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 Why should you have a self-hosted email?
Because without it, you don’t own anything.

Most websites force you to link an email, and the email can reset the password. And because email forces you to trust the provider, the provider really owns your accounts.

Don’t use Protonmail. The emails come in as plain text, and then they supposedly encrypt it.  But this is a conflict of interest, as they are protecting you from themselves. 

Instead, here at Simplified Privacy, each customer gets the login credentials and SSH keys to their own tiny cloud (VPS).  So you fully control your own data, and lock us out.  With Protonmail, you can’t verify their cloud.  But with your own VPS, you are the cloud.

Our combo package is designed to keep your VPS lightweight and save you money, while being jammed packed with functionality!

We’ll setup 3 services, (using open source software, all on the same VPS):
1) Email
2) Chat (Your choice of XMPP or SimpleX)
3) Team cloud docs w/ CryptPad (like Google docs but encrypted)
4) With a full YEAR of tech support after.
5) Includes domain name registration AND the first month of VPS costs.
All for just a one-time $99 setup fee, and then after the first month you take over paying the VPS directly (like $8 a month).

See screenshots and learn more:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/email-cloud-combo/