Bulwark Webmail

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Bulwark Webmail Host Port
Bulwark Webmail /config Path

Modern self-hosted webmail client for Stalwart Mail Server, powered by JMAP.


Port	`3000`
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail`
Daemonless	daemonless/bulwark-webmail
Source	bulwarkmail/webmail
Website	bulwarkmail.org

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI AppJail Ansible

services:
  bulwark-webmail:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail:latest"
    container_name: bulwark-webmail
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
      - JMAP_SERVER_URL=https://mail.example.com  # URL of your Stalwart JMAP server (e.g. https://mail.example.com)
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/bulwark-webmail:/config"
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    restart: unless-stopped

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=bulwark-webmail
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
JMAP_SERVER_URL=https://mail.example.com

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  bulwark-webmail:
    name: bulwark_webmail
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '3000:3000 proto:tcp' \
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - JMAP_SERVER_URL: !ENV '${JMAP_SERVER_URL}'
    volumes:
      - BULWARK_WEBMAIL_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  BULWARK_WEBMAIL_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/bulwark-webmail'

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail:${tag}

podman run -d --name bulwark-webmail \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e JMAP_SERVER_URL=https://mail.example.com \
  -v /path/to/containers/bulwark-webmail:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail:latest

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="3000:3000 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e JMAP_SERVER_URL=https://mail.example.com \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/bulwark-webmail /config <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail:latest bulwark-webmail

- name: Deploy bulwark-webmail
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: bulwark-webmail
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/bulwark-webmail:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      JMAP_SERVER_URL: "https://mail.example.com"
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/bulwark-webmail:/config"

Access at: http://localhost:3000

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`
`PGID`	`1000`
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container
`JMAP_SERVER_URL`	`https://mail.example.com`	URL of your Stalwart JMAP server (e.g. https://mail.example.com)

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Admin config, settings sync, and telemetry state

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`3000`	TCP	Web UI

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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