diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
index a55eb4eff..7490641c9 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,61 @@
+import importlib.resources
+import io
 import os
 
-from pyinfra.operations import server
+from pyinfra.operations import files, server, systemd
+
+
+def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
+    return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
+
+
+def configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
+    remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
+    remote_venv_dir = f"{remote_base_dir}/venv"
+    remote_chatmail_inipath = f"{remote_base_dir}/chatmail.ini"
+    root_owned = dict(user="root", group="root", mode="644")
+
+    # install systemd units
+    for fn in units:
+        execpath = fn if fn != "filtermail-incoming" else "filtermail"
+        params = dict(
+            execpath=f"{remote_venv_dir}/bin/{execpath}",
+            config_path=remote_chatmail_inipath,
+            remote_venv_dir=remote_venv_dir,
+            mail_domain=mail_domain,
+        )
+
+        basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
+
+        source_path = get_resource(f"service/{basename}.f")
+        content = source_path.read_text().format(**params).encode()
+
+        files.put(
+            name=f"Upload {basename}",
+            src=io.BytesIO(content),
+            dest=f"/etc/systemd/system/{basename}",
+            **root_owned,
+        )
+
+
+def activate_remote_units(units) -> None:
+    # activate systemd units
+    for fn in units:
+        basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
+
+        if fn == "chatmail-expire" or fn == "chatmail-fsreport":
+            # don't auto-start but let the corresponding timer trigger execution
+            enabled = False
+        else:
+            enabled = True
+        systemd.service(
+            name=f"Setup {basename}",
+            service=basename,
+            running=enabled,
+            enabled=enabled,
+            restarted=enabled,
+            daemon_reload=True,
+        )
 
 
 class Deployment:
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
index 2a1c88a54..35aaca186 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
@@ -2,26 +2,34 @@
 Chat Mail pyinfra deploy.
 """
 
-import importlib.resources
-import io
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from io import StringIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from chatmaild.config import Config, read_config
+from chatmaild.config import read_config
 from pyinfra import facts, host, logger
 from pyinfra.api import FactBase
-from pyinfra.facts.files import File, Sha256File
-from pyinfra.facts.server import Sysctl
+from pyinfra.facts.files import Sha256File
 from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
 from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, pip, server, systemd
 
 from cmdeploy.cmdeploy import Out
 
 from .acmetool import AcmetoolDeployer
-from .basedeploy import Deployer, Deployment
+from .basedeploy import (
+    Deployer,
+    Deployment,
+    activate_remote_units,
+    configure_remote_units,
+    get_resource,
+)
+from .dovecot.deployer import DovecotDeployer
+from .mtail.deployer import MtailDeployer
+from .nginx.deployer import NginxDeployer
+from .opendkim.deployer import OpendkimDeployer
+from .postfix.deployer import PostfixDeployer
 from .www import build_webpages, find_merge_conflict, get_paths
 
 
@@ -40,10 +48,6 @@ def process(self, output: [str]) -> str:
         return output[0]
 
 
-def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
-    return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
-
-
 def _build_chatmaild(dist_dir) -> None:
     dist_dir = Path(dist_dir).resolve()
     if dist_dir.exists():
@@ -135,171 +139,6 @@ def _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(config) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def _configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
-    remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
-    remote_venv_dir = f"{remote_base_dir}/venv"
-    remote_chatmail_inipath = f"{remote_base_dir}/chatmail.ini"
-    root_owned = dict(user="root", group="root", mode="644")
-
-    # install systemd units
-    for fn in units:
-        execpath = fn if fn != "filtermail-incoming" else "filtermail"
-        params = dict(
-            execpath=f"{remote_venv_dir}/bin/{execpath}",
-            config_path=remote_chatmail_inipath,
-            remote_venv_dir=remote_venv_dir,
-            mail_domain=mail_domain,
-        )
-
-        basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
-
-        source_path = get_resource(f"service/{basename}.f")
-        content = source_path.read_text().format(**params).encode()
-
-        files.put(
-            name=f"Upload {basename}",
-            src=io.BytesIO(content),
-            dest=f"/etc/systemd/system/{basename}",
-            **root_owned,
-        )
-
-
-def _activate_remote_units(units) -> None:
-    # activate systemd units
-    for fn in units:
-        basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
-
-        if fn == "chatmail-expire" or fn == "chatmail-fsreport":
-            # don't auto-start but let the corresponding timer trigger execution
-            enabled = False
-        else:
-            enabled = True
-        systemd.service(
-            name=f"Setup {basename}",
-            service=basename,
-            running=enabled,
-            enabled=enabled,
-            restarted=enabled,
-            daemon_reload=True,
-        )
-
-
-def _configure_opendkim(domain: str, dkim_selector: str = "dkim") -> bool:
-    """Configures OpenDKIM"""
-    need_restart = False
-
-    main_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/opendkim.conf"),
-        dest="/etc/opendkim.conf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
-    )
-    need_restart |= main_config.changed
-
-    screen_script = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/screen.lua"),
-        dest="/etc/opendkim/screen.lua",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= screen_script.changed
-
-    final_script = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/final.lua"),
-        dest="/etc/opendkim/final.lua",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= final_script.changed
-
-    files.directory(
-        name="Add opendkim directory to /etc",
-        path="/etc/opendkim",
-        user="opendkim",
-        group="opendkim",
-        mode="750",
-        present=True,
-    )
-
-    keytable = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/KeyTable"),
-        dest="/etc/dkimkeys/KeyTable",
-        user="opendkim",
-        group="opendkim",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
-    )
-    need_restart |= keytable.changed
-
-    signing_table = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/SigningTable"),
-        dest="/etc/dkimkeys/SigningTable",
-        user="opendkim",
-        group="opendkim",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
-    )
-    need_restart |= signing_table.changed
-    files.directory(
-        name="Add opendkim socket directory to /var/spool/postfix",
-        path="/var/spool/postfix/opendkim",
-        user="opendkim",
-        group="opendkim",
-        mode="750",
-        present=True,
-    )
-
-    if not host.get_fact(File, f"/etc/dkimkeys/{dkim_selector}.private"):
-        server.shell(
-            name="Generate OpenDKIM domain keys",
-            commands=[
-                f"/usr/sbin/opendkim-genkey -D /etc/dkimkeys -d {domain} -s {dkim_selector}"
-            ],
-            _use_su_login=True,
-            _su_user="opendkim",
-        )
-
-    service_file = files.put(
-        name="Configure opendkim to restart once a day",
-        src=get_resource("opendkim/systemd.conf"),
-        dest="/etc/systemd/system/opendkim.service.d/10-prevent-memory-leak.conf",
-    )
-    need_restart |= service_file.changed
-
-    return need_restart
-
-
-class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
-    required_users = [("opendkim", None, ["opendkim"])]
-
-    def __init__(self, mail_domain):
-        self.mail_domain = mail_domain
-
-    def install(self):
-        apt.packages(
-            name="apt install opendkim opendkim-tools",
-            packages=["opendkim", "opendkim-tools"],
-        )
-
-    def configure(self):
-        self.need_restart = _configure_opendkim(self.mail_domain, "opendkim")
-
-    def activate(self):
-        systemd.service(
-            name="Start and enable OpenDKIM",
-            service="opendkim.service",
-            running=True,
-            enabled=True,
-            daemon_reload=self.need_restart,
-            restarted=self.need_restart,
-        )
-        self.need_restart = False
-
-
 class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
     def install(self):
         # Run local DNS resolver `unbound`.
@@ -371,320 +210,6 @@ def activate(self):
         )
 
 
-def _configure_postfix(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
-    """Configures Postfix SMTP server."""
-    need_restart = False
-
-    main_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("postfix/main.cf.j2"),
-        dest="/etc/postfix/main.cf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config=config,
-        disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
-    )
-    need_restart |= main_config.changed
-
-    master_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("postfix/master.cf.j2"),
-        dest="/etc/postfix/master.cf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        debug=debug,
-        config=config,
-    )
-    need_restart |= master_config.changed
-
-    header_cleanup = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("postfix/submission_header_cleanup"),
-        dest="/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= header_cleanup.changed
-
-    # Login map that 1:1 maps email address to login.
-    login_map = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("postfix/login_map"),
-        dest="/etc/postfix/login_map",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= login_map.changed
-
-    return need_restart
-
-
-class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
-    required_users = [("postfix", None, ["opendkim"])]
-
-    def __init__(self, config, disable_mail):
-        self.config = config
-        self.disable_mail = disable_mail
-
-    def install(self):
-        apt.packages(
-            name="Install Postfix",
-            packages="postfix",
-        )
-
-    def configure(self):
-        self.need_restart = _configure_postfix(self.config)
-
-    def activate(self):
-        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
-
-        systemd.service(
-            name="disable postfix for now"
-            if self.disable_mail
-            else "Start and enable Postfix",
-            service="postfix.service",
-            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
-            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
-            restarted=restart,
-        )
-        self.need_restart = False
-
-
-def _install_dovecot_package(package: str, arch: str):
-    arch = "amd64" if arch == "x86_64" else arch
-    arch = "arm64" if arch == "aarch64" else arch
-    url = f"https://download.delta.chat/dovecot/dovecot-{package}_2.3.21%2Bdfsg1-3_{arch}.deb"
-    deb_filename = "/root/" + url.split("/")[-1]
-
-    match (package, arch):
-        case ("core", "amd64"):
-            sha256 = "dd060706f52a306fa863d874717210b9fe10536c824afe1790eec247ded5b27d"
-        case ("core", "arm64"):
-            sha256 = "e7548e8a82929722e973629ecc40fcfa886894cef3db88f23535149e7f730dc9"
-        case ("imapd", "amd64"):
-            sha256 = "8d8dc6fc00bbb6cdb25d345844f41ce2f1c53f764b79a838eb2a03103eebfa86"
-        case ("imapd", "arm64"):
-            sha256 = "178fa877ddd5df9930e8308b518f4b07df10e759050725f8217a0c1fb3fd707f"
-        case ("lmtpd", "amd64"):
-            sha256 = "2f69ba5e35363de50962d42cccbfe4ed8495265044e244007d7ccddad77513ab"
-        case ("lmtpd", "arm64"):
-            sha256 = "89f52fb36524f5877a177dff4a713ba771fd3f91f22ed0af7238d495e143b38f"
-        case _:
-            apt.packages(packages=[f"dovecot-{package}"])
-            return
-
-    files.download(
-        name=f"Download dovecot-{package}",
-        src=url,
-        dest=deb_filename,
-        sha256sum=sha256,
-        cache_time=60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10,  # never redownload the package
-    )
-
-    apt.deb(name=f"Install dovecot-{package}", src=deb_filename)
-
-
-def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
-    """Configures Dovecot IMAP server."""
-    need_restart = False
-
-    main_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2"),
-        dest="/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config=config,
-        debug=debug,
-        disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
-    )
-    need_restart |= main_config.changed
-    auth_config = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("dovecot/auth.conf"),
-        dest="/etc/dovecot/auth.conf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= auth_config.changed
-    lua_push_notification_script = files.put(
-        src=get_resource("dovecot/push_notification.lua"),
-        dest="/etc/dovecot/push_notification.lua",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-    )
-    need_restart |= lua_push_notification_script.changed
-
-    # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/os/
-    # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
-    for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
-        key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
-        if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
-            # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
-            # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
-            continue
-        server.sysctl(
-            name=f"Change {key}",
-            key=key,
-            value=65535,
-            persist=True,
-        )
-
-    timezone_env = files.line(
-        name="Set TZ environment variable",
-        path="/etc/environment",
-        line="TZ=:/etc/localtime",
-    )
-    need_restart |= timezone_env.changed
-
-    return need_restart
-
-
-class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
-    def __init__(self, config, disable_mail):
-        self.config = config
-        self.disable_mail = disable_mail
-        self.units = ["doveauth"]
-
-    def install(self):
-        arch = host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)
-        if not "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
-            _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
-            _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
-            _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
-
-    def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
-        self.need_restart = _configure_dovecot(self.config)
-
-    def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
-
-        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
-
-        systemd.service(
-            name="disable dovecot for now"
-            if self.disable_mail
-            else "Start and enable Dovecot",
-            service="dovecot.service",
-            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
-            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
-            restarted=restart,
-        )
-        self.need_restart = False
-
-
-def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
-    """Configures nginx HTTP server."""
-    need_restart = False
-
-    main_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("nginx/nginx.conf.j2"),
-        dest="/etc/nginx/nginx.conf",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
-        disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
-    )
-    need_restart |= main_config.changed
-
-    autoconfig = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("nginx/autoconfig.xml.j2"),
-        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
-    )
-    need_restart |= autoconfig.changed
-
-    mta_sts_config = files.template(
-        src=get_resource("nginx/mta-sts.txt.j2"),
-        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/mta-sts.txt",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="644",
-        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
-    )
-    need_restart |= mta_sts_config.changed
-
-    # install CGI newemail script
-    #
-    cgi_dir = "/usr/lib/cgi-bin"
-    files.directory(
-        name=f"Ensure {cgi_dir} exists",
-        path=cgi_dir,
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-    )
-
-    files.put(
-        name="Upload cgi newemail.py script",
-        src=get_resource("newemail.py", pkg="chatmaild").open("rb"),
-        dest=f"{cgi_dir}/newemail.py",
-        user="root",
-        group="root",
-        mode="755",
-    )
-
-    return need_restart
-
-
-class NginxDeployer(Deployer):
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.config = config
-
-    def install(self):
-        #
-        # If we allow nginx to start up on install, it will grab port
-        # 80, which then will block acmetool from listening on the port.
-        # That in turn prevents getting certificates, which then causes
-        # an error when we try to start nginx on the custom config
-        # that leaves port 80 open but also requires certificates to
-        # be present.  To avoid getting into that interlocking mess,
-        # we use policy-rc.d to prevent nginx from starting up when it
-        # is installed.
-        #
-        # This approach allows us to avoid performing any explicit
-        # systemd operations during the install stage (as opposed to
-        # allowing it to start and then forcing it to stop), which allows
-        # the install stage to run in non-systemd environments like a
-        # container image build.
-        #
-        # For documentation about policy-rc.d, see:
-        # https://people.debian.org/~hmh/invokerc.d-policyrc.d-specification.txt
-        #
-        files.put(
-            src=get_resource("policy-rc.d"),
-            dest="/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d",
-            user="root",
-            group="root",
-            mode="755",
-        )
-
-        apt.packages(
-            name="Install nginx",
-            packages=["nginx", "libnginx-mod-stream"],
-        )
-
-        files.file("/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d", present=False)
-
-    def configure(self):
-        self.need_restart = _configure_nginx(self.config)
-
-    def activate(self):
-        systemd.service(
-            name="Start and enable nginx",
-            service="nginx.service",
-            running=True,
-            enabled=True,
-            restarted=self.need_restart,
-        )
-        self.need_restart = False
-
-
 class WebsiteDeployer(Deployer):
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
@@ -790,71 +315,10 @@ def install(self):
             )
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
-
-
-class MtailDeployer(Deployer):
-    def __init__(self, mtail_address):
-        self.mtail_address = mtail_address
-
-    def install(self):
-        # Uninstall mtail package to install a static binary.
-        apt.packages(name="Uninstall mtail", packages=["mtail"], present=False)
-
-        (url, sha256sum) = {
-            "x86_64": (
-                "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
-                "123c2ee5f48c3eff12ebccee38befd2233d715da736000ccde49e3d5607724e4",
-            ),
-            "aarch64": (
-                "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz",
-                "aa04811c0929b6754408676de520e050c45dddeb3401881888a092c9aea89cae",
-            ),
-        }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
-
-        server.shell(
-            name="Download mtail",
-            commands=[
-                f"(echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/mtail' | sha256sum -c) || (curl -L {url} | gunzip | tar -x -f - mtail -O >/usr/local/bin/mtail.new && mv /usr/local/bin/mtail.new /usr/local/bin/mtail)",
-                "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mtail",
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def configure(self):
-        # Using our own systemd unit instead of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mtail.service`.
-        # This allows to read from journalctl instead of log files.
-        files.template(
-            src=get_resource("mtail/mtail.service.j2"),
-            dest="/etc/systemd/system/mtail.service",
-            user="root",
-            group="root",
-            mode="644",
-            address=self.mtail_address or "127.0.0.1",
-            port=3903,
-        )
-
-        mtail_conf = files.put(
-            name="Mtail configuration",
-            src=get_resource("mtail/delivered_mail.mtail"),
-            dest="/etc/mtail/delivered_mail.mtail",
-            user="root",
-            group="root",
-            mode="644",
-        )
-        self.need_restart = mtail_conf.changed
-
-    def activate(self):
-        systemd.service(
-            name="Start and enable mtail",
-            service="mtail.service",
-            running=bool(self.mtail_address),
-            enabled=bool(self.mtail_address),
-            restarted=self.need_restart,
-        )
-        self.need_restart = False
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class IrohDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -958,10 +422,10 @@ def install(self):
         )
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -983,10 +447,10 @@ def install(self):
 
     def configure(self):
         _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(self.config)
-        _configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -1132,4 +596,3 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
     ]
 
     Deployment().perform_stages(all_deployers)
-
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfe9de1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+from chatmaild.config import Config
+from pyinfra import host
+from pyinfra.facts.server import Arch, Sysctl
+from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
+    Deployer,
+    activate_remote_units,
+    configure_remote_units,
+    get_resource,
+)
+
+
+class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
+    def __init__(self, config, disable_mail):
+        self.config = config
+        self.disable_mail = disable_mail
+        self.units = ["doveauth"]
+
+    def install(self):
+        arch = host.get_fact(Arch)
+        if not "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
+            _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
+            _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
+            _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
+
+    def configure(self):
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        self.need_restart = _configure_dovecot(self.config)
+
+    def activate(self):
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
+
+        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
+
+        systemd.service(
+            name="disable dovecot for now"
+            if self.disable_mail
+            else "Start and enable Dovecot",
+            service="dovecot.service",
+            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            restarted=restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
+
+
+def _install_dovecot_package(package: str, arch: str):
+    arch = "amd64" if arch == "x86_64" else arch
+    arch = "arm64" if arch == "aarch64" else arch
+    url = f"https://download.delta.chat/dovecot/dovecot-{package}_2.3.21%2Bdfsg1-3_{arch}.deb"
+    deb_filename = "/root/" + url.split("/")[-1]
+
+    match (package, arch):
+        case ("core", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "dd060706f52a306fa863d874717210b9fe10536c824afe1790eec247ded5b27d"
+        case ("core", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "e7548e8a82929722e973629ecc40fcfa886894cef3db88f23535149e7f730dc9"
+        case ("imapd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "8d8dc6fc00bbb6cdb25d345844f41ce2f1c53f764b79a838eb2a03103eebfa86"
+        case ("imapd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "178fa877ddd5df9930e8308b518f4b07df10e759050725f8217a0c1fb3fd707f"
+        case ("lmtpd", "amd64"):
+            sha256 = "2f69ba5e35363de50962d42cccbfe4ed8495265044e244007d7ccddad77513ab"
+        case ("lmtpd", "arm64"):
+            sha256 = "89f52fb36524f5877a177dff4a713ba771fd3f91f22ed0af7238d495e143b38f"
+        case _:
+            apt.packages(packages=[f"dovecot-{package}"])
+            return
+
+    files.download(
+        name=f"Download dovecot-{package}",
+        src=url,
+        dest=deb_filename,
+        sha256sum=sha256,
+        cache_time=60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 10,  # never redownload the package
+    )
+
+    apt.deb(name=f"Install dovecot-{package}", src=deb_filename)
+
+
+def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Configures Dovecot IMAP server."""
+    need_restart = False
+
+    main_config = files.template(
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+        config=config,
+        debug=debug,
+        disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
+    )
+    need_restart |= main_config.changed
+    auth_config = files.put(
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/auth.conf"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/auth.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+    )
+    need_restart |= auth_config.changed
+    lua_push_notification_script = files.put(
+        src=get_resource("dovecot/push_notification.lua"),
+        dest="/etc/dovecot/push_notification.lua",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+    )
+    need_restart |= lua_push_notification_script.changed
+
+    # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/os/
+    # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
+    for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
+        key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
+        if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
+            # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
+            # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
+            continue
+        server.sysctl(
+            name=f"Change {key}",
+            key=key,
+            value=65535,
+            persist=True,
+        )
+
+    timezone_env = files.line(
+        name="Set TZ environment variable",
+        path="/etc/environment",
+        line="TZ=:/etc/localtime",
+    )
+    need_restart |= timezone_env.changed
+
+    return need_restart
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2fbf43d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from pyinfra import facts, host
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
+    Deployer,
+    get_resource,
+)
+
+
+class MtailDeployer(Deployer):
+    def __init__(self, mtail_address):
+        self.mtail_address = mtail_address
+
+    def install(self):
+        # Uninstall mtail package to install a static binary.
+        apt.packages(name="Uninstall mtail", packages=["mtail"], present=False)
+
+        (url, sha256sum) = {
+            "x86_64": (
+                "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
+                "123c2ee5f48c3eff12ebccee38befd2233d715da736000ccde49e3d5607724e4",
+            ),
+            "aarch64": (
+                "https://github.com/google/mtail/releases/download/v3.0.8/mtail_3.0.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz",
+                "aa04811c0929b6754408676de520e050c45dddeb3401881888a092c9aea89cae",
+            ),
+        }[host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)]
+
+        server.shell(
+            name="Download mtail",
+            commands=[
+                f"(echo '{sha256sum} /usr/local/bin/mtail' | sha256sum -c) || (curl -L {url} | gunzip | tar -x -f - mtail -O >/usr/local/bin/mtail.new && mv /usr/local/bin/mtail.new /usr/local/bin/mtail)",
+                "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mtail",
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def configure(self):
+        # Using our own systemd unit instead of `/usr/lib/systemd/system/mtail.service`.
+        # This allows to read from journalctl instead of log files.
+        files.template(
+            src=get_resource("mtail/mtail.service.j2"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/mtail.service",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+            address=self.mtail_address or "127.0.0.1",
+            port=3903,
+        )
+
+        mtail_conf = files.put(
+            name="Mtail configuration",
+            src=get_resource("mtail/delivered_mail.mtail"),
+            dest="/etc/mtail/delivered_mail.mtail",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        self.need_restart = mtail_conf.changed
+
+    def activate(self):
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable mtail",
+            service="mtail.service",
+            running=bool(self.mtail_address),
+            enabled=bool(self.mtail_address),
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c323d460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+from chatmaild.config import Config
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
+    Deployer,
+    get_resource,
+)
+
+
+class NginxDeployer(Deployer):
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.config = config
+
+    def install(self):
+        #
+        # If we allow nginx to start up on install, it will grab port
+        # 80, which then will block acmetool from listening on the port.
+        # That in turn prevents getting certificates, which then causes
+        # an error when we try to start nginx on the custom config
+        # that leaves port 80 open but also requires certificates to
+        # be present.  To avoid getting into that interlocking mess,
+        # we use policy-rc.d to prevent nginx from starting up when it
+        # is installed.
+        #
+        # This approach allows us to avoid performing any explicit
+        # systemd operations during the install stage (as opposed to
+        # allowing it to start and then forcing it to stop), which allows
+        # the install stage to run in non-systemd environments like a
+        # container image build.
+        #
+        # For documentation about policy-rc.d, see:
+        # https://people.debian.org/~hmh/invokerc.d-policyrc.d-specification.txt
+        #
+        files.put(
+            src=get_resource("policy-rc.d"),
+            dest="/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="755",
+        )
+
+        apt.packages(
+            name="Install nginx",
+            packages=["nginx", "libnginx-mod-stream"],
+        )
+
+        files.file("/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d", present=False)
+
+    def configure(self):
+        self.need_restart = _configure_nginx(self.config)
+
+    def activate(self):
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable nginx",
+            service="nginx.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
+
+
+def _configure_nginx(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Configures nginx HTTP server."""
+    need_restart = False
+
+    main_config = files.template(
+        src=get_resource("nginx/nginx.conf.j2"),
+        dest="/etc/nginx/nginx.conf",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+        disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
+    )
+    need_restart |= main_config.changed
+
+    autoconfig = files.template(
+        src=get_resource("nginx/autoconfig.xml.j2"),
+        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+    )
+    need_restart |= autoconfig.changed
+
+    mta_sts_config = files.template(
+        src=get_resource("nginx/mta-sts.txt.j2"),
+        dest="/var/www/html/.well-known/mta-sts.txt",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="644",
+        config={"domain_name": config.mail_domain},
+    )
+    need_restart |= mta_sts_config.changed
+
+    # install CGI newemail script
+    #
+    cgi_dir = "/usr/lib/cgi-bin"
+    files.directory(
+        name=f"Ensure {cgi_dir} exists",
+        path=cgi_dir,
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+    )
+
+    files.put(
+        name="Upload cgi newemail.py script",
+        src=get_resource("newemail.py", pkg="chatmaild").open("rb"),
+        dest=f"{cgi_dir}/newemail.py",
+        user="root",
+        group="root",
+        mode="755",
+    )
+
+    return need_restart
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/opendkim/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/opendkim/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd12995d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/opendkim/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+"""
+Installs OpenDKIM
+"""
+
+from pyinfra import host
+from pyinfra.facts.files import File
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
+
+
+class OpendkimDeployer(Deployer):
+    required_users = [("opendkim", None, ["opendkim"])]
+
+    def __init__(self, mail_domain):
+        self.mail_domain = mail_domain
+
+    def install(self):
+        apt.packages(
+            name="apt install opendkim opendkim-tools",
+            packages=["opendkim", "opendkim-tools"],
+        )
+
+    def configure(self):
+        domain = self.mail_domain
+        dkim_selector = "opendkim"
+        """Configures OpenDKIM"""
+        need_restart = False
+
+        main_config = files.template(
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/opendkim.conf"),
+            dest="/etc/opendkim.conf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+            config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
+        )
+        need_restart |= main_config.changed
+
+        screen_script = files.put(
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/screen.lua"),
+            dest="/etc/opendkim/screen.lua",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= screen_script.changed
+
+        final_script = files.put(
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/final.lua"),
+            dest="/etc/opendkim/final.lua",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= final_script.changed
+
+        files.directory(
+            name="Add opendkim directory to /etc",
+            path="/etc/opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="750",
+            present=True,
+        )
+
+        keytable = files.template(
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/KeyTable"),
+            dest="/etc/dkimkeys/KeyTable",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="644",
+            config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
+        )
+        need_restart |= keytable.changed
+
+        signing_table = files.template(
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/SigningTable"),
+            dest="/etc/dkimkeys/SigningTable",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="644",
+            config={"domain_name": domain, "opendkim_selector": dkim_selector},
+        )
+        need_restart |= signing_table.changed
+        files.directory(
+            name="Add opendkim socket directory to /var/spool/postfix",
+            path="/var/spool/postfix/opendkim",
+            user="opendkim",
+            group="opendkim",
+            mode="750",
+            present=True,
+        )
+
+        if not host.get_fact(File, f"/etc/dkimkeys/{dkim_selector}.private"):
+            server.shell(
+                name="Generate OpenDKIM domain keys",
+                commands=[
+                    f"/usr/sbin/opendkim-genkey -D /etc/dkimkeys -d {domain} -s {dkim_selector}"
+                ],
+                _use_su_login=True,
+                _su_user="opendkim",
+            )
+
+        service_file = files.put(
+            name="Configure opendkim to restart once a day",
+            src=get_resource("opendkim/systemd.conf"),
+            dest="/etc/systemd/system/opendkim.service.d/10-prevent-memory-leak.conf",
+        )
+        need_restart |= service_file.changed
+
+        self.need_restart = need_restart
+
+    def activate(self):
+        systemd.service(
+            name="Start and enable OpenDKIM",
+            service="opendkim.service",
+            running=True,
+            enabled=True,
+            daemon_reload=self.need_restart,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe3570061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
+
+
+class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
+    required_users = [("postfix", None, ["opendkim"])]
+
+    def __init__(self, config, disable_mail):
+        self.config = config
+        self.disable_mail = disable_mail
+
+    def install(self):
+        apt.packages(
+            name="Install Postfix",
+            packages="postfix",
+        )
+
+    def configure(self):
+        config = self.config
+        need_restart = False
+
+        main_config = files.template(
+            src=get_resource("postfix/main.cf.j2"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/main.cf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+            config=config,
+            disable_ipv6=config.disable_ipv6,
+        )
+        need_restart |= main_config.changed
+
+        master_config = files.template(
+            src=get_resource("postfix/master.cf.j2"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/master.cf",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+            debug=False,
+            config=config,
+        )
+        need_restart |= master_config.changed
+
+        header_cleanup = files.put(
+            src=get_resource("postfix/submission_header_cleanup"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/submission_header_cleanup",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= header_cleanup.changed
+
+        # Login map that 1:1 maps email address to login.
+        login_map = files.put(
+            src=get_resource("postfix/login_map"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/login_map",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= login_map.changed
+        self.need_restart = need_restart
+
+    def activate(self):
+        restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart
+
+        systemd.service(
+            name="disable postfix for now"
+            if self.disable_mail
+            else "Start and enable Postfix",
+            service="postfix.service",
+            running=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            enabled=False if self.disable_mail else True,
+            restarted=restart,
+        )
+        self.need_restart = False