Free Email

A simple, secure and open-source email service project.

Overview

This project aims to provide a free email solution that respects user privacy and data ownership. It is a turborepo with two workers:

• Email Router: A worker that routes emails to a database on the server
• Pages Worker: An interface to display and reply to received emails

How to Run

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• npm (v8 or later)

Installation

npm install

npx wrangler d1 create email_storage

Router Setup

Populate the wrangle.toml file with the credentials from the create d1 command

Local Development

turbo dev

Pre-Production

turbo start

Production Deployment

turbo deploy

(see DEPLOY.md for more details)

Features (Planned)

• Email sending and receiving
• Inbox management
• Spam filtering
• Custom domains
• Email forwarding
• Simple and intuitive interface

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Why Apache 2.0?

The Apache 2.0 License provides several key benefits for this project:

• Explicit Patent Grant: Contributors grant a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free patent license covering their contributions
• Patent Retaliation Clause: Protects the project from patent litigation
• Permissive Yet Protective: Allows for free use, modification, and distribution while maintaining important protections
• GPLv3-Compatible: Compatible with GPL v3 projects
• Community & Enterprise Trust: Widely adopted by both open source communities and enterprises