From 7a43984ab1de153cf070f1630dfcb902201995ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: missytake Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:13:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: document setup without DNS --- README.md | 25 ++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f9a70620..5076faef 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,15 @@ -# Chatmail relays for end-to-end encrypted email +# No-DNS Chatmail relay -Chatmail relay servers are interoperable Mail Transport Agents (MTAs) designed for: +With this branch, you don't need DNS at all, +just a VPS with an IPv4 address, +let's take `77.42.80.106` as an example: -- **Zero State:** no private data or metadata collected, messages are auto-deleted, low disk usage +``` +cmdeploy init whatever.you.want +cmdeploy run --skip-dns-check --ssh-host 77.42.80.106 +``` -- **Instant/Realtime:** sub-second message delivery, realtime P2P - streaming, privacy-preserving Push Notifications for Apple, Google, and Huawei; - -- **Security Enforcement**: only strict TLS, DKIM and OpenPGP with minimized metadata accepted - -- **Reliable Federation and Decentralization:** No spam or IP reputation checks, federating - depends on established IETF standards and protocols. - -This repository contains everything needed to setup a ready-to-use chatmail relay on an ssh-reachable host. -For getting started and more information please refer to the web version of this repositories' documentation at - -[https://chatmail.at/doc/relay](https://chatmail.at/doc/relay) +Then you can login with a `dclogin://` code like this: +`dclogin:s0m3r4nd0@whatever.you.want?p=w7i8da7h8uads92ycc2rufyl&v=1&ih=77.42.80.106&sh=77.42.80.106&sp=443&ip=443&ic=3&sc=3`