Run Listmonk, the fast open-source newsletter and mailing list manager, from a pre-configured image with PostgreSQL already wired in. Your subscriber list stays on a server in your own cloud account, with no per-subscriber fees.
Listmonk is an open-source, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager written in Go and backed by PostgreSQL. It covers the same ground as Mailchimp: subscriber lists, campaigns and tracking. The difference is that your subscriber data lives on your own server instead of a third party's platform.
Manage any number of lists and query subscribers to target campaigns.
Build reusable templates and send newsletters to one or many lists.
See how each campaign performs from the Listmonk dashboard.
Confirm new subscribers and offer a public mailing list archive.
Control lists, subscribers and campaigns programmatically.
Send through Gmail, SES, Mailgun, Postmark or your own mail server.
Listmonk is a single binary, but it still needs PostgreSQL, a reverse proxy and SSL before it is ready for real campaigns. The marketplace image comes up with all of it wired together.
Subscribe on AWS Marketplace or Google Cloud Marketplace and deploy. On AWS, enter your domain, SMTP details and backup bucket; the stack is ready in about 5-10 minutes.
Point a DNS A record at the server. On Google Cloud, reserve a static external IP first so the record keeps working after a restart.
Open the dashboard, sign in or create the Super Admin account, then set the Root URL under Settings → General to your domain.
Add your SMTP provider under Settings → SMTP (Gmail works with an app password on port 465), send a test email, and start your first campaign.
An AMI on AWS Marketplace, launched into your own AWS account with a CloudFormation stack.
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The same newsletter manager as a Google Cloud Marketplace image, deployed into your own GCP project.
Launch on Google Cloud | Listmonk by Meetrix | Mailchimp | Sendy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Your AWS account or GCP project | Mailchimp's cloud | Your own server, licence required |
| Subscriber data | Never leaves your account | Held by Mailchimp | On your own infrastructure |
| Pricing model | Cloud compute only, no per-subscriber fee | Rises sharply with list size | One-time licence plus your SMTP costs |
| Data residency | Any region you choose | Mailchimp's data processing terms apply | Depends on where you host it |
With any self-hosted option, your SMTP provider bills separately for sending. Read the full Listmonk on Google Cloud comparison →
Listmonk is an open-source, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager written in Go and backed by PostgreSQL. It handles subscriber lists, segmentation, campaign templates and open and click tracking on infrastructure you control.
It does the same core jobs, but you run it yourself. Your subscriber data stays on your own server, and you pay for the server rather than a plan that grows with your list.
Yes. Listmonk hands campaigns to an SMTP server you configure, such as Gmail, Amazon SES, Mailgun, Postmark or your own mail server. That also means you control your sending reputation.
Turn on 2-Step Verification for the Google account and create an app password. In Listmonk, open Settings → SMTP and enter smtp.gmail.com, port 465, the LOGIN auth protocol, your Gmail address and the app password.
Yes, if you point a domain at the server. On Google Cloud an ephemeral IP can change when the VM restarts, which breaks your DNS record and certificate, so reserve a static address first.
t3.medium or larger on AWS, and e2-medium (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) on Google Cloud. Scale up for heavy campaign volume or a very large subscriber base.
Listmonk is free and open source, with no per-subscriber licence. On AWS or Google Cloud you pay for the server, any Meetrix software fee shown on the marketplace listing, and your SMTP provider's sending costs.
Launch a new instance with the newer image and migrate your data. Back up the PostgreSQL database before removing the old instance.
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Deploy on Google Cloud in minutes and keep your subscriber list under your control.
Configure the deployment, reserve a static IP and connect Gmail SMTP, step by step.
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