In simple English
Writing good marketing emails takes time and code. This tool gives you a visual editor to build reusable design templates. You can then hand the editor to team members who do not know how to code. They can fill in text and pictures without breaking the layout. It runs on your own server and costs nothing for the software itself.
What it is
LePatron is a self-hosted (run on your own server) email builder with a drag-and-drop interface for creating HTML email templates. It combines a JavaScript (a programming language for the web) framework with a database to store and manage your templates.
What it is good for
Marketing teams and solo builders who want to create consistent email campaigns without coding every message from scratch.
- Drag-and-drop design interface for non-programmers.
- Open-source and runs entirely on your own hardware.
- Includes a local testing mailbox to check outgoing messages.
- Requires Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) and Node.js to set up and run.
- Documentation and setup rely on developer tools like Yarn and MongoDB.
- GPL-3.0 licence means any modifications you share publicly must also be open source.
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git clone https://github.com/Badsender-com/LePatron.email.git cd LePatron.email yarn yarn build yarn docker:up yarn dev