Email hosting with
a dedicated IP.

What a dedicated IP is

Every mail server sends from an IP address. Receiving providers such as Gmail and Outlook keep a reputation for sending IPs and domains, and use it when deciding whether to accept, delay or filter mail.

On most email services, many customers send from a shared pool of IPs. With a dedicated IP, the address belongs to your server alone.

Shared vs dedicated IP reputation

Domain reputation matters too. SPF, DKIM and DMARC tie your mail to your domain, and receiving providers judge both the domain and the IP.

When a dedicated IP is worth it

A dedicated IP tends to make sense when you send steady, legitimate business mail and want your reputation separate from other customers', or when you run your own automation against your own mailboxes and want infrastructure you don't share.

It is not a shortcut to the inbox. A dedicated IP does not bypass receiving providers' filtering, and a brand-new IP has no reputation yet. Very low or very irregular volume can make a dedicated IP harder to keep in good standing than a well-run shared pool.

Mailbox hosting vs bulk sending services

Search results for “dedicated IP email” mix two different products:

• Mailbox hosting: real inboxes on your domain that you read over IMAP or webmail and send from with SMTP. VayloMail is this.
• Transactional or marketing sending services: APIs for sending large volumes of app notifications or newsletters. Dedicated IPs there are often tied to high monthly volume, and they usually host no inboxes.

If you need to receive and read mail on your own domain, look for mailbox hosting. If you only need to send app or marketing mail at volume, a sending service is the better fit.

What VayloMail includes

• A dedicated, isolated mail server with its own dedicated IP
• Email on a domain you already own
• IMAP (993, TLS), SMTP submission (587, STARTTLS), ManageSieve (4190) and webmail
• SPF, DKIM, DMARC, TLS and reverse DNS configuration
• Nightly offsite backups with 14-day retention
• Management of the server, and a customer portal for billing and cancellation

£35 a month, or £315 billed annually. No setup fee, no contract. See pricing and technical details.

Questions to ask any provider

• Is the IP dedicated to me, and is reverse DNS set for it?
• Are SPF, DKIM and DMARC configured for my domain?
• Does the plan include real mailboxes with IMAP and webmail, or sending only?
• What sending, recipient and acceptable-use limits apply?
• What backups are kept, and for how long?
• Is the price per server or per user?

Questions, answered

Do Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 give you a dedicated IP?

Not as a standard feature. Their business mail sends from the provider's own shared infrastructure, which the provider manages. A dedicated IP for mailboxes usually means a dedicated mail server such as VayloMail's.

Will a dedicated IP get my mail into the inbox?

Not on its own. Inbox placement depends on your sending reputation, authentication, content and recipients' engagement. A dedicated IP keeps your reputation separate from other customers'.

Does a new dedicated IP need warming up?

Yes. A new IP has no sending history and warms up over a few days. Start with normal, wanted mail and build volume gradually; ongoing placement depends on what and how you send.

How much is VayloMail's dedicated IP email hosting?

£35 a month, or £315 billed annually, including the server, the dedicated IP, IMAP, SMTP, webmail and nightly backups with 14-day retention.