[Rspamd-Users] [ANNOUNCE] Rqwatch - Quarantine and map management system for Rspamd

[Kapetanakis Giannis]

Hello everyone,

I’m pleased to announce *Rqwatch*, a new open source web-based *quarantine and map management system for Rspamd*, written in PHP.

https://github.com/bilias/rqwatch

It provides an intuitive web interface to monitor all incoming emails passing through your mail gateway, accessible to both administrators and recipient users.

An API is available to insert data from Rspamd. This API is used by the Rspamd Metadata Exporter <https://docs.rspamd.com/modules/metadata_exporter> plugin to export raw emails and Rspamd headers and symbols and store that metadata in a database.

Depending on the action taken by Rspamd and the configuration, raw emails can also be saved in local quarantine storage to be examined and released by administrators or recipient users, if desired. This is particularly useful for rejected or discarded emails, which in a default Rspamd setup would be lost, leaving the recipient unaware of them.

Additionally, an administrator can monitor all email traffic and the information provided by Rqwatch, taking appropriate actions to improve Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus control and minimize false positives and false negatives.

Apart from monitoring, this system can also be used as a complete map management and distribution point for Rspamd, independent of other functionalities.

Rqwatch is able to operate in two modes:

  * Local mode (single-host), where the Web and API components run on the same host as Rspamd.
  * Distributed <https://github.com/bilias/rqwatch/blob/master/docs/DISTRIBUTED.md> mode, where the API servers run on the same hosts as Rspamd, while the Web servers (public or private) run on separate hosts.
    In this mode, the Web servers communicate with the corresponding API servers to retrieve mail data and release messages as needed.

In both modes, Rspamd communicates with Rqwatch API running on the same host, introducing only minimal overhead, without affecting Rspamd’s spam decisions or block its operation — even if mail import fails, Rspamd keeps running as usual.

Rqwatch comes packed with a variety of features <https://github.com/bilias/rqwatch#features>. From detailed email traffic monitoring to actionable insights and Quarantine and maps management, Rqwatch provides administrators with extra tools to make the most of Rspamd’s powerful anti-spam capabilities.

Feedback, contributions, and testing are very welcome.
If you’re running Rspamd and looking for a quarantine and monitoring solution or a maps management system, give Rqwatch a try!

You can find the project here:
https://github.com/bilias/rqwatch

Best regards,

Giannis Kapetanakis