Re:Self-hosted email is the hardest it's ever been, but also...
by hardwaresofton on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:07AM
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Well thanks for offering your experience at least -- I've updated the post to at least list some of the alternatives.
Self-hosting is the end-goal but it looks like the in-between is still murky as well.
Maybe what it really takes is people springing up to fill the gaps of a closer-to-self-host solution (so you have full control) w/ deliverability auto-solved (automatic purchase of some external relay or something). Like a service that purchases a VPS in your name, sets it up, then essentially disconnects (or offers to manage the service for a fee).
Of course there's stuff out there like Cloudron etc so maybe that's part of the way forward as well -- but I wonder if Cloudron could ever really reach a completely non-technical user.
Self-hosting is the end-goal but it looks like the in-between is still murky as well.
Maybe what it really takes is people springing up to fill the gaps of a closer-to-self-host solution (so you have full control) w/ deliverability auto-solved (automatic purchase of some external relay or something). Like a service that purchases a VPS in your name, sets it up, then essentially disconnects (or offers to manage the service for a fee).
Of course there's stuff out there like Cloudron etc so maybe that's part of the way forward as well -- but I wonder if Cloudron could ever really reach a completely non-technical user.