Mailtrain is known for its open-source email newsletter application that lets you easily create, send and track email campaigns. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Mailtrain on POP! OS.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Mailtrain on your POP! OS system.
Make sure to install the latest version of Node.js 10+ using the following commands.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm
If you haven't installed MySQL or MariaDB yet, use the commands below to do so.
sudo apt install mysql-server
Access the MariaDB root and create a database and user that Mailtrain can use.
sudo mysql -u root -p
create database mailtrain;
CREATE USER 'mailtrainUser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mailtrain.* TO 'mailtrainUser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Use the following commands to download Mailtrain.
git clone https://github.com/Mailtrain-org/mailtrain.git
cd mailtrain
git checkout tags/<version_you_want>
Then run the command below to install Mailtrain’s dependencies:
npm install
Copy the config file and configure the environment variables.
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
Fill-out the variables with the following information:
LISTEN_INTERFACE=127.0.0.1
MYSQL_DATABASE=mailtrain
MYSQL_USER=mailtrainUser
MYSQL_PASSWORD=password
MYSQL_HOST=localhost
MYSQL_PORT=3306
Finally, create a directory for attachments.
mkdir public/attachments
Start the service you’ve configured before.
sudo npm run start
Now, you can access Mailtrain UI through a web browser using the address below.
http://localhost:3000
You’re all set! Congratulations on installing Mailtrain on POP! OS!
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