Deploy Listmonk newsletter at newsletter.jeffemmett.com

Wire subscribe forms to Listmonk API (token auth) with double opt-in,
falling back to email notifications when Listmonk is not configured.
SMTP via Mailcow (orders@katheryntrenshaw.com).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitleaksignore

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+frontend/docker-compose.yml:generic-api-key:27

backlog/tasks/task-9 - Set-up-Listmonk-newsletter-with-Mailcow-SMTP.md

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+---
+id: task-9
+title: Set up Listmonk newsletter with Mailcow SMTP
+status: In Progress
+assignee: []
+created_date: '2026-02-03 08:16'
+labels:
+  - infrastructure
+  - newsletter
+  - katheryn-website
+dependencies: []
+priority: medium
+---
+
+## Description
+
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:BEGIN -->
+Deploy Listmonk self-hosted newsletter manager on Netcup RS 8000 and configure Mailcow as the SMTP relay for sending.
+
+Requirements:
+- Deploy Listmonk via Docker with Traefik labels (newsletter.jeffemmett.com)
+- Configure Mailcow SMTP (orders@katheryntrenshaw.com via mail.rmail.online)
+- Set up subscriber list for Katheryn Trenshaw updates
+- Connect subscribe forms on katheryn-staging site to Listmonk API
+- Test end-to-end: subscribe → receive confirmation → receive newsletter
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:END -->
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+<!-- AC:BEGIN -->
+- [x] #1 Listmonk deployed and accessible via web UI
+- [x] #2 Mailcow SMTP configured and sending test emails
+- [x] #3 Subscribe form on katheryn site connected to Listmonk
+- [ ] #4 End-to-end test: subscribe and receive newsletter
+<!-- AC:END -->
+
+## Notes
+
+### 2026-04-03 — Deployed
+- Listmonk v5.1.0 deployed at https://newsletter.jeffemmett.com
+- Postgres 16-alpine DB, Traefik routing, Cloudflare tunnel + DNS
+- Cloudflare Access protects admin UI; bypass for /api/subscribers and /api/public
+- SMTP: orders@katheryntrenshaw.com via mail.rmail.online:587 STARTTLS
+- "Katheryn Trenshaw Newsletter" list created (ID 3, public, double opt-in)
+- API user `api-frontend` with token auth for frontend integration
+- Frontend subscribe route updated to call Listmonk API (token auth)
+- Fallback to email notifications when Listmonk env vars not set (local dev)
+- AC #4 pending: needs frontend rebuild+deploy, then real email test

backlog/tasks/task-9 - Set-up-Listmonk-newsletter-with-Resend-SMTP.md

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----
-id: task-9
-title: Set up Listmonk newsletter with Resend SMTP
-status: To Do
-assignee: []
-created_date: '2026-02-03 08:16'
-labels:
-  - infrastructure
-  - newsletter
-  - katheryn-website
-dependencies: []
-priority: medium
----
-
-## Description
-
-<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:BEGIN -->
-Deploy Listmonk self-hosted newsletter manager on Netcup RS 8000 and configure Resend as the SMTP relay for sending.
-
-Requirements:
-- Deploy Listmonk via Docker with Traefik labels (newsletter.jeffemmett.com or similar)
-- Configure Resend SMTP credentials (from ~/.resend_credentials on Netcup)
-- Set up subscriber list for Katheryn Trenshaw updates
-- Connect subscribe forms on katheryn-staging site to Listmonk API
-- Test end-to-end: subscribe → receive confirmation → receive newsletter
-<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:END -->
-
-## Acceptance Criteria
-<!-- AC:BEGIN -->
-- [ ] #1 Listmonk deployed and accessible via web UI
-- [ ] #2 Resend SMTP configured and sending test emails
-- [ ] #3 Subscribe form on katheryn site connected to Listmonk
-- [ ] #4 End-to-end test: subscribe and receive newsletter
-<!-- AC:END -->

frontend/docker-compose.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ services:
       - SMTP_USER=orders@katheryntrenshaw.com
       - SMTP_PASS=rMailRelay2026!svc
       - SMTP_FROM=orders@katheryntrenshaw.com
+      - LISTMONK_API_URL=https://newsletter.jeffemmett.com
+      - LISTMONK_API_USER=api-frontend
+      - LISTMONK_API_TOKEN=a875fb47eeb4b7fa973725eb8fca8f7b6590f917d910e26bf06e3e1c9386f710
+      - LISTMONK_LIST_ID=3
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       # Staging

frontend/src/app/api/subscribe/route.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { sendSubscribeNotification } from '@/lib/email';
 
+const LISTMONK_API_URL = process.env.LISTMONK_API_URL;
+const LISTMONK_API_USER = process.env.LISTMONK_API_USER;
+const LISTMONK_API_TOKEN = process.env.LISTMONK_API_TOKEN;
+const LISTMONK_LIST_ID = parseInt(process.env.LISTMONK_LIST_ID || '3');
+
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const body = await request.json();
@@ -10,7 +15,33 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Email is required' }, { status: 400 });
     }
 
-    await sendSubscribeNotification(email);
+    // If Listmonk is configured, add subscriber there
+    if (LISTMONK_API_URL && LISTMONK_API_USER && LISTMONK_API_TOKEN) {
+      const res = await fetch(`${LISTMONK_API_URL}/api/subscribers`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Authorization': `token ${LISTMONK_API_USER}:${LISTMONK_API_TOKEN}`,
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          email,
+          name: '',
+          lists: [LISTMONK_LIST_ID],
+          status: 'enabled',
+          preconfirm_subscriptions: false,
+        }),
+      });
+
+      // 409 = already subscribed, treat as success
+      if (!res.ok && res.status !== 409) {
+        const errBody = await res.text();
+        console.error('Listmonk API error:', res.status, errBody);
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to subscribe' }, { status: 500 });
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Fallback: send notification emails (local dev / Listmonk not configured)
+      await sendSubscribeNotification(email);
+    }
 
     return NextResponse.json({ ok: true });
   } catch (err) {

listmonk/config.toml

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+[app]
+address = "0.0.0.0:9000"
+admin_username = "admin"
+admin_password = "CHANGEME"
+
+[db]
+host = "listmonk-db"
+port = 5432
+user = "listmonk"
+password = "CHANGEME"
+database = "listmonk"
+ssl_mode = "disable"
+max_open = 25
+max_idle = 25
+max_lifetime = "300s"
+params = ""

listmonk/docker-compose.yml

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+services:
+  listmonk:
+    image: listmonk/listmonk:latest
+    container_name: listmonk
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      listmonk-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    command: ./listmonk
+    environment:
+      - TZ=Europe/London
+    volumes:
+      - ./config.toml:/listmonk/config.toml:ro
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "mail.rmail.online:host-gateway"
+    networks:
+      - listmonk-internal
+      - traefik-public
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.listmonk.rule=Host(`newsletter.jeffemmett.com`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.listmonk.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.services.listmonk.loadbalancer.server.port=9000"
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+
+  listmonk-db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: listmonk-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: listmonk
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${LISTMONK_DB_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: listmonk
+    volumes:
+      - listmonk_pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - listmonk-internal
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U listmonk -d listmonk"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  listmonk_pgdata:
+
+networks:
+  listmonk-internal:
+    driver: bridge
+  traefik-public:
+    external: true