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Don't forget migrating your accounts in various online services if you used Gmail or Google login for registration.
For mail address, it is best practice to register your own domain and use any reputable mail service provider that allows to use custom domains. This way your address is not tied to the provider and you still own it in case of any issues with the service provider. This means you don't loose access to the online services when Gmail (or anyone else) decides to block you.
This.
Also, there's this "connector" in Proton you plug in to Gmail and it downloads all the e-mails and even keeps labels etc.
Last thing - even after migrating everything and updating your e-mail in services, I'd wait with deleting Gooogle account for example a year to make sure you haven't forgotten about anything. Wait before burning down brigdes, let the Goolge account just sit there lonly, abandoned, forgotten. Set a reminder to delete it.
I did that and I should really move everything to proton, but unfortunately I can't create aliases for every service I use. I know I can use [email protected] but aliases based on that services would be better so if I get spam somehow, I know from who
I wish I could do something like that with my domain + cloudflare + postman (or RPi) but if you can tell me how I can do what you meant, please let me know, it's something I've always wanted to do
Don't try to host your own email server, at least not at the start. It's really hard and the main issue is not technical - makn issue is fighting with big providers so they don't refuse your mail.
Instead, use a professional mail provider allowing custom domains (I use mailbox.org). You can still keep using your domain for web / http access for other services you selfhost, you just point mail-related DNS records to the mail provider (they all have guides about how to do that).
Yes, that's was my problem, I was able to send a mail through command line but I couldn't see it in my inbox so I gave up
I'm going to check mailbox.org later at home, thanks!
You don't have to use the same provider as me :) I'm sure proton mail has some offerings in this vein; other common choice is Tutanota or perhaps Startmail.
See for example this list https://www.privacytools.io/privacy-email
I know but I can and will check anyway! I have some free time later. Thanks for your help!