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Project - Personal Mail Server (Postfix + Dovecot + Rainloop)

PostfixDovecotRainloopMariaDBPHP

A self-hosted personal mail server with Postfix, Dovecot, Rainloop, and a PHP administration interface.

June 14, 2025

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Overview

This project sets up a complete self-hosted personal mail server on a Debian machine. It uses Postfix for sending emails (SMTP), Dovecot for receiving (IMAP), and Rainloop as a simple, modern webmail interface. A PHP administration interface also allows easy restarting of services. User account management is handled via a MariaDB database.

Key Features

  • •SMTP Service with Postfix — Enables sending emails with secure SMTP authentication.
  • •IMAP Service with Dovecot — Allows receiving emails with remote IMAP access.
  • •Modern Webmail — Access mailboxes via Rainloop, a lightweight and fast web interface.
  • •Administration Interface — PHP mini-dashboard to restart Postfix and Dovecot.
  • •Management via MariaDB — Stores users, passwords, and domains in a MariaDB database.
project preview
PostfixPostfix

Postfix is a fast and secure mail transfer agent (MTA) used for sending emails (SMTP).

DovecotDovecot

Dovecot is a lightweight and secure IMAP server for receiving and reading emails.

RainloopRainloop

Rainloop is a modern, fast, and easy-to-integrate webmail client.

MariaDBMariaDB

Open-source relational database management system used to manage users.

PHPPHP

Server-side scripting language used here to create the web administration interface.

Linux (Debian)Linux (Debian)

Stable and robust Linux distribution used to host the mail server.

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