lite-email

Open-Source, Self-Hosted Email Marketing & Business Email Solution (Forked from SendPortal)

Website • Documentation • GitHub

lite-email is a powerful, open-source, self-hosted email marketing platform that gives you full control over your campaigns and data. Forked from the robust sendportal, it's designed for businesses and individuals who want to manage their email marketing effectively without the high costs and limitations of commercial services.

✨ Why Choose lite-email?

• 🔑 Stay In Control: Full ownership of your data and complete control over your email marketing strategy.

• 💰 Save Money: Drastically reduce costs compared to commercial email marketing services.

• 🌐 Unlimited Everything: No artificial limits on subscribers, emails, or features.

• 📧 Custom Domain Email: Build a professional email system, sending and receiving emails as xxx@your-company.com to enhance trust with your audience.

• 🚧 RESTful API: Integrate with your existing systems using our comprehensive API, enabling AI-driven agent capabilities for intelligent automation.

• 🏗 Self-Host Support: Complete freedom to host on your own infrastructure or use our cloud.

✨ Platform Comparison

Pricing Model	Sendportal	Mailchimp	Resend
Pricing Model	Free & Open Source	Tiered (by contacts/sends)	Pay-as-you-go
Hosting & Data	Full control (Self-hosted)	Vendor-controlled	Vendor-controlled
Customization	Fully customizable	Limited by plan	API-based flexibility
Subscriber Limits	Unlimited	Limited by plan	N/A (API-first)
Custom Domain Email	Send & Receive	Sending Only	Sending Only
Best For	Max control & cost-saving	All-in-one marketing	Developers & transactional email

🚀 Getting Started

You can deploy lite-email in two ways:

1. Self-Hosting: Download the full source code and deploy it on your own server. This gives you maximum control and flexibility.

   # Clone the repository
   git clone https://github.com/cloudkoonly/lite-email.git
   cd lite-email
   
   # Follow standard Laravel installation procedures
   composer install
   cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

2. Cloud Version: If you prefer a hands-off approach, our Cloud Version provides managed hosting, automatic updates, and priority support.

🤝 Community & Support

• GitHub Issues: Have a bug or a feature request? Open an issue on our repository.
• Contact Us: For commercial support or custom development, please get in touch.

📄 License

lite-email is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.