Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/MeNorthernPanda on 2025-06-09 19:31:23+00:00.

Hey all,

I’m planning to get a custom domain (10 years via Cloudflare) and use it for personal email only, something like: me@myfullname.com for main/personal use social@myfullname.com for logins/newsletters Maybe a wildcard or spam@ for other stuff

Still deciding between self-hosting (Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box) vs. using services like Migadu, Proton, or iCloud+.

Curious to know: Do you use a custom domain just for personal email? Are you self-hosting or using a provider? Any issues with deliverability, spam, or maintenance? Do you think it’s worth the efforts?

Would love to hear your setups and thoughts before I jump in.