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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/colordreamm on 2025-02-24 15:04:34+00:00.


My friend built a lightweight email verification service that you can self-host for pennies. He open-sourced it after getting frustrated with expensive SaaS solutions.

Tech stack:

• Go 1.21+

• Redis (only for domain caching, no email storage)

• Prometheus metrics

• Grafana monitoring

• Docker & Docker Compose ready

Features:

• No data leaves your server

• No tracking/analytics

• Completely self-contained

• Super lightweight (runs great on minimal resources)

• All core features included:

  • MX record verification

  • Disposable email detection

  • Domain verification

  • Typo suggestions

  • Batch processing

Deployment:

• Ready to deploy on fly.io

• Docker compose included

• Clear documentation

• Minimal dependencies

GitHub:

Demo:

He's a dev who can't do any effective announcements, so I thought the self-hosted community here might appreciate knowing this exists. Perfect for anyone running their own registration systems or needing email validation without depending on external services.

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