Tundra manages a full mail stack: Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (IMAP/POP3), Rspamd (spam filtering + DKIM signing), and optionally Roundcube (webmail).
Setting up a mail domain
Section titled “Setting up a mail domain”-
Go to Mail → Domains → Add
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Step 1 — Core records
- Enter the domain
- Tundra generates the recommended MX and SPF records
- Copy these to your DNS zone (or use a DNS template)
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Step 2 — DMARC & preview
- Configure DMARC policy (
none,quarantine,reject) - Preview all DNS records before saving
- Configure DMARC policy (
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Generate DKIM key
- Click Regenerate DKIM on the domain detail page
- Tundra generates a 2048-bit RSA keypair, stores the private key encrypted (AES-256-GCM), and shows the public key TXT record to add to DNS
Mailboxes
Section titled “Mailboxes”Create mailboxes in Mail → [domain] → Mailboxes → Add:
- Username + password (Argon2id hashed)
- Quota (MB)
- Aliases
Password reset available via Mailboxes → [mailbox] → Reset Password.
Aliases
Section titled “Aliases”Aliases forward to one or more mailboxes:
info@example.com → alice@example.com, bob@example.comCreate in Mail → [domain] → Aliases → Add.
Mail queue
Section titled “Mail queue”View and manage the Postfix queue in Mail → Queue:
- Hold — suspend delivery of a message
- Release — resume delivery
- Delete — permanently discard
Diagnostics
Section titled “Diagnostics”Mail → [domain] → Diagnostics runs automated DNS checks:
| Check | What it verifies |
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| MX | MX record points to your server |
| SPF | SPF record allows your server’s IP |
| DKIM | DKIM public key matches the active key |
| DMARC | DMARC record is valid |
A Send test email button lets you verify delivery end-to-end.