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Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 3:13 AM

I need port 25 unblocked for my IoT self hosted purposes

Hello! I'm aware that port 25 is blocked by default due to bad actors within this space, but I need port 25 for my servers and my self hosted things.

I have a lot of utilities that need access to port 25.

Appreciate it if I can get help with unblocking it so I can continue on with my project. 

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Hello there @Caius were you able to have your request fulfilled?

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No, not yet, i'm unsure if I was supposed to get an email or if the supposed change took place, from what it seems the port appears to still be closed. 

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Caius, you should receive a reply if your request is able to be fulfilled, but I will let you know that for residential customers, that is not a common port we unlock for the mentioned security issues and more. You can find out more about blocked ports here.

 

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