How to Install Listmonk on Windows 10

Listmonk is a self-hosted email newsletter application that allows you to send emails to subscribers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Listmonk on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following:

  • A Windows 10 machine
  • Access to a terminal or command prompt
  • Docker Desktop installed on your machine
  • An SMTP server to send emails (optional)

Steps

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt on your Windows 10 machine.

  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Listmonk.

  3. Clone the Listmonk repository using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/knadh/listmonk.git

  4. Navigate to the Listmonk directory using the following command:

    cd listmonk

  5. Open the docker-compose.yaml file using a text editor.

  6. Modify the SMTP_* environment variables in the listmonk service according to your SMTP server settings. If you do not have an SMTP server, you can skip this step.

    environment:
    SMTP_HOST: smtp.example.com
    SMTP_PORT: 587
    SMTP_USER: username
    SMTP_PASS: password
    SMTP_FROM: [email protected]
    SMTP_NAME: Listmonk
    SMTP_TLS: "true"

  7. Save the changes to the docker-compose.yaml file.

  8. Start the Listmonk container using the following command:

    docker-compose up -d

  9. Wait for the container to start. You can check the container logs using the following command:

    docker-compose logs -f

  10. Once the container is running, you can access Listmonk using your web browser at http://localhost:9000.

  11. Create an admin user by clicking the "Create admin user" button on the login page.

  12. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an admin user.

  13. Once you have created an admin user, you can start using Listmonk to send emails to subscribers.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Listmonk on a Windows 10 machine using Docker. With Listmonk, you can send emails to subscribers using your own SMTP server.