I had a free google workspace for over a decade with a domain I own before it became a paid service, I’m looking at putting it all in my hands ideally using services that cost less than the $15/Month in paying for a handful of accounts.
I’m looking at running a Nextcloud to replace most of the Google services but I still haven’t found an email server replacement. Any ideas/suggestions/links to guides?
Edit: I’m not necessarily looking to host my own email, as I understand it to be a pain, but looking to migrate my current one to somewhere else.
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I switched from google to Proton and it’s been solid.
Don’t be your own email admin. Get a $1 CPanel host from anywhere and you’re good to go.
Protonmail is good. I did the same thing you’re doing and proton seems to be a reputable brand at the moment.
For nextcloud I would recommend using the all-in-one setup, but as far as email you might want to use an already existing solution rather than trying to host it yourself. I would recommend protonmail for your email since all the other common options like Microsoft and Google are not privacy respecting.
I wouldn’t host my own email server.
If I was to migrate my legacy Workspace, I’d move it to M365…
Yeah, it’s not self hosted, but sometimes, not being at fault for something that’s broken… Would be nice!
You can check Purelymail if it can suit your req for mail.
If you want unlimited accounts I’d recommend mail cheap
Got Apple devices? iCloud+ for .99/month gives you the ability to use a custom domain for your mail. Not sure it can get much cheaper.
Proton mail is a great private hosted for a bit more $
I can highly recommend Zoho. Zoho mail
fastmail.com if you want unlimited dynamically created aliases. It’s a very flexible solution in general. I have setup where emails to [email protected] automatically create a folder “whatever” and route email in it. Also works with multiple users.
Maybe consider mailbox.org. It is cheap, supports custom domains and is hosted in Germany.
If you are really looking to be hosted for nothing at all, check out disroot.org. I use them for my primary email account. They also host Nextcloud.
There’s always protonmail hosted, secure, cheapish
Well the obligatory mention that selfhosting email is more headache than what its worth. You don’t wan’t to be told from expecting recipient that email from you never arrive since their provider blackholed your mail into oblivion.
Try mxroute for email. Currently theres ongoing black friday promo for $15 triennially. https://mxroute.blackfriday/
I moved to Zillium (Zoho Family plan) but not 100% happy with them. Heaps of threads on migration and options on the Google Workspace Reddit starting around the time they tried to remove the free legacy plans.