Dedicated SMTP server

A dedicated SMTP server with your IP, your reputation, our operations

A dedicated SMTP server means nobody else's sending touches your IP. SendHaven provisions, authenticates, warms and monitors it for you, gives you SMTP and API credentials, and replaces it when it burns. You get the control of your own server without running one.

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1 IPv4
Dedicated per server
2048-bit
DKIM, plus SPF, DMARC, ARC
SMTP + API
Access methods
Replaced
When burned, included

What a dedicated SMTP server is, and what it isn't

An SMTP server is the machine that hands your email to the recipient's mail server. On a shared relay (SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES and every mainstream ESP) that machine, and its IP reputation, is shared with everyone else on the platform. On a dedicated SMTP server the machine and the IP are yours.

That matters for three groups: senders whose content gets them removed from shared relays, senders whose volume gets them throttled, and senders who have been burned by someone else's spam on a shared IP and want to stop inheriting other people's reputation.

What SendHaven's dedicated SMTP server is:

  • A dedicated VPS with a dedicated IPv4 address and a full, tuned MTA stack.
  • Configured for your domains with SPF, 2048-bit DKIM, DMARC and ARC signing.
  • Reachable over authenticated SMTP (your platform's "custom SMTP" or "delivery server" setting) or our HTTP API.
  • Monitored for bounces, complaints and blacklistings, and replaced when burned.

What it isn't: a server you log into. You get SMTP and API credentials, not root. The infrastructure layer is ours, which is what lets us replace it in minutes rather than you rebuilding it over a weekend. If you need a box you administer yourself, read why a bare VPS usually burns first.

Dedicated SMTP server vs shared SMTP relay

Shared SMTP relayDedicated SMTP server (SendHaven)
IPShared poolDedicated IPv4, yours
ReputationInherited from the poolBuilt by your sending only
Content policyAcceptable-use terms; high-risk verticals refusedNo restrictions for legitimate businesses
ThroughputRate-limited per accountServer capacity; add servers to scale
AuthenticationPlatform-managed, often on their domainSPF/DKIM/DMARC on your domains
Burned IPNot your problem until the account is closedServer replaced, included
Who runs itThemUs
PricePer email, scales with volumeFlat €499 per server per month

Connecting your platform to a dedicated SMTP server

Any platform that supports a custom SMTP delivery server works. The common ones:

  • MailWizz: add a "SMTP" delivery server with the credentials we give you, set hourly quota and warmup, assign to customer groups. Full MailWizz setup.
  • Mumara, Interspire, Acelle, Sendy: same pattern, custom SMTP with authentication and TLS.
  • CRMs and marketing automation (HubSpot via custom SMTP relays, ActiveCampaign-style tools with SMTP relay options, Salesforce Marketing Cloud private domains).
  • Your own code: SMTP library of your choice, or our HTTP API for sending and status.

On multi-server plans your platform sees one endpoint and we rotate across servers behind it: round-robin on three-server plans, advanced pools with per-domain strategy on five-server plans.

IP warmup on a dedicated server

A new IP has no reputation. Send 200,000 emails from it on day one and the mailbox providers will treat it as a spammer, correctly. Warmup is the ramp from a few hundred sends a day to full volume over four to six weeks, prioritising your most engaged recipients first.

On three-server plans and up we run the warmup for you, with the schedule and the monitoring. On single-server plans we give you the schedule and watch the reputation. Either way, don't skip it. A dedicated SMTP server is only as good as the reputation you build on it, and a burned IP in week one is the most common way to waste the month.

Everything included in €499 per server

  • Dedicated VPS, dedicated IPv4, full MTA deployment
  • SPF, DKIM (2048-bit), DMARC and ARC on your domains
  • SMTP and API credentials
  • Bounce and complaint handling
  • Blacklist monitoring and server replacement when burned
  • Email support; priority 24-hour support and warmup service on three-server plans and up

No setup fee, no per-email fee, no contract. Card, bank transfer or crypto. 30-day deliverability guarantee on the first month.

Dedicated SMTP server pricing

One server to start, three for rotation, five for volume. Every server is dedicated and replaced when burned.

1 Server
Start lean, test your sending
€499/mo
  • 1 dedicated sending server
  • Dedicated IPv4 address
  • SPF / DKIM / DMARC setup
  • Server replaced when burned
  • SMTP & API access
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3 Servers
Rotation & redundancy built in
€1,297/mo
  • 3 dedicated sending servers
  • Round-robin IP rotation
  • IP warmup service
  • Priority support (24h)
  • Custom tracking domains
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5 Servers
High volume & maximum resilience
€1,997/mo
  • 5 dedicated sending servers
  • Advanced rotation pools
  • Unlimited email volume
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Per-domain rotation strategy
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Dedicated SMTP server FAQ

Yes, one dedicated IPv4 per server, used by nobody else. On multi-server plans you get one per server and we rotate across them.

Yes, and you should. We configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC on your domains so the reputation accrues to you. Custom tracking domains are included from the three-server plan.

No. You get SMTP and API credentials. The server layer is our intellectual property and keeping it ours is what allows instant replacement when an IP burns. If you need root, you need a VPS, and we explain the trade-offs on the VPS page.

Servers are provisioned and configured automatically once your domains are pointed at us. New IPs then warm up over four to six weeks to full volume; you can send at reduced volume from day one.

Yes. The same server handles both over SMTP or API. Most customers keep transactional on a separate server from bulk marketing so a marketing complaint spike never affects password resets.

There is no contract, so one month is fine. Bear in mind a fresh IP needs warmup, so a four-week campaign on a brand-new server will spend half its life ramping.
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