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strato-mail-mcp

by Ragazzoforte

Strato Mail MCP Server v2

Volledige mail client voor Claude via IMAP + SMTP — perfect voor Portainer hosting.


🎯 Features

IMAP Functionaliteit:

  • Alle mails lezen (onderwerp, body, HTML, headers)

  • Zoeken met geavanceerde IMAP filters

  • Folder management (switch, list)

  • Email flags (read/unread, starred, draft)

  • Attachment handling

  • Bulk operations

SMTP Functionaliteit:

  • Mails verzenden

  • CC/BCC support

  • HTML + plain text

Extra:

  • Mailbox statistics

  • Draft management

  • Portainer-ready Docker setup

  • Attachment persistence

  • Health checks


Related MCP server: Mailbox.org MCP Server

🚀 Quick Start (Docker in Portainer)

1. In Portainer: Stacks → Add Stack

Name: strato-mail-mcp

Paste this:

version: '3.8'

services:
  strato-mail-mcp:
    build:
      context: https://github.com/yourusername/strato-mail-mcp.git
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: strato-mail-mcp
    image: strato-mail-mcp:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      IMAP_HOST: imap.strato.com
      IMAP_PORT: 993
      IMAP_USER: ${IMAP_USER}
      IMAP_PASSWORD: ${IMAP_PASSWORD}
      SMTP_HOST: smtp.strato.com
      SMTP_PORT: 465
      ATTACHMENT_DIR: /app/attachments
      NODE_ENV: production
    volumes:
      - strato-attachments:/app/attachments
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '0.5'
          memory: 256M
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

volumes:
  strato-attachments:
    driver: local

2. Set Environment Variables

In Portainer Stack UI, add before deploying:

IMAP_USER=jouw-email@example.com
IMAP_PASSWORD=jouw-strato-password

3. Deploy

Click "Deploy the stack" → Wait ~30 seconds

4. Verify

In Portainer → Containers → strato-mail-mcp

  • Should show Running

  • Logs should show: [strato-mail-mcp] ✓ Server started - Ready for Claude


🔗 Integratie met Claude

Option A: Lokaal (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Ga naar Claude Settings → Developer → MCP Settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strato-mail": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/strato-mail-mcp/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "IMAP_USER": "jouw-email@example.com",
        "IMAP_PASSWORD": "jouw-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Herstart Claudestrato-mail is nu beschikbaar

Option B: Remote Docker (SSH naar Portainer host)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strato-mail": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["exec", "-i", "strato-mail-mcp", "node", "/app/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "IMAP_USER": "jouw-email@example.com",
        "IMAP_PASSWORD": "jouw-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

📧 Beschikbare Tools

get_folders()
→ List alle mail folders (INBOX, Sent, Drafts, etc.)

search_emails(query, limit, folder)
→ Search met IMAP syntax:
   - ALL
   - UNSEEN
   - SEEN
   - FROM "user@example.com"
   - SUBJECT "keyword"
   - SINCE 15-Mar-2024
   - FLAGGED
   - DRAFT
   Voorbeelden: "UNSEEN FROM triple-audio", "ALL", "FLAGGED"

read_email(uid)
→ Lees volledige email (with attachments)

get_recent(count, folder)
→ Haal X recente mails (default 20)

get_mailbox_status()
→ Get folder statistieken (total, unread, recent)

Send & Draft

send_email(to, subject, text/html, cc, bcc)
→ Verstuur email direct

save_draft(to, subject, text/html)
→ Opslaan als concept

Manage

mark_read(uids)
→ Mark emails as read

mark_unread(uids)
→ Mark emails as unread

mark_flagged(uids)
→ Star/flag emails

unmark_flagged(uids)
→ Remove star

switch_folder(folder)
→ Switch to different folder

move_email(uids, folder)
→ Move emails to folder

delete_email(uids)
→ Delete emails

Files

get_attachment(uid, filename)
→ Get attachment path (for Claude to access)

🔧 Configuration Details

Strato Settings

IMAP:

  • Host: imap.strato.com (SSL/TLS)

  • Port: 993

  • User: je Strato email

  • Pass: je Strato password

SMTP:

  • Host: smtp.strato.com (SSL/TLS)

  • Port: 465

  • User: je Strato email

  • Pass: je Strato password

Docker Volumes

  • strato-attachments → Attachments opgeslagen in /app/attachments

  • Persisten over container restarts

Resource Limits

  • CPU: max 0.5 cores

  • Memory: max 256MB

  • Reserved: 0.25 CPU, 128MB RAM


🐛 Troubleshooting

"IMAP connection failed"

Check in Portainer logs:
Containers → strato-mail-mcp → Logs

Waarschijnlijke oorzaken:
- IMAP_USER/PASSWORD incorrect
- Strato account IMAP disabled
- Network firewall port 993 blocked

"SMTP auth failed"

Check:
- IMAP_PASSWORD is correct (same for SMTP at Strato)
- Strato account allows SMTP
- Port 465 not blocked

Attachments not saving

Check volume is mounted:
docker inspect strato-mail-mcp | grep -A 5 Mounts

Should show: /app/attachments → strato-attachments

Slow searches

IMAP is inherent slow for large mailboxes.
Use more specific queries:
- "UNSEEN" instead of "ALL"
- "FROM example.com" to narrow down
- Limit parameter

📈 Monitoring

In Portainer

  1. Containers → strato-mail-mcp

  2. Stats tab → CPU/Memory usage

  3. Logs → Real-time activity

Docker CLI

# Follow logs
docker logs -f strato-mail-mcp

# Container stats
docker stats strato-mail-mcp

# Shell access (debug)
docker exec -it strato-mail-mcp sh

🔐 Security

⚠️ Credentials Storage:

  • .env contains password (NEVER commit to git!)

  • In Portainer: credentials stored in container variables (encrypted)

  • In Docker: use .env file OR Portainer UI (don't hardcode)

  • Recommended: Use Portainer "Secrets" for production

Access Control:

  • Container runs as non-root user

  • TLS/SSL for IMAP (993) and SMTP (465)

  • Local filesystem attachments only


🚀 Advanced

Custom Folders

Strato default folders: INBOX, Sent, Drafts, Trash, Junk

If you have custom folders, use full path:

switch_folder("folder/subfolder")

Email Size Limits

Strato typically allows:

  • Single mail: up to 50MB (with attachments)

  • Mailbox: depends on plan

Large attachments are downloaded to container volume automatically.

Rate Limiting

IMAP servers have implicit rate limits. If you get "too many connections":

  • Reduce concurrent searches

  • Add delays between operations

  • Use specific queries instead of broad searches


📝 API Examples (in Claude)

Search unread emails

"Search my unread emails from Triple Audio"
→ Claude calls: search_emails(query="UNSEEN FROM triple-audio")

Read recent mails

"Show me my last 5 emails"
→ Claude calls: get_recent(count=5)

Send email

"Send email to marco@triple-audio.nl with subject 'Themis Update'"
→ Claude calls: send_email(to="marco@...", subject="Themis Update", text="...", html="...")

Manage folders

"Move all Themis emails to a folder"
→ Claude calls: search_emails(query='SUBJECT "Themis"') → move_email(uids=[...], folder="Themis")

🛑 Stopping / Updating

In Portainer

  1. Stacks → strato-mail-mcp

  2. Stop: click Stop

  3. Update: remove stack, re-deploy with new code

  4. Logs: check health status

Docker CLI

# Stop
docker-compose down

# Restart
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker logs strato-mail-mcp

📞 Support

If issues:

  1. Check logs: docker logs strato-mail-mcp

  2. Verify Strato credentials work in email client

  3. Check IMAP/SMTP ports (993, 465) are accessible

  4. Ensure .env is correctly set


Version: 2.0.0
Status: ✅ Production-ready for Portainer

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