Heimdall – Self-managed email alias/forwarding service
Self-hosted personal email guardian with one-step deployment - fterh/heimdall
Heimdall – Self-managed email alias/forwarding service launched on February 1, 2020 with 130 votes, #191 of 3,162 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
In plain words
Heimdall is a self-managed email alias and forwarding service that users can operate independently. Launched in 2020, it enables people to create and manage email aliases that forward messages to their actual addresses without relying on third-party providers. The service is open-source and available on GitHub, making it suitable for users who want control over their email infrastructure and prefer to host their own solutions rather than use commercial alternatives.
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