lavabit/magma
The magma server daemon, is an encrypted email system with support for SMTP, POP, IMAP, HTTP and MOLTEN,. Additional support for DMTP and DMAP is currently in active development. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
37/100
- Activity 10
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4272
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 545
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1830 stars · 166 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Magma is an encrypted email server daemon written in C, providing SMTP, POP, IMAP, and HTTP protocol support along with a bundled webmail system, originally built for lavabit.com. It also develops the DMTP and DMAP encrypted mail protocols as part of the Dark Mail initiative.
Use cases
- run a self-hosted encrypted email server
- host webmail with end-to-end encryption
- operate an SMTP/IMAP/POP mail server with privacy focus
- experiment with the DMTP dark mail protocol
- replace traditional mail servers with encrypted message storage
When to choose
- you need a mail server with built-in encryption and privacy guarantees
- you want to experiment with or contribute to the Dark Mail/DIME protocols
- you're comfortable building C software on Linux and managing dependencies
When to avoid
- you need a turnkey, production-hardened mail server with minimal setup
- you require full HTTP/webmail stability today, since those parts are still in development
- you prefer mail servers in higher-level languages or with large ecosystems
Facets
service · maturity active
email cryptography http-server security self-hosted email security privacy self-hosted self-hosted mail-server smtp imap pop3 webmail dark-mail dime encrypted-email mta mda c messaging linux docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lavabit/magma · fetched 2026-08-28 · cb08c8837545
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lavabit/magma | main | 37 |
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