DGTOOHL Email Automation

Delivered scope

• Includes contact import/export, duplicate detection, campaign drafts, templates, scheduler, automation workflows, analytics, and reports.
• Supports CSV, Excel-compatible, and PDF report output with notifications and activity logs.
• Prepared for email.dgtoohl.in with a Pterodactyl launcher, Nginx proxy config, and environment-managed Super Admin setup.

Technology

System approach

• Runtime: Node.js application with static frontend assets and server-side campaign/contact logic.
• Persistence: Local JSON store generated at runtime for contacts, campaigns, templates, activity, and analytics.
• Campaign Engine: Draft, preview, send-now, schedule, cancel, reschedule, and automation workflow flows.
• Deployment: Pterodactyl-ready launcher, Nginx config, domain notes, and environment-driven admin setup.

Challenges

• Turning a PRD into a working campaign portal without relying on heavyweight external marketing software.
• Supporting imports, exports, templates, analytics, and scheduled workflows in a small deployable module.
• Keeping the app configurable for hosted deployment and first-run admin setup.

Solutions

• Implemented contact management, CSV import/export, duplicate detection, tags, campaign drafts, templates, and send simulation.
• Added analytics for delivery, opens, clicks, CTR, device split, best open time, and best click time.
• Prepared Pterodactyl, Nginx, domain, and environment configuration for production hosting.

Key outcomes