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Axigen Mail Server

Axigen Mail Server is a self-hosted mail server for small teams and homelab environments.

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Axigen Mail Server is a self-hosted mail server for small teams and homelab environments. It provides email transport, spam filtering, and mailbox administration. It suits small businesses and hobbyists who want a packaged commercial mail stack. The free license supports five users across five domains.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

10/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 1304 days ago
Popular
61 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

No GitHub repository data collected yet.

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Anti-spam prerequisite Review the companion anti-spam repository before first-time installation. source

Fetched 13 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (7)

  • CrossBox - Real-time email, chat, audio/video calls & conferences, file-sharing, and contacts app with a modern and intuitive UI.
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Exchange - Exchange business-class email helps increase user productivity while protecting your data.
  • OX App Suite - The OX App Suite by Open-Xchange is web-based platform offering a suite of apps like an email client, calendar, contacts magement, cloud st…
  • SmarterMail - SmarterMail is the Microsoft Exchange alternative, offering the only other email, groupware, and collaboration server on the market with na…
  • Zimbra Collaboration Suite - Zimbra Collaboration is an open, secure collaboration tool for email, calendaring, tasks and more.
  • hMail Server - hMailServer is a free e-mail server for Microsoft Windows.

Checked 11 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What outbound-mail setup gotchas should I expect with Axigen?

You need an SPF record and DKIM signing, and a static IP or a NATed cloud VPS. Even with valid DKIM, low IP reputation can still cause recipients to spam the mail.

What antispam prerequisite should I follow before first-time installation?

Review the companion anti-spam repository before installing. The built-in antispam filter is not perfect.

Which authentication protocols can Axigen be configured with?

The documentation covers OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect setup and GSSAPI/Kerberos authentication for Linux installations.

What mobile sync options does Axigen provide?

The documentation lists ActiveSync, CalDAV, and CardDAV for mobility and sync. It also includes a Mobile WebMail manual.

How do I administer or migrate an Axigen deployment?

Use WebAdmin or CLI administration, and the documentation includes a migrating-to-Axigen guide. It also covers advanced configuration and auto-discovery.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.axigen.com

Community

Collected 13 days ago - public community threads