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PostfixAdmin

Web interface for managing Postfix mail domains

Mail Servers ★ 1.3k stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

PostfixAdmin is a web-based administration tool for managing Postfix mail servers, including virtual domains, mailboxes, and aliases. It stores configuration in a SQL database.

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Key features

  • Manage virtual domains and mailboxes
  • Alias and forwarding management
  • Vacation autoresponders
  • MySQL or PostgreSQL backend

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP

Trade-offs

  • Administration tool only
  • Dated interface

Is PostfixAdmin secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect PostfixAdmin's latest release (v4.0.5). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2017-5930, published 2017-03-20 (3495 days ago), fixed in 3.0.2

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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