Modoboa
Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 70% of tracked projects; popularity more than 60%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 3.5k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.10.1 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | ISC |
| Built with | Python |
Is Modoboa actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 647 commits, of which 141 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 47 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 2.10.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 18 projects we track in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions, Modoboa ranks #3 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Modoboa actually does
Modoboa is a self-hosted mail hosting and management platform designed to simplify the administration of email servers. It provides a web-based user interface to help operators manage mailboxes, domains, and associated services from a central dashboard.
Best fit: System administrators looking for an integrated web interface to manage email infrastructure on their own hardware without relying entirely on command-line tools.
Worth knowing: Email server administration carries a high operational burden regarding DNS configuration, IP reputation, and spam prevention, which this platform does not eliminate entirely.
Deployment notes
As a Python application, it typically requires a WSGI server, a separate relational database, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination and static file serving.
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