Merge pull request #1516 from steveonjava/submit/protonmail-bridge-proxmoxved

feat: add Proton Mail Bridge
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Michel Roegl-Brunner
2026-03-11 08:30:02 +01:00
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/main/misc/build.func)
# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
# Author: Stephen Chin (steveonjava)
# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
# Source: https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-bridge
APP="ProtonMail-Bridge"
var_tags="${var_tags:-mail;proton}"
var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
var_ram="${var_ram:-1024}"
var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
var_version="${var_version:-13}"
var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
header_info "$APP"
variables
color
catch_errors
function update_script() {
header_info
check_container_storage
check_container_resources
if [[ ! -x /usr/bin/protonmail-bridge ]]; then
msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
exit 1
fi
if check_for_gh_release "protonmail-bridge" "ProtonMail/proton-bridge"; then
local -a bridge_units=(
protonmail-bridge
protonmail-bridge-imap.socket
protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket
protonmail-bridge-imap-proxy
protonmail-bridge-smtp-proxy
)
local unit
declare -A was_active
for unit in "${bridge_units[@]}"; do
if systemctl is-active --quiet "$unit" 2>/dev/null; then
was_active["$unit"]=1
else
was_active["$unit"]=0
fi
done
msg_info "Stopping Services"
systemctl stop protonmail-bridge-imap.socket protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket protonmail-bridge-imap-proxy protonmail-bridge-smtp-proxy protonmail-bridge
msg_ok "Stopped Services"
fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "protonmail-bridge" "ProtonMail/proton-bridge" "binary"
if [[ -f /home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized ]]; then
msg_info "Starting Services"
for unit in "${bridge_units[@]}"; do
if [[ "${was_active[$unit]:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
systemctl start "$unit"
fi
done
msg_ok "Started Services"
else
msg_ok "Initialization not completed. Services remain disabled."
fi
msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
fi
exit
}
start
build_container
description
msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
echo -e "${INFO}${YW}One-time configuration is required before Bridge services are enabled.${CL}"
echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Run this command in the container: protonmailbridge-configure${CL}"

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{
"name": "Proton Mail Bridge",
"slug": "protonmail-bridge",
"categories": [
18
],
"date_created": "2026-02-22",
"type": "ct",
"updateable": true,
"privileged": false,
"interface_port": null,
"documentation": "https://proton.me/support/bridge-cli-guide",
"website": "https://proton.me/mail/bridge",
"logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/proton-mail.webp",
"config_path": "",
"description": "Proton Mail Bridge runs a local IMAP/SMTP service that lets traditional mail clients access a Proton mailbox. This LXC runs Bridge headless and forwards IMAP/SMTP to the LAN using systemd socket activation (systemd-socket-proxyd).",
"install_methods": [
{
"type": "default",
"script": "ct/protonmail-bridge.sh",
"resources": {
"cpu": 2,
"ram": 1024,
"hdd": 8,
"os": "debian",
"version": "13"
}
}
],
"default_credentials": {
"username": null,
"password": null
},
"notes": [
{
"text": "After install, run protonmailbridge-configure inside the container for first-time setup.",
"type": "info"
},
{
"text": "LAN forwarding (container IP): IMAP 143 -> 127.0.0.1:1143, SMTP 587 -> 127.0.0.1:1025.",
"type": "info"
},
{
"text": "You can later use protonmailbridge-configure to temporarily stop the service and enter the Bridge CLI.",
"type": "info"
}
]
}

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
# Author: Stephen Chin (steveonjava)
# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
# Source: https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-bridge
source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
color
verb_ip6
catch_errors
setting_up_container
network_check
update_os
msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
$STD apt install -y pass
msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
msg_info "Creating Service User"
useradd -r -m -d /home/protonbridge -s /usr/sbin/nologin protonbridge
install -d -m 0750 -o protonbridge -g protonbridge /home/protonbridge
msg_ok "Created Service User"
fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "protonmail-bridge" "ProtonMail/proton-bridge" "binary"
msg_info "Creating Services"
cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/protonmail-bridge.service
[Unit]
Description=Proton Mail Bridge (noninteractive)
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
ConditionPathExists=/home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized
[Service]
Type=simple
User=protonbridge
Group=protonbridge
WorkingDirectory=/home/protonbridge
Environment=HOME=/home/protonbridge
ExecStart=/usr/bin/protonmail-bridge --noninteractive
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
NoNewPrivileges=yes
PrivateTmp=yes
ProtectSystem=full
ProtectKernelTunables=yes
ProtectKernelModules=yes
ProtectControlGroups=yes
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/protonmail-bridge-imap.socket
[Unit]
Description=Proton Mail Bridge IMAP Socket (143)
ConditionPathExists=/home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized
[Socket]
ListenStream=143
Accept=no
Service=protonmail-bridge-imap-proxy.service
[Install]
WantedBy=sockets.target
EOF
cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/protonmail-bridge-imap-proxy.service
[Unit]
Description=Proton Mail Bridge IMAP Proxy (143 -> 127.0.0.1:1143)
After=protonmail-bridge.service
Requires=protonmail-bridge.service
ConditionPathExists=/home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized
[Service]
Type=simple
Sockets=protonmail-bridge-imap.socket
ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-socket-proxyd 127.0.0.1:1143
NoNewPrivileges=yes
PrivateTmp=yes
EOF
cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket
[Unit]
Description=Proton Mail Bridge SMTP Socket (587)
ConditionPathExists=/home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized
[Socket]
ListenStream=587
Accept=no
Service=protonmail-bridge-smtp-proxy.service
[Install]
WantedBy=sockets.target
EOF
cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/protonmail-bridge-smtp-proxy.service
[Unit]
Description=Proton Mail Bridge SMTP Proxy (587 -> 127.0.0.1:1025)
After=protonmail-bridge.service
Requires=protonmail-bridge.service
ConditionPathExists=/home/protonbridge/.protonmailbridge-initialized
[Service]
Type=simple
Sockets=protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket
ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-socket-proxyd 127.0.0.1:1025
NoNewPrivileges=yes
PrivateTmp=yes
EOF
msg_ok "Created Services"
msg_info "Creating Helper Commands"
cat <<'EOF' >/usr/local/bin/protonmailbridge-configure
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
BRIDGE_USER="protonbridge"
BRIDGE_HOME="/home/${BRIDGE_USER}"
GNUPG_HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}/.gnupg"
MARKER="${BRIDGE_HOME}/.protonmailbridge-initialized"
FIRST_TIME=0
if [[ ! -f "${MARKER}" ]]; then
FIRST_TIME=1
fi
# Stop sockets/proxies/bridge daemon before configuration
systemctl stop protonmail-bridge-imap.socket protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket
systemctl stop protonmail-bridge-imap-proxy protonmail-bridge-smtp-proxy protonmail-bridge
if [[ "${FIRST_TIME}" == "1" ]]; then
echo "First-time setup: initializing pass keychain for ${BRIDGE_USER} (required by Proton Mail Bridge on Linux)."
install -d -m 0700 -o "${BRIDGE_USER}" -g "${BRIDGE_USER}" "${GNUPG_HOME}"
FPR="$(runuser -u "${BRIDGE_USER}" -- env HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}" GNUPGHOME="${GNUPG_HOME}" \
gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons 2>/dev/null | awk -F: '$1=="fpr"{print $10; exit}')"
if [[ -z "${FPR}" ]]; then
runuser -u "${BRIDGE_USER}" -- env HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}" GNUPGHOME="${GNUPG_HOME}" \
gpg --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase '' \
--quick-gen-key 'ProtonMail Bridge' default default never
FPR="$(runuser -u "${BRIDGE_USER}" -- env HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}" GNUPGHOME="${GNUPG_HOME}" \
gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons 2>/dev/null | awk -F: '$1=="fpr"{print $10; exit}')"
fi
if [[ -z "${FPR}" ]]; then
echo "Failed to detect a GPG key fingerprint for ${BRIDGE_USER}." >&2
exit 1
fi
runuser -u "${BRIDGE_USER}" -- env HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}" GNUPGHOME="${GNUPG_HOME}" \
pass init "${FPR}"
echo
echo "To do initial configuration of the Proton Mail Bridge:"
echo "Run: login"
echo "Run: info"
echo "Run: exit"
echo
else
echo
echo "Launching Proton Mail Bridge CLI for configuration."
echo "External access is disabled until you exit."
echo "Run: exit"
echo
fi
runuser -u "${BRIDGE_USER}" -- env HOME="${BRIDGE_HOME}" \
protonmail-bridge -c
if [[ "${FIRST_TIME}" == "1" ]]; then
touch "${MARKER}"
chown "${BRIDGE_USER}:${BRIDGE_USER}" "${MARKER}"
chmod 0644 "${MARKER}"
fi
systemctl enable -q --now protonmail-bridge.service protonmail-bridge-imap.socket protonmail-bridge-smtp.socket
if [[ "${FIRST_TIME}" == "1" ]]; then
echo "Initialization complete. Services enabled and started."
else
echo "Configuration complete. Services enabled and started."
fi
EOF
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/protonmailbridge-configure
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/protonmailbridge-configure /usr/bin/protonmailbridge-configure
msg_ok "Created Helper Commands"
motd_ssh
customize
cleanup_lxc