Dovecot

IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind.

Actively maintained
WebsiteSource code

At a glance

GitHub stars
1.3k
Last activity
2026-11-02
Latest release
2.4.5
2026-08-28
Commits (12 mo)
2.1k
License
MIT, LGPL-2.1
Language / platform
C, deb

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run Dovecot yourself

  • RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr512 MB$3.5Deploy →
DigitalOcean512 MB$4Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →

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