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Compare self-hosted newsletter, analytics, link, survey and scheduling tools with their setup requirements.
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Self-hosting marketing software puts its setup and maintenance on your server. Start with one job and its documented requirements before moving the rest of your workflow. [1][2][3][4][5]
Start a newsletter with listmonk
The listmonk docs require PostgreSQL and provide a Compose file. Download it into a dedicated folder and customize the configuration before starting it. [1]
curl -LO https://github.com/knadh/listmonk/raw/master/docker-compose.ymlAfter reviewing that file:
docker compose up -dYou should see the admin setup at localhost:9000, per the installation guide. [1]
Choose an Umami installation
Umami documents source, Docker Compose and prebuilt-image options. Its source installation needs a PostgreSQL connection in DATABASE_URL. Change the initial admin password after the first login. [2]
Configure a short domain for Shlink
Shlink's Docker guide requires your short domain, an HTTPS setting and a GeoLite2 licence key. Read its database and persistence options before deploying the example container. [3]
Prepare an Ubuntu server for Formbricks
The Formbricks setup guide targets Ubuntu and installs its dependencies, including Docker and PostgreSQL. Use the linked guide to check the server requirements before running its installer. [4]
Configure Postiz before starting it
The Postiz docs begin with this repository. [5]
git clone https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-docker-composeOpen the cloned folder, configure the Compose variables, then run the documented start command from that folder. [5]
docker compose upYou should see the frontend at localhost:4007 unless you changed that setting. Configure the required social-platform apps before trying to schedule posts. [5]
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Sources
- listmonk installationlistmonk.app
- Umami installationdocs.umami.is
- Shlink Docker installationshlink.io
- Formbricks setupformbricks.com
- Postiz Docker Compose installationdocs.postiz.com
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