Listmonk is an open-source and self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager. It is built with Go and React, which makes it fast, reliable, and customizable. In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step to install Listmonk on Linux Mint latest.
Before we start, please ensure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
You can install Docker engine and Docker-compose using the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker.io docker-compose
After successful installation, verify the version of Docker engine and Docker-compose using the following commands:
docker --version
docker-compose --version
Now, we will download the Listmonk source code from the official Github repository, using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/knadh/listmonk.git
This will download the source code in the current directory.
Before running the Listmonk, we need to configure it by editing the .env file. You can create a copy of the .env.example file using the following command:
cd listmonk
cp .env.example .env
Now, open the .env file using any text editor and modify the following variables according to your needs:
USE_TLS=false // Change to true if you want to use TLS for secure connections
PORT=8080 // Change if you want to use a different port
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key // Change to a long random string for better security
FROM_EMAIL=your_email_address // Change to your email address for sending emails
FROM_NAME=your_email_name // Change to your name for the email sender
Save and close the file after editing.
After configuring Listmonk, we will build and run it using Docker-compose. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This command will build the Listmonk image and run it in the background. You can verify the status of the Listmonk container using the following command:
sudo docker-compose ps
If everything is fine, the output should be similar to this:
Name Command State Ports
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
listmonk_app_1 /bin/sh -c ./bin/listmonk Up 0.0.0.0:8080->8080/tcp
Finally, we can access Listmonk by opening a web browser and entering the URL:
http://localhost:8080
You should see the Listmonk login page. Enter the email and password that you have set in the .env file during the configuration step.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Listmonk on Linux Mint latest.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Listmonk on Linux Mint latest using Docker engine and Docker-compose. Listmonk is a powerful and flexible mailing list manager that you can host on your own server. We hope this tutorial has helped you to get started with Listmonk.
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