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 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "repo": "marclou/mailcheap",
 "name": "mailcheap",
 "owner": "marclou",
 "slug": "marclou-mailcheap",
 "github": "https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap",
 "what": "MailCheap is an open source newsletter app that charges for emails sent rather than dormant subscribers, runnable as a hosted service or self-hosted with Amazon SES or PostShiba.",
 "why": "",
 "language": "JavaScript",
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  "A MailCheap Cloud account at mailcheap.ai, or a server with Node.js 22+ and a MongoDB database for self-hosting",
  "For self-hosting: an Amazon SES or PostShiba account, plus Upstash QStash for background sending",
  "A list of contacts with consent to email them, or an export CSV from beehiiv, Substack, Mailchimp or another supported tool",
  "An AI agent or API key if you want an agent to write or send issues"
 ],
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 "risk": "dual-use",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Content",
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   "id": "marclou-mailcheap--launch-newsletter-on-mailcheap-cloud",
   "title": "Launch a newsletter on MailCheap Cloud in minutes",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/marclou-mailcheap/launch-newsletter-on-mailcheap-cloud/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/marclou-mailcheap/launch-newsletter-on-mailcheap-cloud.json"
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   "id": "marclou-mailcheap--self-host-newsletter-on-vercel-with-ses",
   "title": "Self-host a newsletter app on Vercel with Amazon SES",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/marclou-mailcheap/self-host-newsletter-on-vercel-with-ses/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/marclou-mailcheap/self-host-newsletter-on-vercel-with-ses.json"
  },
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   "id": "marclou-mailcheap--move-subscribers-from-beehiiv-or-substack",
   "title": "Move subscribers from beehiiv, Substack or Mailchimp",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/marclou-mailcheap/move-subscribers-from-beehiiv-or-substack/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/marclou-mailcheap/move-subscribers-from-beehiiv-or-substack.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "marclou-mailcheap--have-an-ai-agent-draft-and-review-an-issue",
   "title": "Have an AI agent draft and review a newsletter issue",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/marclou-mailcheap/have-an-ai-agent-draft-and-review-an-issue/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/marclou-mailcheap/have-an-ai-agent-draft-and-review-an-issue.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}