Maddy Mail Server
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Maddy implements the functionality to send and receive email over SMTP and store messages with IMAP access.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Deployment
- The maker documents Linux installation options including a prebuilt amd64 tarball, Docker image, source build and Arch Linux packages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Administration
- Maddy has no web interface for administration; administration is done through its CLI utility.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Composable server
- Maddy combines functionality that would otherwise be provided by Postfix, Dovecot, OpenDKIM, OpenSPF and OpenDMARC in one daemon.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Docker
- An official Docker image is available from Docker Hub and exposes standard SMTP, submission and IMAP ports.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Dovecot integration
- Maddy can use Dovecot as an external IMAP server and use its SASL authentication protocol for submission.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Email security protocols
- It implements DKIM, SPF, DMARC, DANE and MTA-STS protocols.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- IMAP status
- The maker describes IMAP storage as beta quality and suggests Dovecot for users who need a stable, feature-packed implementation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Intended audience
- The setup guide presents Maddy as a way to set up a mail server for personal use and says any VPS can work for small configurations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Rspamd integration
- Maddy supports rspamd's HTTP protocol directly, without requiring a milter proxy.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Runtime requirements
- The FAQ says a small personal server needs about 1 GiB of RAM and disk space.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Security policy
- Outbound delivery security supports MTA-STS and DNSSEC for MX authentication and TLS enforcement using MTA-STS and DANE.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Spam filtering
- Maddy does not include a content spam filter, but can integrate with rspamd.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
- Webmail
- Maddy does not currently include webmail.Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
Plans and prices
Maddy Mail Server Free Self-hosted mail server; IMAP storage is beta Read 7 Oct 2026 · maddy.email
Where Specifiction places it
- Mail Server Software#24 of 347.6
