Forward Email
★ 1.7kA self-hosted alternative to Google Workspace, Office 365
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Forward Email is an open-source email service project centered on a privacy-focused hosted platform and the software used to run it. The README is aimed both at end users who want to visit the...
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Features
- web app
- API
- SMTP server
- MX server
- IMAP server
- POP3 server
- CalDAV server
- CardDAV server
- local development commands
- server infrastructure provisioning
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- Created
- Dec 17, 2019
- Install Methods
- source
- Requirements
- Node v18.20.4pnpm 9.15.9MongoDBRediswkhtmltopdf (optional, for PDF receipts)fonts (Ubuntu)libtoolautomakeautoconfnasm
- API
- REST
- Runtime / Stack
- NodejsDocker
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: Optional
- Deployment
Deployment: no container deployment found
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