# iredmail/iRedMail

Full-featured, open source mail server solution for mainstream Linux/BSD distributions.

Repository: https://github.com/iredmail/iRedMail
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iredmail
Homepage: https://www.iredmail.org/
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: email, server, foss, freebsd, openbsd, centos, debian, ubuntu, iredmail, mainstream-linux
Last push: 2026-08-20T13:38:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2460, "days_push": 13, "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 1840, forks 260 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:43.056358+00:00)

## What it is
iRedMail is an open source, full-featured mail server solution that installs and configures SMTP, IMAP/POP3, webmail (Roundcube/SOGo), and security best practices on mainstream Linux and BSD distributions. It bundles open source components into a deployable stack with unlimited mail accounts, TLS encryption, and optional admin panel tooling.

## Use cases
- set up a self-hosted email server on ubuntu
- deploy a full mail server with webmail in minutes
- host my own email with unlimited mailboxes
- install smtp imap server on debian or freebsd
- self-hosted email with caldav carddav and activesync
- replace paid email hosting with open source mail server
- secure mail server with tls and spam filtering

## When to choose
- you want a complete, pre-integrated mail stack (SMTP, IMAP, webmail, antispam) deployed quickly on Linux/BSD
- you need unlimited mail domains and users without per-mailbox licensing
- you want secure-by-default settings like forced TLS and hashed passwords
- you need groupware features such as CalDAV, CardDAV, and ActiveSync via SOGo

## When to avoid
- you need a managed or cloud-hosted email service without server administration
- you want to run mail on unsupported OSes like Windows or macOS
- you need advanced admin features like RESTful API management, which requires the paid iRedAdmin-Pro
- you prefer to hand-pick and configure each mail component yourself

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: email, security, self-hosted, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: email, self-hosted, security
- platform: bsd, self-hosted, cli
- tags: mail-server, smtp, imap, webmail, roundcube, sogo, spam-filtering, caldav, carddav, installer, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- iredmail/iRedMail (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.056358+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 2026-08-30T03:18:03.949314+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iredmail/iRedMail (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.056358+00:00, sha a127499e2e2f)
  - homepage: https://www.iredmail.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:13.427537+00:00, sha b36404b1baac)
  - site_page: https://www.iredmail.org/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:13.430283+00:00, sha b36404b1baac)
  - site_page: https://www.iredmail.org/admin_panel.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:13.432099+00:00, sha 28a6aa4b4b7a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.