NulNetSelf-Hosted Mail Server VPS — Port 25, PTR, No KYC
Run Mailcow or Postfix on a no-KYC VPS: port 25 open by policy, rDNS editable in the panel, SPF/DKIM/DMARC in your hands. Crypto invoice.
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The three non-negotiables
1) PTR must match your HELO. Every VPS here ships with editable rDNS, so set the pointer to your mail hostname before the first message leaves. 2) Port 25 must be open. It is, by policy, on the VPS and dedicated lines — there is no unblock request because there is nothing blocked. 3) Authentication must exist: publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC for the sending domain, and keep the DKIM key actually rotating. Receivers score all three before they score your prose.
VPS from $3* (fund $50+), storage 1–5 TB NVMe from $24/mo annual-eff, dedicated with IPMI from $30.80/mo. Crypto invoice, no KYC.
Launch nowWarm-up is physics, not marketing
A fresh IPv4 has no reputation anywhere on the internet, and no provider can sell you a shortcut around that. Start with low volume toward recipients who actually open your mail, hold bounces under a few percent, and let weeks — not days — set the ramp. The large receivers score domain and IP separately, which cuts two ways: your domain reputation follows you onto a new address, and a clean domain on a soiled IP digs out faster than the reverse. Buying reputation is not a product anyone honest can ship.
Stack suggestions
- Mailcow or Mail-in-a-Box for an all-in-one start; Postfix, Dovecot and Rspamd when you want each part replaceable.
- Warden ($19.00 list, $15.20 annual-eff) or Vanguard carries a personal or small-domain mail load without strain — disk is rarely the constraint, reputation always is.
- Split transactional from personal mail across separate identities or addresses, so one stream's reputation cannot tax the other.
- Legal sending only: the AUP bans spam outright, and an abuse report that checks out is the fastest way to lose a clean IP.
Is port 25 blocked on NulNet?
No. SMTP on port 25 is open across the VPS and dedicated lines by default policy, and the PTR record is editable from the client panel — no ticket, no business justification, no waiting period.
Can I send bulk marketing from a VPS?
Bulk is a different discipline: rented lists and cold campaigns burn reputation no single IP survives. Host personal and domain mail here; run real marketing through an ESP built for opt-in at scale. The AUP treats spam as an abuse case, not a gray area.
Which location is best for mail?
Delivery depends on reputation, not geography — latency matters little for SMTP. Choose the flag for legal posture: Switzerland for process, Iceland for a non-EU rack, Amsterdam for AMS-IX adjacency. The mail itself arrives the same.
Mailcow?
Yes — install Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box, or a hand-rolled Postfix stack; the box is root KVM and the MTA is yours to operate. We do not touch, monitor or 'manage' your mail beyond the abuse policy every host applies.
Extra IPv4 for mail vs web?
Worth it when one box serves both roles: an extra IPv4 is a $3.50/mo add-on, so the web IP never inherits the mail IP's reputation or vice versa. Mail-facing rDNS stays editable per address.
Ready to launch?
Build the box — VPS, storage or bare metal — create the password, pay the invoice that follows.