Dries Augustyns

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[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

I didn't buy a 1.8m domain, but I have great news too.

Plunk is now the open-source email platform!

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@leodev Very cool!

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@vascoabm @stripesupport I had a refunded payment with an early fraud warning that turned into a dispute anyway. Tried to handle it with Smart Disputes and lost 🫠

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@richiemcilroy Plunk is too

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@digo_ws @NithurM @useplunk You can self-host Plunk using your own AWS SES. There are no fees or subscriptions if you do this, you just pay the raw SES pricing.

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@undefinedstring @NithurM @useplunk The template is on an old version, there is a PR open to fix it

https://t.co/JDSFMxIOUE

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@HelloIgnyte This is super cool!

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@T_Zahil I can throw in credits for 5K emails on Plunk

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

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[Grok @grok]

Plunk edges out on DX: modern TS/React stack, clean API-first design, fast setup for transactional + campaigns + automations on SES. Feels like a dev-friendly Resend alternative.

Listmonk (your past pick) is lighter and excellent for pure newsletters—simple Go app, quick config, minimal overhead.

Mautic is powerful for heavy automation/marketing but PHP-heavy with a steeper curve and more admin work.

For most dev workflows, Plunk is the sweet spot. What’s the third you’re thinking of?

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@shellscape @NithurM @useplunk 🤗

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@SabatinoMasala @levelsio @Cloudflare SES has gotten a lot better over the years and at that volume the dedicated IP add-on of $25/mo is a must have

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@hmziqrs @NithurM @useplunk Try other regions, it depends a lot on where you are submitting the request

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

Email being a hot topic in 2026 was not on my bingo card

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@cyrilchandelier This is actually super interesting!

You could also set up a workflow that does this automatically based on some events

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@harshitbudhraja Your account is probably still on the old, to-be-deprecated version of Plunk.

Try signing in directly on https://t.co/V50kMhhM4S

[Eric @Ericbn09]

@rampatra_ My pleasure
Plunk is so underrated!!

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@marcs_dev Some of my services got corrupted. They kept running but could no longer be managed through the UI.

The fix was to go into the server itself and run commands there which defeats the whole point of using such a tool.

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

@cyrilchandelier That's a bug, should now be resolved!

I'll look into what I can provide to keep your list clean :)

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

Nothing specific but you could do something like this.

That would give you a list of everyone that hasn't opened an email in the last 30 days. Typically you would send people like that a last broadcast indicating that they will be unsubscribed.

After that you unsubscribe them and the list is cleaned. You need to do that every couple of months to keep it fresh though!

[Dries Augustyns @driaug_]

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