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AnonAddy

AnonAddy is a self-hosted anonymous email forwarding service that creates disposable aliases to forward mail to your real inbox.

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AnonAddy is a self-hosted anonymous email forwarding service that creates disposable aliases to forward mail to your real inbox. It helps homelab users hide their personal address during signups, reducing spam while keeping control over alias management.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

72/100 Good

Maintained
90last commit 33 days ago
Popular
744,870 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

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). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 8 days ago

GitHub stars
4,870
Open issues
60
Last commit
2026-09-02
Latest release
v1.7.2
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (anonaddy/anonaddy)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Point the app at your server If you run AnonAddy yourself, change the API base URL to your server address before using the app. This matters because the default points to addy.io, so a self-hosted install would be ignored and your local aliases wouldn’t appear. source
  • Add your AnonAddy API key Create an API key in your AnonAddy account and enter it in the app’s settings. The API key (a secret password the app uses to log in) is required, and without a valid one your alias requests will error out. source

Fetched 7 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • Cock.li - Cock.li is your go-to solution for professional E-mail addresses and XMPP addresses.
  • Erine.email - Create unlimited disposable email adresses on the go and forward them to your main email adress, with this free and open-source solution.
  • Firefox Relay
  • Guerrilla Mail - Guerrilla Mail gives you a disposable email address.
  • MailDrop - MailDrop is a free throwaway e-mail address.
  • Mailinator - Mailinator is a throwaway email service that lets you use the @mailinator.com email domain to receive email at no cost.
  • SimpleLogin - Open source solution to protect your personal email address.
  • TempMail - You can quickly create a temporary and disposable email address to verify your email.
  • TemporaryMail - Tired of spam filling your inbox?

Checked 4 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do I make the AnonAddy mobile app use a self-hosted instance?

Change the app's API base URL to your self-hosted server address, since the default points to addy.io. Create an API key in your AnonAddy account and enter it in the app's settings.

What are the main setup steps for a self-hosted AnonAddy deployment?

You can deploy the AnonAddy code or the official Docker image. Configure the web app and wire incoming mail through Postfix so messages are piped into the application.

Can I reply to or send from an alias without exposing my real email address?

Yes, you can reply and send from aliases without exposing your real email address.

What can I manage with the AnonAddy API?

The API documentation lists endpoints for account details, aliases, domains, labels, blocklists, and failed deliveries, with authentication through an API token.

Answers sourced from addy.io, app.addy.io, context7.com, factually.co

Community

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