Modoboa
Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface.
- Email Servers
- Python
- ISC
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 3,542
- Forks
- 485
- Open issues
- 46
- Commits, last 12 months
- 765
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.11.0Sep 29, 2026
- Created
- Apr 16, 2013
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About Modoboa
Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface. Modoboa is open source under the ISC license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 3,542 stars and 485 forks on GitHub, with 765 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- javascript
- django
- postfix
- dovecot
- hosting
- modoboa
- python3
- vuejs
- rspamd
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What is Modoboa?
Modoboa is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Email Servers category. Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface. The source code lives at github.com/modoboa/modoboa, where it has 3,542 stars.
Is Modoboa free and open source?
Yes. Modoboa is open-source software released under the ISC license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Modoboa with Docker?
Modoboa does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Modoboa?
Popular open-source alternatives to Modoboa include docker-mailserver, Postal and Mail-in-a-Box.
Is Modoboa actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Modoboa was on Oct 5, 2026 with 765 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.11.0, published Sep 29, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.