https://blog.param.sh/tags/eip/Recent content in Eip on DevLogsHugoenSun, 15 Mar 2026 03:55:13 +0530https://blog.param.sh/posts/setting-up-your-own-mail-server/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:55:13 +0530https://blog.param.sh/posts/setting-up-your-own-mail-server/<div class="notice note"> <div class="notice-title"> <i class="fa-solid fa-sticky-note" aria-hidden="true"></i>Note </div> <div class="notice-content">This walkthrough is part of the <a href="https://blog.param.sh/series/cloning-gmails-architecture" >Cloning Gmail&rsquo;s Architecture</a> series. For better context, I suggest you to start from <a href="https://blog.param.sh/posts/mail-server-communications-101/" >Part 1</a></div> </div> <p>In this tutorial, we will look how we can deploy an EC2 instance, assign an Elastic IP (static public IP), enable port access for SMTP / IMAP communications and more, to configure the infrastructure for self-hosting a private email server.</p> <h3 id="pre-requisites"> Pre-Requisites <a class="heading-link" href="#pre-requisites"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h3> <ul> <li>Have an AWS Account and basic knowledge on how to setup an EC2 instance in AWS.</li> <li>Know about mail protocols and how mail communication works.</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>If you have any other cloud provider as your preference feel free to jump to the <a href="#setting-up-the-mail-server" >Setting up the Mail Server</a></p>