Quest for the simple SMTP Server

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/selfhosted

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  • OpenSMTPD

    This is official OpenSMTPD Portable repository. Forks, pull requests and other contributions are welcome!

    opensmtpd Like: Reasonable sized, reasonably easy to configure Dislike: Easy to shoot yourself in the foot, DKIM setup is a p.i.t.a.

  • Haraka

    A fast, highly extensible, and event driven SMTP server

    Haraka Like: Simple to hook into the processing pipeline Dislike: Node.js and had some issues with stability when I last tried it

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • chasquid

    SMTP (email) server with a focus on simplicity, security, and ease of operation [mirror]

    chasquid Like: Small and focused on simplicity and user friendliness Dislike: A bit on the experimental side

  • FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition

    FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition is a no-nonsense implementation of FizzBuzz made by serious businessmen for serious business purposes.

    "Enterprise Grade Codebase Quality" That's a good one :) That might mean anything from a really tight and focused codebase up to something like this: https://github.com/EnterpriseQualityCoding/FizzBuzzEnterpriseEdition

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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