:30Z

Would it be possible to use Stalwart’s web interface as an email client?

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## Post 9 by @brokep — 2025-03-12T13:22:36Z

full disclosure I am an engineer for lavabit, and although we have our encrypted server freely available on github, its not optimized for easy installation yet.

I am going to be trying out Stalwart today. I have, in the past, recommended Mail in a box for self hosted email but only for personal use. Not sure id feel comfortable relying on MIAB for a large deployment.

There is also another email server called Mox ive been wanting to try. and then of course theres TREES - the encryption addon to dovecot create by LEAP.. or maybe Riseup i can’t remember. Going to be trying that out too.

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## Post 10 by @jonah — 2025-03-12T17:33:21Z

> [@brokep](#):
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> I am an engineer for lavabit

I didn’t really know this was still active :eyes:

Mox was the other one I was tempted to try out for our own purposes, but I ended up liking Stalwart enough that I didn’t end up installing it. I still probably should though to see if it’s worth sharing with others.

> [@anon21666177](#):
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> use Stalwart’s web interface as an email client

No, it is only for administration. I’ve been looking into webmail clients to use alongside Stalwart and I think [https://snappymail.eu/](https://snappymail.eu/) might be the best I’ve found so far, but I haven’t actually installed it yet.

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## Post 11 by @dngray — 2025-03-12T23:54:11Z

> [@phnx](#):
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> Unfortunately there are essentially no good JMAP clients afaik

there is [aerc](https://aerc-mail.org) which is what i use.

> [@brokep](#):
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> There is also another email server called Mox

I read some of the replies in that thread [Mox – modern, secure, all-in-one email server | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43261729) Looked interesting.

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## Post 12 by @jonah — 2025-03-17T01:20:19Z

#completed

> **[update!: Add Stalwart mail server (#2936) ·...](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/commit/f955b529908185562689a2a9bedcc8222e7af78a)**
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> Signed-off-by: redoomed1 
> Signed-off-by: fria 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Gray