Guides for running your own email sending server
Practical, sourced guides for turning a VPS into an email sending server: choosing a host, port 25, DNS records, IP warm-up, bulk sender rules and the cost of self-hosting versus an email API.
Start here
- Unlimited email sending, explained: What it means, the real limits and a cost model.
- Turn a VPS into an email server: Six steps from empty VPS to first authenticated message.
- VPS port 25 blocked: How to test it and what to ask your provider.
- IP warm-up schedule: A conservative plan for a new sending IP.
- Gmail and Yahoo bulk sender requirements: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, unsubscribe and complaint rates.
- Unlimited SMTP server explained: Hosted plans versus running your own.
- SMTP server for MailWizz, Acelle and Mautic: Connect your campaign software to TurboMTA.
Compare
- Self-hosted MTA vs SES, SendGrid and Mailgun: When each model wins.
- PowerMTA alternatives: TurboMTA, KumoMTA, Postal and Haraka.
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