How to Install Mailtrain on Manjaro

Mailtrain is a self-hosted, open-source email marketing software that you can use to send email newsletters to your subscribers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Mailtrain on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the Mailtrain installation, make sure that you have the following installed on your Manjaro system:

  • Node.js v12.x
  • MySQL v5.7, v8.x or MariaDB

Step 1: Clone the Mailtrain Repository

First, you need to clone the Mailtrain repository from GitHub. Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain.git

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Navigate into the Mailtrain directory and install the required dependencies by executing the following command:

$ cd mailtrain && npm install

Step 3: Configure the Database

Create a new MySQL database and user for Mailtrain. You can use the following commands to do this:

$ mysql -u root -p

This will open the MySQL prompt. Enter your root password and then execute the following SQL commands:

CREATE DATABASE mailtrain;
CREATE USER 'mailtrainuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mailtrain.* TO 'mailtrainuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Make sure to replace password with your own password.

Step 4: Configure Mailtrain

Make a copy of the config.example.js file and name it config.js by running the following command:

$ cp config/config.example.js config/config.js

Open the config.js file in your preferred text editor and fill in the necessary configuration details:

  • databaseURL - Enter the database URL in the format mysql://user:password@host/database.
  • siteURL - Enter the URL of the Mailtrain site.
  • port - Enter the port number on which you want Mailtrain to listen.
  • mailgun API key - Enter your Mailgun API key if you want to use Mailgun as your email service provider.
  • email defaults - Customize your default email settings by providing your own settings for fromEmail, fromName, replyToEmail, replyToName, subject, text and html.

Step 5: Start Mailtrain

Run the following command to start Mailtrain:

$ npm start

This will start the Mailtrain server on the specified port. You can now access Mailtrain by going to http://localhost:port, where port is the port number you specified in the config file.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Mailtrain on your Manjaro system. You can now use Mailtrain to send email newsletters and manage your subscribers.