A lot of people have asked us why they can't host their own email. It's a great question!
Hosting your own email is about as easy as hosting your own website, or server. Basically, you would have to install an email server on your own computer, and then configure it so that it can send and receive email.
If you've ever tried to set up your own web server, you know what kind of a pain it can be. You'd have to install the right software, configure it, make sure it's secure, and do all kinds of other stuff that you probably don't want to do (unless you're one of those rare people who just loves doing stuff like that).
If you think about how much time and effort it takes to manage a single computer—let alone a network or an entire data center full of them—you'll see why we're in the business of helping people with hosting, instead of telling them to host their own stuff.
Hosting your own email is about as easy as hosting your own website, or server. Basically, you would have to install an email server on your own computer, and then configure it so that it can send and receive email.
If you've ever tried to set up your own web server, you know what kind of a pain it can be. You'd have to install the right software, configure it, make sure it's secure, and do all kinds of other stuff that you probably don't want to do (unless you're one of those rare people who just loves doing stuff like that).
If you think about how much time and effort it takes to manage a single computer—let alone a network or an entire data center full of them—you'll see why we're in the business of helping people with hosting, instead of telling them to host their own stuff.