AnonAddy Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy AnonAddy hosting and run a self-hosted email alias service on your own domain, so aliases forward to your real mailbox and your address stays private. xCloud runs the pinned addy.io 1.7.2 community image with a private MariaDB 11.8 and Redis 7.4, mounts persistent volumes, publishes the web interface over HTTPS and exposes the included Postfix listener on port 25. You open that port and add the DNS records yourself.

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What is AnonAddy?

AnonAddy, now called addy.io, is anonymous email forwarding: you create aliases, mail sent to an alias is forwarded to your real mailbox, and you can reply without revealing it. Its README says the repository is the source code for self-hosting addy.io, with shared domain aliases, standard aliases, your own domain and optional GPG encryption. Self-hosted AnonAddy is an email alias service you run on your own domain. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

On xCloud this template deploys AnonAddy 1.7.2 as the community image, pinned by digest, with nginx, PHP-FPM, Postfix and cron in one container, plus MariaDB 11.8 and Redis 7.4. Three volumes hold data, the database and Redis, and HTTPS covers the web interface. It is a singleton per server because it binds the standard SMTP port 25, and there is no seeded administrator.

From Sign-Up to a Live Alias Service In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted alias service normally means a web app, a database, a cache, a mail listener, persistent storage, a domain and a certificate before the first alias. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick AnonAddy (addy.io) from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, enter the Alias Domain (the part after the @ in your aliases) and choose whether Open Registration is enabled.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the community addy.io image, pinned by immutable digest, with private MariaDB 11.8 and Redis 7.4 services that have no host ports, mount the anonaddy_data, anonaddy_db and anonaddy_redis volumes, publish the web interface over HTTPS and expose inbound SMTP on host port 25. Allow one to two minutes for the first start.
Step 03
Register And Add DNS Records
Open your HTTPS addy.io URL and register your account, then set Open Registration to disabled, add the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC DNS records for the alias domain, and make sure port 25 is open in your firewall.

Everything AnonAddy Does, On Your Own Server

addy.io runs in full here: an email alias service on your own domain, with the users, aliases and settings kept on your server.

Unlimited Aliases
Create unlimited aliases on your own domain that forward to your real mailbox.
Keep Your Address Private
Use an alias when you sign up for services so your real address stays private.
You Own The Data
Users, aliases and settings live on your server, not a third-party service.
Inbound Mail Listener
Postfix is included and reachable on port 25, with relaying to other domains refused, so it is not an open relay.
Private MariaDB And Redis
MariaDB 11.8 and Redis 7.4 run with no host ports, reachable only inside the install.
Persistent Volumes
Aliases, accounts, keys and the mail queue survive an xCloud Restart, stored on the data, database and Redis volumes.

Everything You Need To Run Your Alias Service 24/7

Managed hosting for AnonAddy, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

AnonAddy 1.7.2 deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
Private MariaDB and Redis included
Inbound mail listener on port 25
Open Registration setting at install
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With AnonAddy

Give every website its own alias
A privacy-minded user creates a separate alias on their own domain for each service, so a leaked or spammy address can be switched off without touching their real mailbox.
Reply without revealing your real address
A user replies to a forwarded message from the alias, once the optional spam filter and a DKIM key are set up, so the other party never sees the mailbox behind it.
Run an alias service for a small team
An admin creates accounts for the people they trust, then disables open registration so only those users can create aliases on the team's domain.
Keep alias data on a server you control
Someone who dislikes a hosted alias service keeps users, aliases and settings in a MariaDB volume on their own Cloud VPS, with the DNS records pointing at it.

AnonAddy vs Alternatives

SimpleLogin: SimpleLogin is a separate email alias service. This template runs AnonAddy, with users, aliases and settings on your own server, so pick it if that is the service you prefer.
AliasVault: AliasVault is a password manager that also manages aliases, with its own OneClick page. AnonAddy is a forwarder focused on aliases that deliver to your mailbox.
Mailu: Mailu is a full self-hosted mail server with its own OneClick page, where mailboxes live. AnonAddy forwards alias mail to a mailbox you already have and hosts none.
Hosted alias services: A hosted service keeps your users and aliases on its servers. Here they sit on your own server and volumes, at the cost of running DNS, port 25 and deliverability yourself.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for AnonAddy hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if addy.io sits alongside other privacy and communication tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. AnonAddy itself is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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AnonAddy on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is AnonAddy the same as addy.io?

Yes. AnonAddy was renamed addy.io, and the upstream repository is the source code for self-hosting addy.io. This template deploys release 1.7.2 of that code as a community image. Upstream also runs a hosted addy.io service, which this install is not and has no affiliation with.

Is AnonAddy free?

The software is free under AGPL-3.0, linked from this page at the pinned v1.7.2 tag, and the Docker wrapper is MIT. Running it costs the Cloud VPS, which is what xCloud bills for, plus your domain. Upstream's hosted service has its own plans, which this page does not cover.

Can you self-host AnonAddy with Docker?

Yes, and this AnonAddy Docker hosting template does it for you: the anonaddy/anonaddy community image with MariaDB and Redis, all pinned by digest, run under Docker Compose on your own server, not in an AnonAddy cloud account. Only one install is allowed per server, because it binds port 25.

How much RAM does AnonAddy need?

The template manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk as a floor, covering nginx, PHP-FPM and Postfix in one container plus MariaDB and Redis; idle use in QA was about 170 MiB. The 6 GB tier sold here also has room for the optional spam filter.

Do I need port 25 open for AnonAddy?

Yes, for inbound alias mail. Other mail servers deliver only to TCP port 25, so it must be free on the server, open in your own firewall, which xCloud never opens, and allowed by your hosting provider. Many providers block port 25, and the mail hostname must be DNS only, not proxied by Cloudflare.

Can I use my own domain with AnonAddy?

Yes, and you must: you enter an Alias Domain at install, the part after the @, and add an MX record to the mail server hostname plus SPF, DKIM and DMARC records. Treat the alias domain as permanent, because changing it orphans existing aliases. QA showed relaying for other domains is refused.

Can I reply from AnonAddy aliases?

Only after extra setup. Replying and sending from aliases needs the optional spam filter and a DKIM key for the alias domain, which the template does not create. Generate the key with gen-dkim inside the container, publish the DNS record, then set RSPAMD_ENABLE=true and redeploy.

Is there an addy.io browser extension?

Yes. Upstream's README lists an open-source browser extension for Firefox and Chrome, and its FAQ also covers an Android app, an iOS app and a Raycast extension. This page does not test them against this install, so point each at your own web interface address and confirm it works.

How do I sign in the first time?

There is no seeded administrator. Open the site, choose Register, and create your account; the confirmation email is sent by this server, so it arrives only once DNS and port 25 work. Or run the anonaddy:create-user command inside the container. Then disable Open Registration and redeploy.

How do I back up AnonAddy?

Include all three volumes in one backup: anonaddy_db (users, aliases and settings), anonaddy_data (GPG and DKIM keys, the mail queue and logs) and anonaddy_redis. Also keep APP_KEY and ANONADDY_SECRET from the Environment editor, because without them encrypted data cannot be read. Test a restore.

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How do I upgrade AnonAddy?

Upgrades are not automatic. The template pins AnonAddy 1.7.2 by immutable digest, and upstream v1.7.3 has no container image yet. When a newer template version is published, back up the volumes and the two secrets, read the upstream release notes, then adopt that version. Never change APP_KEY or ANONADDY_SECRET.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.