MailWhale
Self-hosted transactional email relay with API
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained mail servers alternative.
MailWhale is a self-hosted SMTP relay that gives applications a simple way to send transactional email, with an HTTP API, multiple sender identities, and per-application access control.
Key features
- Self-hosted transactional email relay
- HTTP API for sending mail
- Per-application access control
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in Go
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