📧 Setting up a self-hosted email server with Mailcow
Self-hosting an email server has always been a hot topic among homelab enthusiasts and privacy-conscious users. After years of running various services in a Proxmox-based homelab — exposed selectively over the internet through Cloudflare tunnels — my focus shifted to creating a more integrated and privacy-preserving email solution. This post shares the rationale, benefits, and high-level setup details of running your own email server with Mailcow.