SHSelfHostIndex

Best Docker Mail Servers for self-hosting

The 34 best Docker mail servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
listmonkUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBAGPL-3.023,776
Docker Mailserver≈5-minute setupMedium2,048 MBMIT19,533
PostalUnder-an-hour setupHard2,048 MBMIT16,862
MailHogUnder-an-hour setupEasy64 MBMIT16,184
mailcowUnder-an-hour setupMedium6,144 MBGPL-3.013,610
MauticUnder-an-hour setupHard2,048 MBGPL-3.010,760
MailpitUnder-an-hour setupEasy64 MBMIT10,636
MailuUnder-an-hour setupMedium2,048 MBMIT7,551
RoundcubeUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBGPL-3.07,217
SimpleLoginUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBMIT7,049

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the mail servers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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