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How to run a mail server on a VPS

Port 25, editable PTR, dual-stack. Install Postfix or Stalwart yourself. Crypto checkout does not warm the IP.

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Short answer

Rent a VPS with port 25 and editable rDNS, then install Postfix or Stalwart from their docs. We do not run the MTA or whitelist you at Gmail.

Edge RTT to AMS (ms). Catalog RTT: AMS <1, ZRH ~9, RKV ~18, BUH ~30.
Catalog RTT: AMS <1, ZRH ~9, RKV ~18, BUH ~30. Source: NovaVPS location listing (RTT to AMS)

What people actually run

Postfix documentation is the common MTA. Stalwart Mail Server is a modern all-in-one. Port 25 is open and PTR is editable. Reputation is yours after you send. Paying with crypto does not warm the IP.

Playbook

From invoice to an MX
  1. Business to start. Dedicated if you are a public MX for many domains.
  2. Install Postfix documentation or Stalwart Mail Server. Set SPF/DKIM/DMARC on your domain.
  3. Switzerland is the process default. Netherlands if you want AMS-IX and accept EU rack law.

Limits

We will not whitelist you at Gmail. Spam and CSAM are AUP fails.

PTR?

Editable from the panel after deploy.

IPv6 MX?

Yes. Dual-stack is on every VPS.

Primary sources

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