Inactive: last commit 2025-10-05 (checked 2026-11-01)

Mailtrain

Email marketing

Mailtrain is a self-hosted newsletter application. Check its current deployment steps and email delivery integrations for your sending volume.

Who it may suit

Mailing-list and campaign management for self-managed setups.

Replaces

Not verified: no official positioning found

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Strengths for small teams

  • List segmentation and custom fields Source

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  • MJML-based email templates Source

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  • Triggered and RSS automation Source

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  • Note: last push 2025-10-05; check activity before adopting Source

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License

GPL-3.0

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Self-hosting effort

Advanced

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The v2 deployment instructions require three separately configured public endpoints/DNS names and HTTPS, with a Node.js application plus MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis; built-in mail delivery adds Zone-MTA and related mail operations. This multi-service, domain- and mail-infrastructure setup creates substantial deployment and maintenance burden.

Documentation-based estimate; not hands-on tested. Official self-hosting effort evidence

Pricing

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Managed cloud

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Self-hosted: Available

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Repository activity

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Last push: 2025-10-05

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Repository metadata source

Docker Compose deployment

Upstream Compose preview; fetched 2026-11-02. Pinned public source file

version: '3'

services:
  mysql:
    image: mariadb:10.4
    environment:
    - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mailtrain
    - MYSQL_DATABASE=mailtrain
    - MYSQL_USER=mailtrain
    - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mailtrain

First 10 lines; see source for the complete file. Review all required companion files before deploying.

Official website

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