Mailrise Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Mailrise hosting and give printers, NAS boxes and cron jobs a way to send alerts without a mail provider. xCloud runs the pinned Mailrise 1.4.0 image as a single container, generates the SMTP password, and publishes one SMTP port that requires STARTTLS before any login or mail is accepted — every email is then forwarded as an Apprise notification to the targets you set.

Deploy your Mailrise

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What is Mailrise?

Mailrise is an SMTP gateway for Apprise notifications. Devices and programs that can only send email, such as printers, NAS boxes, UPS monitors, cron jobs and older monitoring tools, send to Mailrise, and it forwards each message as a notification to Telegram, Discord, ntfy, Slack, Matrix and the other services Apprise supports.

It is MIT licensed. This template runs Mailrise 1.4.0 as one container with no web interface and no data volumes; its configuration is rebuilt from the saved environment at every start.

From Sign-Up to a Working Gateway In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running an SMTP gateway normally means a container, a generated login, a TLS setup and a port before the first test email. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Mailrise from the OneClick catalog. Choose your target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Mailrise image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no data volumes, generate the SMTP password, and publish the SMTP port (container port 8025) with STARTTLS required.
Step 03
Point A Device At It
Save the SMTP password from the protected credentials, then open the Environment editor, replace the placeholder APPRISE_URLS with your own Apprise URL and Save & Redeploy. Set your device to the SMTP host and port with STARTTLS, and send a test email to notify@mailrise.xyz.

Everything Mailrise Does, On Your Own Server

Mailrise runs here as a headless gateway: devices send email in, and your chosen Apprise targets receive notifications out.

Email In, Notification Out
Each message you send to the gateway is forwarded as an Apprise notification, with the subject and body arriving as the notification title and text.
Many Notification Services
Apprise targets include Telegram, Discord, ntfy, Slack and Matrix, and several URLs can be set at once so every email reaches all of them.
Any Recipient Address
Every recipient address is accepted and routed to the same target list, so a device that insists on a particular address still works.
STARTTLS Required
The server refuses logins and mail until the connection is upgraded with STARTTLS, so the password and email contents are encrypted in transit.
Generated SMTP Login
Senders sign in with the username mailrise and a password generated at install, shown in the protected credentials.
Configured From The Environment
Targets live in one place, the Environment editor, and apply after Save & Redeploy; the configuration is rebuilt from it on every start.

Everything You Need To Run Your SMTP Gateway 24/7

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

Mailrise 1.4.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
SMTP password generated for you
STARTTLS required for every session
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Mailrise

Alerts from legacy devices
Give printers, NAS devices, cameras and old software a way to send alerts without a mail provider.
Cron job and script results
Point a cron job's mail output at the gateway so results land in a chat channel instead of a mailbox.
One email, several destinations
Forward every email to one or more Apprise targets, such as Telegram, Discord, ntfy or Matrix, from a single gateway.
A homelab alert hub
Keep notification targets in one place, the Environment editor, and change them with Save & Redeploy rather than reconfiguring each device.

Mailrise vs Alternatives

A mail provider: Devices can send email through a hosted provider, but you then read the alerts in a mailbox; Mailrise forwards them as notifications instead.
Built-in integrations on each device: Some devices can only send email and have no chat or push option, which is the gap Mailrise fills.
Apprise API: A separate OneClick app for sending Apprise notifications; Mailrise is the option for senders that can only speak SMTP.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Mailrise sits alongside other alerting and automation 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. Mailrise itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How do I sign in from a device?

Use the SMTP host, port, username and password from the installation credentials, with STARTTLS enabled. The username is mailrise.

Is the connection encrypted?

Yes. STARTTLS is required before login or mail is accepted. The certificate is self-signed and regenerated at each start, so the sender must skip certificate verification.

Where do I set the notification target?

In the Environment editor via APPRISE_URLS, then Save & Redeploy. Several Apprise URLs can be separated by commas.

Is there a web interface?

No. Mailrise is a headless gateway that serves SMTP only.

Who can use the gateway?

Only senders that know the SMTP username and password. Anyone who can sign in can trigger notifications to every configured target, so keep the password private.

Does xCloud open the SMTP port to the internet?

The port is published on the server, but xCloud does not open firewall ports. Open it in your own firewall only to the addresses that need it.

What happens when I give the wrong password?

Wrong credentials are not answered with an error; the connection hangs until the client times out. This is upstream behaviour.

What should I back up?

There are no data volumes. Keep a copy of the Environment values, APPRISE_URLS and SMTP_PASSWORD, in case you recreate the install.

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What survives a restart?

The gateway comes back healthy within a minute after an xCloud Restart and rebuilds its configuration from the saved environment, so the targets and login keep working.

Does xCloud automatically update Mailrise?

No. The template pins Mailrise 1.4.0 by immutable digest; existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Read the upstream changelog, then bump the image tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 128 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 31 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung of the Cloud VPS family, with ample headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Mailrise?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Mailrise project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Mailrise project.

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.