Pains of Private Personal Mail

After months of rejection from multiple VPS providers and even claude telling me “don’t do it its too hard.” I was finally able to get a self-hosted email server. “Choosing to do self managed email is like most of my relationship decisions: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should It’s messy, complicated, high maintenance. You’ll regret it later.” — Louis Rossman1 ...

February 22, 2026 · Me