Rent a mail server at Hostleaf: you get your own VPS or root server and install Mailcow Mailserver from the customer area with one click, including webmail, spam and virus filtering. Suitable servers start at €6.90 per month, prepaid and without a contract. If your domain is registered with us, EasyDNS sets the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records in one step.
For your mail server you rent a server, Mailcow Mailserver itself costs nothing extra. Suitable packages at Hostleaf cost between €6.90 and €69.90 per month, 5 packages meet the requirements.
For a few mailboxes the smallest suitable package is enough. With the virus scanner switched on, Mailcow Mailserver needs at least 6 GB of memory, and if you plan many mailboxes with large attachments, take more disk space.
| Package | vCores | RAM | NVMe | Price per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vStart | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | €6.90 |
| vCore | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | €12.90 |
| vPro | 8 | 16 GB | 150 GB | €22.90 |
| vScale | 12 | 32 GB | 200 GB | €39.90 |
| vMax | 16 | 64 GB | 250 GB | €69.90 |
All prices include 19% VAT. The table only lists packages whose memory and disk space are enough for Mailcow Mailserver.
Your own mail server receives, stores and sends the email of your domains on a server you manage yourself. You create mailboxes, aliases and forwards without a fixed limit per package, and the data stays on your server instead of with a large email provider.
At Hostleaf you use Mailcow Mailserver for this, an open source solution built from Postfix, Dovecot, the Rspamd spam filter and the SOGo web interface for webmail, calendar and contacts.
The installation runs in the background and takes a few minutes depending on the server, you can follow the progress in the panel.
The installer checks memory and disk space before it starts. If the server is not enough, it tells you what is missing instead of leaving a half-finished installation behind.
Yes. The mail server needs a hostname such as mail.your-domain.com, and your email addresses run on a domain you manage yourself. You can order a domain with us right away.
If the domain is registered with Hostleaf, you set the required DNS records with one click instead of entering them by hand.
For email to arrive and not end up as spam, your domain needs these records:
If the domain is registered with us, "EasyDNS - link a service" with the mail server template sets all of these records and reads the DKIM key straight from the mail server. Add the domain in Mailcow Mailserver first, the key only exists after that.
Reverse DNS, also called a PTR record, links your server's IP address to the mail server hostname. Many recipients check it and are more likely to reject email from servers without a matching PTR.
After the installation we switch the reverse DNS of your server IP to the mail server hostname automatically. If you set your own record before, it stays as it is. You can change the reverse DNS yourself in the panel at any time.
In your server's app view, the "Mail-DNS prüfen" action (check mail DNS) shows for every domain in the mail server whether MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC are correct and whether the reverse DNS points to the mail server.
Mailcow Mailserver sets no fixed limit: you create as many domains, mailboxes and aliases as you need. The limit is your server's memory and disk space. If you need more, you switch to a larger package and the difference is charged pro rata.
Yes. In the SOGo web interface you read and write email in the browser, calendar and contacts included. On your phone and in mail clients you connect via IMAP and SMTP, and most clients find the settings themselves thanks to autoconfig.
The Rspamd spam filter checks incoming email and moves suspicious messages to the spam folder. You add the ClamAV virus scanner during installation if your server has enough memory. Webmail and mail clients connect encrypted with a Let's Encrypt certificate that Mailcow Mailserver renews itself.
You manage the mail server yourself. You start Mailcow Mailserver updates in the panel with the "Aktualisieren" (update) action, no command line needed. Backups of your mailboxes are up to you as well.
If you only need a few mailboxes next to your website, web hosting is the easier way: mailboxes, webmail and spam filter are already included, and we take care of the server.
Your own mail server pays off if you manage many mailboxes or domains, want full control over settings and data, or use the server for other services too.
The suitable servers are located in data centers in Falkenstein. Your email stays on your own server, not with a third-party email provider.
You pay for the server in advance for the term you choose, there is no subscription. Installing it from the panel costs nothing extra.