mixandClaude Opus 5.5 acdfaaecd7 panel-redesign: Outbound domains, domain, settings, application on the kit
Stage 2, step 3. Written by Sonnet, reviewed by Opus.

  - Six pages named after their mockups: out-domains, out-domain,
    out-domain-settings, out-app, out-app-created, out-domain-delete,
    with typed page data (view/outbound.go, outbound_app.go), fixtures
    and tests. The engine pages dashboard, domain_detail and
    domain_delete are gone with their templates and are off
    legacy_pages.txt. GET .../settings has its own handler.
  - Handlers pass typed data; routes, POST targets, field names,
    validation, authorization (both roles, another tenant's id is a 404)
    and Cache-Control: no-store on the password page are unchanged.
  - Kit, attribute only: Action.Confirm writes data-confirm on a POST
    action's form (panel.js already reads it).
  - test/e2e/panel_client.go scrapes the new markup (copy fields, the
    application row's Edit link). Not run: no Docker here.

Fixes found on the way
  - Report address of a domain that follows another user's default: the
    select had one "inherit" option, selected, so saving the form
    untouched moved the domain to whoever saved it. It now offers that
    user's default as "keep" (selected, saves nothing) and "My default
    instead" as the change, as the mockup draws it; "keep" on a domain
    that does not follow someone else is refused.
  - panel.js: syncShowWhen stopped at the first matching rule, so the
    auto-limit fields were never toggled with the limit mode. Every
    matching rule applies now.

Differences from the mockups, for the owner:
  - application rows carry Edit only. New password and Delete are POSTs,
    and the kit has no link-styled POST control for a table row; both are
    in the application page's head with a confirmation. Drawing them in
    the row needs a design: change (as Sign out was);
  - the application login is read-only on edit (the handler refuses a
    rename); the submit says Create application on the empty form;
  - multiplier bounds are the store's 1.5-5, default 2.5;
  - "Recalculate" buttons exist where the stored limit is automatic;
  - a domain administrator has no add box and no Delete; Delete domain is
    global-only on the domain page and on settings;
  - a fourth record, Report authorization, appears when the report
    address is on another domain; record states missing / weak / not
    checked are tags with the explanation under the value;
  - refusals are the kit flash above the first box, and those of the
    settings forms now show on the settings page; successful saves still
    redirect to the domain page;
  - the export checkbox is ticked by default, as drawn.

Evidence
  - docs/assets/panel-redesign/evidence/out-domains.png, out-domain.png,
    out-domain-settings.png, out-app.png, out-app-created.png,
    out-domain-delete.png: 1440 px wide, headless Edge, real templates
    served locally with their fixtures - NOT from the container (no
    Docker on this machine). Taken before the report-address fix, which
    does not change what the fixture renders.
  - panel/audit.js on the six pages at 1440 and 1280 (text inside
    [hidden] blocks skipped): 866 texts checked, problems: [].
  - go test -count=1 ./internal/web/...
      ok  internal/web
      ok  internal/web/auth
      ok  internal/web/handlers
      ok  internal/web/validate
      ok  internal/web/view

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-10 00:49:20 +03:00

SelfPost

SelfPost

Self-hosted SMTP relay with a web panel — one Docker image, no provider.

Postfix, OpenDKIM, and a small Go panel run together under supervisord; you configure domains, DKIM keys, and SASL applications once, then point your apps at the SMTP endpoint.

SelfPost sends mail straight to the internet from your own IP, with per-domain DKIM signing. No mailboxes or webmail. An optional inbound relay (backup-MX / forwarder on port 25) forwards to an upstream; it does not store mail.

For: operators who run their own VPS or home server and want a simple relay they control, without a third-party SMTP provider.

Key properties: one container, multi-domain DKIM, SASL per application, send log and DNS checks in the panel, encrypted backups.

Features

  • Outbound SMTP (465/smtps; optional 587 submission) with per-domain DKIM signing
  • Optional inbound relay on port 25 (backup-MX / forwarder; off by default)
  • Optional DMARC aggregate report ingest on port 25 (off by default)
  • In-panel Help drawer and /help page for Status and domain controls
  • Per-application client IP allow-list for SMTP AUTH (optional)
  • Web panel — domains, applications, deliveries, mail queue, system log, backup
  • Multi-domain relay — each SASL application is bound to one sending domain
  • DNS status checks (PTR, SPF, DKIM, DMARC) with in-panel re-check
  • Two-level rate limiting — IP backstop (Postfix), per-domain ceilings, and trusted-IP app overrides
  • Full-server backup and single-domain export/import (optional password encryption)
  • Single Docker image; production data in a ./data bind mount (the quick start below uses a named Docker volume instead)

Documentation

Document Contents
Operator guide Reverse proxy, environment variables, DNS, IP warmup, panel operations, rate limiting, backup/restore, ports, image tag
Product boundaries Purpose, deployment assumptions, out-of-scope items, multi-domain model
Architecture As-built technical design
Security design Mandatory requirements, accepted risks, the CSRF ADR
Development Building, testing, docs rules, model routing, commits
Roadmap Open work (1.x+) — direction, not commitments
CHANGELOG Release history

Found a vulnerability? Do not open an issue — SECURITY.md has the private reporting channel and the scope.

Repository: https://github.com/mixeme/selfpost — source, issues, releases, and the ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost image.

Requirements

Providing these is the operator's job — SelfPost cannot fix a blocked port or a missing PTR record for you. Details: Operator guide.

Platform

  • Docker + Compose v2 on the host
  • A reverse proxy in front of the panel (SelfPost never terminates HTTPS itself)
  • Rough sizing: 1 vCPU, 512 MB–1 GB RAM, 8–10 GB disk (send log and rotated mail.log are the main growth drivers; both sit in the ./data volume, and both are capped — 90 days and 14 files by default)

Network and IP

  • Static IP address
  • Outbound TCP port 25 unblocked (many consumer/cloud hosts block it by default)
  • PTR/rDNS for that IP pointing at your mail hostname (SELFPOST_HOSTNAME)
  • Reasonable starting IP reputation — a fresh IP still needs warmup

Per sending domain

For every domain you add in the panel:

  • SPF TXT record authorizing this server
  • DKIM TXT record (value shown on the domain page)
  • DMARC _dmarc TXT record

See Domain-level DNS in the operator guide.

Per inbound domain (optional)

Only if you turn on inbound relay (INBOUND_RELAY_ENABLE=true):

  • MX record pointing at SELFPOST_HOSTNAME (keep any existing primary MX if this host is backup-MX)

See Inbound relay in the operator guide.

Quick start

First boot — create the admin account. On a fresh container SelfPost prints a one-time setup URL (valid ten minutes). Open it in a browser to choose the administrator username and password. Until you do, the panel has no login. Production deploy: Full deployment in the operator guide.

One container, panel at http://127.0.0.1:8080 — no reverse proxy, no TLS files, no compose files. Good for clicking through the UI on your machine; outbound mail will not reach the real internet without DNS, PTR, and port 25.

docker run --rm -d --name selfpost-try \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
  -e SELFPOST_HOSTNAME=mail.local.test \
  -e PANEL_COOKIE_SECURE=false \
  -v selfpost-try-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.9.5

Get the setup URL (pick one):

docker logs selfpost-try 2>&1 | grep -m1 'http'
docker exec selfpost-try cat /data/setup-token

The printed URL is https://mail.local.test/setup/<token>. For this local trial rewrite it to http://127.0.0.1:8080/setup/<token> (same path token; PANEL_COOKIE_SECURE=false so the cookie works over plain HTTP). Open it before it expires.

When finished:

docker rm -f selfpost-try && docker volume rm selfpost-try-data

More detail (limitations, optional throwaway TLS for local SMTP): Local trial in the operator guide.

Reference deploy

Production layout: one docker-compose.yml, a .env, persistent ./data, and TLS PEM files at ./certs (read by Postfix on 465/587). The panel is reached only through a reverse proxy on 443 — port 8080 is bound to localhost in the default compose file.

Full walkthrough — fetching the base files, setting up a reverse proxy and TLS (Apache/nginx/Caddy/Traefik), starting the container, and wiring up DNS — lives in the operator guide's Full deployment section, with proxy-specific commands under Reverse proxy.

The compose file always publishes 465, 587, and 25; Postfix listens on 587 only when SUBMISSION_ENABLE=true, and on 25 when INBOUND_RELAY_ENABLE=true and/or DMARC_REPORTS_ENABLE=true (see Ports). Bump the pinned image tag deliberately when upgrading, never :latest (why). Optional variables (TRUSTED_PROXY_CIDR, rate limits, retention): see Environment variables.

License

Copyright © 2026 Mikhail Yenuchenko.

AGPL-3.0. The AGPL closes the "SaaS loophole": if you run a modified version as a network-accessible service, you must make the modified source available to its users — not only when you distribute copies of the code. Third-party notices: NOTICE.

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