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Self-hosted email delivery platform that enables applications to send emails via HTTP APIs while handling SMTP delivery, templates, storage, security, and analytics. Fully self-hostable alternative to services like SendGrid or Mailgun.

Go ◇ email-relay AGPL-3.0
★530STARS
⑂58FORKS
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🏆#8,517GLOBAL RANK
🔥1DAYS TRENDING
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posta gained 13 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 530. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 530 stars a year. It ranks #953 among Go repositories and #8,517 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

posta is an open-source project written in Go: Self-hosted email delivery platform that enables applications to send emails via HTTP APIs while handling SMTP delivery, templates, storage, security, and analytics. Fully self-hostable alternative to services like SendGrid or Mailgun.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in email-relay, email-routing, http-to-smtp. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Go for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

4

Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

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$ go install github.com/goposta/posta@latest

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Go >= 1.21 runtime environment

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

posta coordinates its core functionality through a modular Go pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

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Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with posta.

Model Inference & Prompting

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Context Memory & RAG

Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.

Developer Productivity

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.

🚀 Getting Started

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Install posta using your package manager: `go install github.com/goposta/posta@latest`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for posta.

3

Import posta into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

4

Execute your test suite or run `posta --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 530 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Built in Go for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Go and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Go, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

🏆 Nearby in the Rankings

goposta/posta is currently ranked #8,517 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does posta do? +

Self-hosted email delivery platform that enables applications to send emails via HTTP APIs while handling SMTP delivery, templates, storage, security, and analytics. Fully self-hostable alternative to services like SendGrid or Mailgun.

What language is posta written in? +

The primary language is Go. Topics include: email-relay, email-routing, http-to-smtp, mail-delivery, mailchimp-alternative.

Is posta actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Oct 16, 2026 with 7 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does posta have? +

posta has 530 stars and 58 forks on GitHub.

How does posta rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 530 stars, goposta/posta is ranked #8,517 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #953 among Go projects.

What license is posta distributed under? +

The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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