# denghongcai/forsaken-mail

a self-hosted disposable mail service

Repository: https://github.com/denghongcai/forsaken-mail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/forsaken-mail
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mail, self-hosted, nodejs
Last push: 2023-11-26T11:10:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 1011, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1554, forks 515 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.993953+00:00)

## What it is
Forsaken Mail is a self-hosted disposable email service that lets you receive emails at temporary addresses via a built-in SMTP server and a web interface. It is a Node.js application that can be deployed directly or via Docker.

## Use cases
- receive verification emails without exposing my real inbox
- self-host a temporary email service on my own domain
- create throwaway email addresses for signups
- run a disposable mail server in docker
- check incoming mail for a catch-all subdomain in a browser

## When to choose
- you want full control over a disposable email service on your own domain
- you need a lightweight Node.js app with simple Docker deployment
- you only need to receive (not send) temporary emails

## When to avoid
- you need to send outgoing email or full mailbox features
- you want a managed hosted solution without running your own server
- you need an actively developed project with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: email, http-server, self-hosted
- domain: email, self-hosted, privacy, web-development
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: disposable-email, temporary-mail, smtp-server, throwaway-inbox, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- denghongcai/forsaken-mail (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.993953+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:04.929592+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/denghongcai/forsaken-mail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.993953+00:00, sha d7d37e511b9c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.