The only guide you need for a successful bulk email marketing system. Everything included!

Table of Contents

  • What do we want?
    Before we start, let us take a quick look at what we’ll do on your soon-to-be-perfect bulk email server.
  • System Requirements
    Here are recommended system requirements based on the number of used IPs/domains
  • Get everything ready
    Here you'll create all necessary accounts, install recommended software, add domains to Cloudflare, change name servers, and so on. Do not miss this step!
  • Step 1 - Main server
    In this step you'll learn how to set up a server we'll call Main. This is the most powerful server you'll need. After configuration, we'll install a control panel for easier administration, PowerMTA Management Console, and custom Email marketing software, but you can use anything you like (Mumara, Interspire, Mailwizz, ...).
  • Step 2 - MTA server
    Here you will learn how to prepare the server and install PowerMTA. This can be a budget VPS for no more than a few dollars per month.
  • Step 3 - Configuration
    After your main and at least one MTA server are online it's time to make them talk to each other. Here you'll learn how to connect PowerMTA with the PowerMTA Management Console, How to integrate PowerMTA with EMS for proper bounce processing, complete DNS records, how to create a PowerMTA config file, and so on.
  • Step 4 - Fine-tuning
    Your Bulk Email System should be up and running, but before you start sending let's fine-tune things for the best performance.
  • Step 5 - Start sending
    This is the moment you have been waiting for. Your Bulk Email Marketing System is ready to start sending. In this last step, you'll learn how to use PowerMTA Management Console to control and configure your MTA servers with PowerMTA, and how to create good email marketing campaigns that pass spam filters and land in Inbox, ...

  • Useful resources
    Here you will find useful software, online services, etc that helped me with bulk email sending.