Installing Mailtrain on Kali Linux Latest

Mailtrain is an open-source, self-hosted email newsletter application that helps you send email campaigns with ease. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Mailtrain on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Root access to your Kali Linux server
• Docker and Docker-compose installed on your Kali Linux system
• A registered domain name

Step 1: Clone Mailtrain from GitHub

First, we need to clone Mailtrain's code repository from GitHub. Follow the below steps to clone the repository:

1. Open the Terminal window on your Kali Linux.
2. Change the directory to /opt by typing the command cd /opt
3. Clone the Mailtrain repository by running the following command:

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

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the mailtrain directory:

cd mailtrain

Step 2: Configure Mailtrain

Before we start using Mailtrain, we need to configure it for our domain name.

1. Copy the env file from the example file by running the following command:

cp .env.example .env

2. Edit the .env file and add your domain name, email configuration details, and other details as required. Save and exit.

vi .env

Note: If you are running Mailtrain on a local machine, skip the email configuration details, and don't forget to set MAILER_DEFAULT_PROVIDER to ses.

3. After configuring .env file, move to the next step.

Step 3: Start Mailtrain

We are now ready to start Mailtrain using Docker-compose.

1. Go to the mailtrain directory by running the following command:

cd /mailtrain

2. Start the Docker container using the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This command will start the Mailtrain Docker container in detached mode, which means that it will continue to run in the background.

It will take a few minutes to start the containers.

3. Navigate to https://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME:3000 in your browser.

Note: Replace YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME with your domain name.

You will see the Mailtrain login page.

Step 4: Login to Mailtrain

After starting the containers, you can access the login page by visiting the URL: https://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME:3000.

1. Open your favorite web browser and type the following URL https://YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME:3000 in the address bar.
2. You will see the login page; enter the default username and password, which is admin for both fields.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mailtrain on Kali Linux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Mailtrain, a powerful email newsletter application, on Kali Linux. By following these steps, you now have a complete Mailtrain installation up and running on your system.

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