docker-mailserver
Production-ready fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) running inside a container. observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 93
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 21
- age_days: 4224
- days_rel: 46
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
19434 stars · 2095 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97
Docker Mailserver is a production‑ready, full‑stack mail server packaged as a Docker container. It bundles SMTP, IMAP, LDAP authentication, anti‑spam and anti‑virus services with simple file‑based configuration.
Use cases
- Set up a self‑hosted email server with SMTP and IMAP support
- Deploy a mail server with built‑in spam and virus filtering
- Run a containerized mail service for a small business or personal domain
- Replace a legacy mail server with a Docker‑based solution
- Configure LDAP authentication for corporate email accounts
When to choose
- You need a full mail server that can be deployed with a single Docker image
- You prefer configuration‑as‑code without a separate database
- You want built‑in anti‑spam and anti‑virus capabilities
- You are comfortable managing services via Docker and environment variables
When to avoid
- You require a highly customized mail server with extensive third‑party plugins
- You need native Windows services without Docker
- You prefer a managed email service rather than self‑hosting
Facets
service · maturity active
email email developer-tools cross-platform cli mailserver postfix dovecot rspamd amavis fail2ban containerized ldap anti-spam antivirus devops docker linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver · fetched 2026-10-12 · 4b0eb933142a
- homepage: https://docker-mailserver.github.io/docker-mailserver/latest/ · fetched 2026-10-05 · 2e7089cd7f09
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver | main | 97 |
| docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver-helm | infra | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver")
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