On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 12:59:06 +0530 Didar Hossain <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I want to host my own email on the cloud - I don't want to use G Suite or any > other commercial service because I would like to have control over my email. > > I read around a little and it seems that most cloud providers block SMTP ports > (25,587,465) from/t the internet as well sometimes from within their network. > This poses a real problem for my deployment plans. Also, note that my design > has > separate MSA (submission), Mailstore (IMAP) and MTA (MX) nodes. > > I have shortlisted Digital Ocean and Linode for my use because both of > datacenters in India. Is anyone using either of them for MX service? > > Any and all feedback is most welcome including specialist/small VPS providers > who I can consider to host the MX node for my domain at least. Have you seen Ars Technica's series on self-hosting email? It may be a bit dated (it's from 2014), but they're pretty good on such topics. They mention a couple of VPS providers (A Small Orange, Lithium Hosting), but I took a quick look, and they somewhat pricey: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/how-to-run-your-own-e-mail-server-with-your-own-domain-part-1/ > Kind regards, > Didar > > -- > Fortune finishes the great quotations, #6 > > "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?" > It's nothing, honey. Go back to sleep. > Celejar
