Docker SendPortal

This repo contains the dockerized version of SendPortal, an open-source self-hosted email marketing. The docker flow is opinionated but you can use it as reference to make something of your own. All docker-related files are stored inside docker directory.

To start the setup:

Make sure you have docker installed. Check docker documentation if you haven't: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
Create a .env file based on .env.sample. Adjust the content of your .env according to your need.
Run the script: ./run.sh

The script will use environment variables from .env and builds a docker image called sendportal based on docker/Dockerfile. It will also run a redis and nginx container, namely sendportal_redis and sendportal_nginx. Lastly, the script will trigger the sendportal setup command using artisan sp:setup which asks for few details like domain name, database informations (if not provided yet), etc.

Once completed, you can access your SendPortal at http://localhost:9000.

Here's some screenshots of SendPortal running in localhost using docker:

1. Why SendPortal?

The interface is clean
The workflow is not so complicated; create campaign, send campaign, monitor campaign, repeat
Good alternative if you want a DIY solution and cheaper to mailchimp
It's open-source!

2. Why dockerizing it?

You just want to quickly run the tool
You don't want to deal with setting up the dependencies
You want a flow that can be easily replicated

3. Why run.sh?

It's easier for me because I can just arrange the commands based on my need (hey, it's opinionated!)
I don't have to install docker-compose
It works out of the box on most platforms (ubuntu, macOS, or Windows via Git Bash or WSL)

4. Is there any alternative to SendPortal?

I tried Mailtrain but the flow is a bit confusing to me. And it seems to send queued emails at a slower rate (I once scheduled ~10k emails and it took 1 hour to finish).
I checked phplist but the UI seems too crowded for me.

5. Where can I learn more about SendPortal features?

You can start from its official documentation: https://sendportal.io/docs/features/subscribers
If you want to know more about what kind of content you can put in your campaign email (eg. can you automatically insert your subscriber name?), check this Templates section: https://sendportal.io/docs/features/templates
Finally, you can also check their Github issues at https://github.com/mettle/sendportal/issues to see what bugs are being solved, feature requests, etc.

6. Do you have a demo?

Yes! It's here: https://sendportaldemo.wzulfikar.com
- user: delpha.cronin@ethereal.email
- password: demo1234
If you want to see the emails that are sent by the demo app, check the mailbox too:
- mailbox url: https://ethereal.email/messages
- user: delpha.cronin@ethereal.email
- password: rxg88vKsXfZ6pH7dea
You can also check the Laravel Horizon that's is bundled by SendPortal. To do so, login to the demo site and go to https://sendportaldemo.wzulfikar.com/horizon

That's it. Hope it helps!