I am planning to host a test instance of discourse for an NGO I volunteer for on my VPS. It is supposed to accompany an event with around 100-150 participants so I expect some traffic over the weekend of the event. The only unanswered question I currently have is the mail setup. I considered self-hosting the SMTP relay myself but found a lot of recommendations to rather outsource it to an external service. I have thus been wondering if there are recommendations for an SMTP relay service? GDPR compliance on a European server is a must. Ideally, it would be inexpensive, easy to cancel, or even free as I am planning to take the instance down after the event and learn from the experiences and comments of the users.
Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks in advance!
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iii@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 1y
I use inbox.eu
gsv@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
Thanks! Will have a look
MessyAdvent@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
I've been using Scaleway's TEM for about a year without a complaint. The service is free if you send 300 emails a month or less (then 0.25€ per 1000 mails).
gsv@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
That’s a great recommendation, thanks! The pay per use model seems very fair and I like their approach to sustainability matters very much.
fishynoob@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y
Thanks for this, I didn't know Scaleway had a free service. I'll definitely take a look