Helm Personal Server
A personal server for owning your email and more
Helm Personal Server launched on October 17, 2018 with 255 votes, #68 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Helm Personal Server is a home-based device that enables users to own their email and online identity without relying on external services. Setup takes approximately three minutes and includes a custom domain, email, calendar, and contacts functionality compatible with all devices and accessible globally. The system prioritizes privacy and security by letting users maintain their own infrastructure at home rather than storing data with third-party providers.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Helm is a secure personal server that makes it incredibly easy to own your online identity - starting with email. In 3 minutes, you can set up Helm in your home with a custom domain and have email, calendars and contacts services that work with all of your devices and is accessible from anywhere in the world.
Helm services ceased operation on December 30, 2022. We have sent out several notices to customers started on October 31, 2022. We have captured below a summary of those notices. Why we are shutting down We have been unable to overcome manufacturing and supply chain challenges brought on by Covid. In late 2019, we shifted our supply chain from Mexico to China in an effort to reduce cost and improve manufacturing scalability. At that time, we also undertook designing and developing our v2 product. With the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, our expected timelines to ship product more than doubled. Supplier issues further delayed getting enough inventory to meet demand and we are at a point…from thehelm.com
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