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What is Roundcube (webmail)

What it is

A web interface for mail: messages on your own domain are read in a browser, like a familiar mail service, with nothing to install.

How we use it

It runs next to docker-mailserver on the studio's web server. Mail can be read in Roundcube or in any mail client, and new messages also arrive in a service Telegram chat.

Where it helps a business

  • Staff need mail on the company domain, and installing and configuring a mail program on every device is a hassle.
  • Mail has to be checked from someone else's computer or a phone through a browser.

How we use it

On the websites server Roundcube runs next to docker-mailserver: domain mail can be read in a browser or in any mail client. New messages are also forwarded to a service Telegram chat with the subject, sender, text and attachments, while spam arrives as a single silent line. We set up your own mail under Infrastructure.

Common problems

  • Webmail exposed to the internet. The login page is a target for password guessing; the mail server is covered by fail2ban.
  • Sending blocked by the provider. A web interface will not help if the provider has closed outgoing mail ports: messages wait in the queue.

When you do not need it

If everyone reads mail in mail apps on their computers and phones, the web interface can be skipped.

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