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Open your pod URL and complete the administrator-account setup if prompted, then configure your sender address and SMTP connection in Settings. Create a list, add your own test address and send yourself a test campaign before importing your audience. Follow the PikaPods Listmonk tutorial for the settings and first campaign.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs Listmonk for you, including OS and app updates and HTTPS. You won't touch Docker or a server. Your data stays available over SFTP if you ever want to move it elsewhere.

No. Connect an SMTP service using your own account and credentials. Your provider controls sending limits, sender verification and any delivery charges. Test the connection in Listmonk’s SMTP settings and configure your sending domain as required by the provider; see the SMTP setup tutorial.

Manage campaigns and subscribers in your browser. Developers can use Listmonk’s API to connect applications and send templated transactional messages; integrations may require development or a separate automation tool. Listmonk manages newsletters and campaigns rather than acting as a shared mailbox or a discussion mailing list. See the API documentation.

Set up incremental backups to S3 in your pod settings for automatic nightly snapshots, or copy your files over SFTP. We keep whole-server backups for server failures, but they aren't a per-pod restore service, so your own backup is what protects your data.

Listmonk is an open source alternative to Mailchimp. Its source code is public, so anyone can inspect or improve it, and you aren't tied to one vendor.

No. You add prepaid credit and your pods are billed by the hour from that balance, rounded up to full hours. There are no contracts or minimum terms: delete a pod anytime and billing stops. Optional automatic top-ups keep your pods running without manual payments.

You do. And you're in full control. If you ever want to download, migrate, edit or delete your data, just enable SFTP access to your pod and it will be right there.