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Getting Started with Aledamail
Aledamail is an email marketing and automation platform built around one core idea: you own your sending infrastructure. Instead of paying for a shared sending pool, you connect your own email service — Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, or any SMTP server — and Aledamail handles everything above it: campaigns, automations, subscriber management, landing pages, and analytics.
What you'll need
- An Aledamail account (free to sign up — no credit card required)
- A sending server to connect (Amazon SES is recommended for most users)
- A domain with SPF and DKIM records configured for your sending domain
Step 1 — Create your account
Go to mxa.aledamail.com/users/register and sign up with your business email. The free plan activates immediately — no approval needed.
Step 2 — Connect a sending server
Before you can send any emails, you need to connect a sending server. Go to Sending Servers in the left sidebar and click New Sending Server. Choose your provider and enter your API key or SMTP credentials.
Step 3 — Authenticate your sending domain
Once your sending server is connected, make sure your domain has SPF and DKIM records set up. Your sending provider will give you the exact DNS records to add. Copy them into your domain registrar (Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Namecheap, etc.) and wait a few minutes for them to propagate.
Aledamail shows you your authentication status under Sending Domains in the sidebar.
Step 4 — Create your first list
Go to Lists → Create New List. Give your list a name, set your default sender name and email address, and save it. This is the list your subscribers will be added to.
Step 5 — Import your subscribers
Inside your list, click Import and upload a CSV file with your contacts. At minimum your CSV needs an email column — you can also include first name, last name, and any custom fields.
Step 6 — Send your first campaign
Go to Campaigns → Create Campaign, select your list, write your subject line and email content, and hit Send — or schedule it for a specific date and time. Aledamail automatically handles unsubscribes, bounce tracking, and open/click analytics.