# mailcow-dockerized

> Open-source Docker-based email and groupware server suite

mailcow: dockerized is a complete open-source email server and groupware solution based on Docker Compose. It bundles components including Dovecot, Postfix, SOGo webmail, Rspamd, and ClamAV to manage mailboxes, spam filtering, and webmail services. It is self-hosted and operated using Docker on Linux servers.

- Source: https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized
- Homepage: https://mailcow.email
- License: GPL-3.0
- Built with: JavaScript 32.2%, PHP 29.3%, Twig 15.5%, CSS 10.4%, Other 12.6%
- Stars: 13715
- Forks: 1859
- Contributors: 407
- Last commit: 2026-10-21
- Latest release: 2026-10 (2026-10-21)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Communication
- Type: Web, Docker / self-host
- For: Personal, Enterprise
- Enterprise signals: commercial support

## Worth score: 84/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Editor note

Entrepreneur Deck

## Downloads

Latest release: [🎃🐮 Mooctober 2026 | Security Update: PHP 8.2.35, SOGo 5.12.12 & Nginx 1.30.6](https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/releases/tag/2026-10). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized
Updated: 2026-10-29