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Hi self-hosters, we're building a self-hostable, MIT-licensed alternative to Klaviyo, Braze, Mailchimp, etc. You can automate email, SMS, WhatsApp, and lots of other channels.

The core functionality of the platform includes a user segmentation builder, a low-code email template editor, and a low-code drag-and-drop journey builder for creating automated messaging workflows. We also have subscription groups to manage unsubscribes.

Link to repo: https://github.com/dittofeed/dittofeed

If you need any help with deploying an instance, reach out on Discord! https://discord.gg/HajPkCG4Mm

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

Really disliking that discord is used as helpdesk/forum. Not really searchable via the web.

Also no link to the repo.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 hours ago

You'll hate to hear this and it'll age you 50 years but... The new generation doesnt use Google unless everything else fails. They will search discord, tiktok, and ChatGPT directly first before they ever touch google 🫠

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

really weird that they only included a discord link, but here is the repo: https://github.com/dittofeed/dittofeed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

It was my mistake. The post should be updated now, but please let me know if you're still not seeing the link.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I agree. Bad for SEO as well. I'd say that Discord chose us more than we chose it. That's where our initial users wanted to talk with us.

There's a link above the body, but I just added one to the body as well. Thanks for the note!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Hi sorry, I didn't realize the previous image link replaced the github link. Just edited the post to fix that, but here it is as well: https://github.com/dittofeed/dittofeed

Thanks for brining to my attention!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Cool, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Hi apologies, could you clarify for me? Difference with reference to what?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why is this better than any other service mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Mainly that it's self-hostable which makes it better for data security, lowers cost, and makes it extensible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Aren't you then hosting an SMTP source and relay?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

You can certainly use SMTP in place of an email provider like SES or Resend, but I don't generally recommend it if you're concerned about deliverability and metrics.