Pontius for Linux
Any distro, any shell. Single static binary, zero dependencies, runs on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, and everything else.
Made for Linux
Email management that respects your workflow
Linux users chose the terminal for a reason. Pontius brings email into your existing environment — same shell, same tools, same philosophy.
Static binary
Zero dependencies. No glibc version conflicts. Works on any distro, including Alpine and musl-based systems.
Secret Service
Passwords stored via D-Bus Secret Service (GNOME Keyring, KWallet). Headless systems use encrypted file storage.
Server-friendly
Runs headless. Manage email from your VPS, container, or SSH session. No display required.
“If it runs Linux, it runs Pontius. Desktop, server, container, Raspberry Pi.”
Download a binary, chmod +x, done. No package managers, no dependencies, no version conflicts. The Unix way.
Getting started
Install on Linux
One-line install
$ curl -fsSL https://getpontius.com/install.sh | shAuto-detects x86_64 or ARM64 and installs to /usr/local/bin.
Manual download
# x86_64
$ curl -L https://getpontius.com/releases/latest/pontius-linux-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/pontius
$ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pontiusDocker
$ docker run -it --rm -v ~/.config/pontius:/root/.config/pontius getpontius/pontiusSetup
Quick Start
1. Launch Pontius
$ pontiusThe TUI guides you through adding your first email account.
2. Activate your license
$ pontius activate YOUR-LICENSE-KEY
License activated successfully.3. Start managing email
$ pontius list
$ pontius read 37801
$ pontius reply 37801 "Thanks for reaching out..."Linux integration
Built for Linux
Secret Service / Keyring
Passwords stored via D-Bus Secret Service (GNOME Keyring, KWallet). Headless systems use encrypted file storage.
Static Binary
Fully static Go binary. No shared library dependencies. Works on any distro including Alpine and musl-based systems.
ARM64 Support
Native ARM64 binary for Raspberry Pi 4, AWS Graviton, Oracle Ampere, and other ARM servers.
Headless Operation
Full CLI functionality without a display. Perfect for VPS, containers, CI/CD pipelines, or SSH sessions.
Tested everywhere
Runs on every major distro
Ubuntu
20.04+
Debian
11+
Fedora
38+
Arch
Rolling
Alpine
3.18+
RHEL
8+
NixOS
23.05+
openSUSE
Tumbleweed
AI ready
Works with any AI on Linux
Claude Code
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Gemini CLI
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AI code editor
Aider
Open source
Local LLMs
Ollama, LM Studio
The secret sauce
It gets smarter every session
Pontius builds a persistent knowledge base that learns your contacts, templates, and patterns. Every session makes the next one better.
Learn about the Knowledge Base →Ready to get ahead?
Terminal email for Linux. Static binary, any distro, any AI.
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