Please provide installation guide to non-programmer

[Zerrysagar]

can i use this software to send bulk email using my gmail id ??

1. Downloaded Binary file and extracted and then run but something like command prompt open and closed within seconds.
2. Already downloaded and installed postgreSQL DB.
   Please let me know how can i start. I want this software for bulk email marketing.

[knadh]

Hi. This is described step by step in the README and on the installation guide here: https://listmonk.app/docs/installation/

[MaximilianKohler]

Hi. This is described step by step in the README and on the installation guide here: https://listmonk.app/docs/installation/

lol.

Here's a guide to set it up on your PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAOBqgR9Yfo - have to make user listmonk a superuser. There are various limitations for that though: #862 (comment)

Better option seems to be to run on EC2 micro: #120 (comment)

[knadh]

have to make user listmonk a superuser

listmonk (and most userspace apps) as a super/admin user on any OS is not recommended. Also, Any potential security vulnerability can be exacerbated via admin privileges.

if you run it locally like this video shows, the site (localhost:9000) can't be accessed when your CMD/powershell window is closed. Unsubscribe links, view in browser, etc. also will not work for recipients because the URL starts off with "localhost:9000". Analytics (open tracking, etc.) didn't seem to work at all.
So running these kinds of email programs from your PC is super limited. Hosting on EC2 micro seems to be the way to go.

^ From your comment on YouTube.

listmonk is a web service. It is not meant to be run in the froreground on a shell window. On Windows, you should run it as a background service (you can search and figure out how to run an app as a service on Windows).

About localhost:9000, this is meant to be listening on a webserver connected to the internet so that subscribers can connect directly to listmonk. This is typically behind a domain name, eg: yourlist.com, which will proxy SSL/TLS traffic to the app running on :9000. The port :9000 is not meant to be exposed to the outside world.

Basically, listmonk and similar web apps are internet facing apps meant to be installed on public webservers, not personal computers.

[MaximilianKohler]

listmonk (and most userspace apps) as a super/admin user on any OS is not recommended. Also, Any potential security vulnerability can be exacerbated via admin privileges.

Well it didn't work at all without that. I had to use pgAdmin to make "user listmonk" a "superuser".

[candidexmedia]

If you opt for 1-click deploys on services like Railway, here's a step-by-step guide I've made: https://twitter.com/candidexmedia/status/1623032874172616708