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CandyMail makes it easy to trigger and send multi-step email sequences in Node.js using a single JSON file. Built for bootstrappers, indie makers with special care.
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1. Portable: Create, share and reuse email marketing strategies between different products
2. Simple to use: Time to send, subject, body of the emails can all be set up in a single JSON file
3. Free: No need to pay for monthly Mailchimp etc. payments for email automation plans

• Build better onboarding by guiding the user through the app with paced training emails
• Reduce churn by sending exciting community content every few days
• Convert more customers to paid plans by offering discounts based on the user’s usage activity

Install candymail using yarn:
Or npm:
npminstall –save-dev candymail
Create a candymail.automation.json file on the root level of your project.
Here’s a sample:
{“automations”:[{“name”:”automation1″,”description”:”tell users about pro features”,”trigger_name”:”proplan”,”emails”:[{“trigger”:”time”,”sendDelay”:1,”subject”:”Have you tried Feature A?”,”body”:”Feature A will let you do ABC things. Check it out!”,”from”:”abc@gmail.com”},{“trigger”:”time”,”sendDelay”:3,”subject”:”Try our feature B!”,”body”:”We released feature B just last week and can’t wait for you to try it out :)”,”from”:”abc@gmail.com”}]}]}
const path =require(‘path’)const candymail =require(‘candymail’)const automationPath = path.resolve(‘candymail.automation.json’)candymail.init(automationPath,{ senderEmail:**GMAILEMAIL**, senderPassword:**GMAILPASSWORD**})candymail.start()const user =’howivey729@chatdays.com’candymail.runAutomation(‘automation1’, user)console.log(‘Emails added to queue’, candymail.getAllScheduledMessages())
Note: Having problems with Gmail? Enable Allow less secure apps in Google Account settings here.

1. Only the hour value will be used in the cron, minutes will be ignored. +1 hour at 11:58 is 12.
2. Object keys: MM/DD/YYYY:HH. Hours are specified in 24-hour format.

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