Simple NixOS Mailserver
Complete mailserver solution leveraging the Nix Ecosystem.
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Still maintained? Yes: 13 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.3.0 (Dec 2019).
Comparisons in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: Gmail alternatives.
At a glance
Simple NixOS Mailserver quick facts
- Health score
- 35/100 STALE
- Stars
- 320
- Last commit
- 9 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.3.0, Dec 2019
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Simple NixOS Mailserver scores 35/100, #16 of 18 in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions: 13 commits in the last 90 days earn 15.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.3.0, 6.9 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 320 stars add 10.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 15.2 / 35
13 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
v2.3.0 released 6.9 years ago
- Stars 10.0 / 20
320 stars on GitLab (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 13
- Last 90 days
- 55
- Last 12 months
- 9 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #16 of 18 tools in Communication - Email - Complete Solutions by health , between iRedMail (#15) and b1gMail (#17) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Nix |
| Latest release | v2.3.0 · 6.9 years ago |
| Stars | 320 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | gitlab.com/simple-nixos-mailserver/nixos-mailserver ↗ |
Simple NixOS Mailserver vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Simple NixOS Mailserver (Communication - Email - Complete Solutions), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| docker-mailserver | 97 | 20k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| Mailcow | 97 | 14k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Mox | 85 | 5.9k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| Postal | 65 | 17k | MIT | today |
| Simple NixOS Mailserver (this tool) | 35 | 320 | GPL-3.0 | 9 days ago |
| b1gMail | 27 | 4 | GPL-2.0 | 9 days ago |
Simple NixOS Mailserver: common questions
Is Simple NixOS Mailserver still maintained?
Simple NixOS Mailserver had 13 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.3.0, is from 6.9 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.