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listmonk — A self-hosted mailing platform built around a Go single binary and PostgreSQL

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Stars
23,463
Primary language
Go
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 13, 2026

Overview

listmonk is a high-performance self-hosted platform for newsletters, mailing lists, campaigns, and transactional email. Its backend is Go, the frontend uses Vue/Buefy, the application ships as a single binary, and persistent state lives in PostgreSQL. It can be installed through Docker or native binaries. The latest release checked on September 17, 2026 is v6.2.0.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Run mailing lists, subscriber segments, and campaigns around a compact application

listmonk centralizes newsletter and campaign operations and delivers mail through SMTP. The application itself is a single binary while subscriber and campaign state is stored in PostgreSQL.

Sources: [2]

Choose between Docker Compose and a native binary deployment

The official README supports a Docker Compose path as well as native binaries. Native setup uses --new-config, --install, and --upgrade; the documented upgrade operation is idempotent.

Sources: [2]

For teams that want subscriber and campaign data on their own PostgreSQL with an SMTP provider of their choice

It fits newsletters, product updates, and community mailing where a smaller operational surface is preferred over a broad hosted marketing suite.

Sources: [2]

A single binary simplifies the app deployment, not email deliverability or database operations

Production still requires PostgreSQL backup and upgrades, SMTP credential management, bounce and complaint handling, unsubscribe flows, and domain-reputation controls such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. The application cannot remove the operational and compliance work inherent in bulk email.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]knadh/listmonk — GitHub repository metadata(2026-09-17)
  2. [2]listmonk — README(2026-09-17)
  3. [3]listmonk v6.2.0 release(2026-09-17)
Supplemental curator note

The focus is a compact, high-throughput mailing platform rather than a broad marketing-suite replacement.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/knadh/listmonk.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd listmonk
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • email-marketing
  • newsletter
  • newsletter-management
  • mailing-list
  • smtp
  • self-hosted
  • listmonk
  • email-subscription
  • campaign-management
  • campaign
  • sms-gateway
  • transactional-emails
Stars
23,463
Forks
2,605
Watchers
146
Open issues
90
Primary language
Go
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 13, 2026
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