How to Install Mailtrain on Linux Mint

Mailtrain is an open-source email marketing software that allows you to send newsletters, automated emails, and email campaigns. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Mailtrain on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to make sure that you have the following:

  • A Linux Mint system with sudo privileges.
  • Node.js and npm installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Node.js and npm

If you don't have Node.js and npm installed on your system, you can install them using the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs npm

After the installation is complete, check the version of Node.js and npm by running the following commands:

node -v
npm -v

Step 2: Install Mailtrain

To install Mailtrain, follow these steps:

  1. First, clone the Mailtrain repository from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain.git
  1. Change to the mailtrain directory.
cd mailtrain
  1. Install the dependencies.
npm install
  1. Build the application.
npm run build
  1. Start the Mailtrain server.
npm start

You should see output similar to the following:

> [email protected] start /home/user/mailtrain
> node ./start.js

Worker 8302 started.
Application started and listening on http://localhost:3000

Step 3: Access Mailtrain

Once Mailtrain is running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Step 4: Configure Mailtrain

Before using Mailtrain, you need to configure it. The configuration file is located at config/default.json. You can edit this file to customize Mailtrain according to your needs.

You can specify the application port, SMTP server settings, database configuration, and other settings in this file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Mailtrain on Linux Mint. You also learned how to configure Mailtrain so that you can start sending newsletters, automated emails, and email campaigns.