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Learn how to set up and use Resend or Beehiiv for newsletter subscription management

ShipTanStarter supports Resend and Beehiiv to manage newsletter subscriptions.

Setup

ShipTanStarter supports Resend and Beehiiv as built-in providers.

Resend

Create Resend Account

Create a Resend account at resend.com, bind and verify your domain.

Get API Key

Go to Resend Dashboard > API Keys, and create an API key

Configure Environment Variables

Add the following to your .env file:

.env
RESEND_API_KEY=re_xxxxxxxxxxxx

Note: The RESEND_API_KEY is shared between the Email and Newsletter modules when using Resend.

Update Website Configuration

Update the website configuration to use Resend for newsletter management:

src/config/website.ts
export const websiteConfig = {
  // ...other config
  newsletter: {
    enable: true,
    provider: 'resend',
    autoSubscribeAfterSignUp: true, // Auto-subscribe users after registration
  },
  // ...other config
}

Beehiiv

Create Beehiiv Account

Create a Beehiiv account at beehiiv.com.

Get API Key and Publication ID

Go to Settings > API to generate an API key. Get your Publication ID from the URL or settings page.

Configure Environment Variables

Add the following to your .env file:

.env
BEEHIIV_API_KEY=your-beehiiv-api-key
BEEHIIV_PUBLICATION_ID=your-beehiiv-publication-id

Update Website Configuration

Update the website configuration to use Beehiiv for newsletter management:

src/config/website.ts
export const websiteConfig = {
  // ...other config
  newsletter: {
    enable: true,
    provider: 'beehiiv',
    autoSubscribeAfterSignUp: true, // Auto-subscribe users after registration
  },
  // ...other config
}

If you are setting up your environment, you can now go back to the Environment Configuration and continue. The rest of this document can be read later.

Customization

Creating a Custom Provider

If you need to use a different newsletter service, you can create a custom provider:

  1. Create a new file in the src/newsletter/provider directory
  2. Implement the NewsletterProvider interface
src/newsletter/provider/custom-provider.ts
import type {
  CheckSubscribeStatusParams,
  NewsletterProvider,
  SubscribeNewsletterParams,
  UnsubscribeNewsletterParams,
} from '@/newsletter/types';

export class CustomNewsletterProvider implements NewsletterProvider {
  constructor() {
    // Initialize your newsletter service provider
  }

  public getProviderName(): string {
    return 'custom';
  }

  async subscribe({ email }: SubscribeNewsletterParams): Promise<boolean> {
    // Subscribe user implementation
    return true;
  }

  async unsubscribe({ email }: UnsubscribeNewsletterParams): Promise<boolean> {
    // Unsubscribe user implementation
    return true;
  }

  async checkSubscribeStatus({ email }: CheckSubscribeStatusParams): Promise<boolean> {
    // Check subscription status implementation
    return true;
  }
}
  1. Register the new provider in the providerRegistry in src/newsletter/index.ts:
src/newsletter/index.ts
import { CustomNewsletterProvider } from './provider/custom-provider';

const providerRegistry: Record<NewsletterProviderName, ProviderFactory> = {
  resend: () => new ResendNewsletterProvider(),
  beehiiv: () => new BeehiivNewsletterProvider(),
  custom: () => new CustomNewsletterProvider(),
};

Next Steps

Now that you understand how to use newsletter subscriptions in ShipTanStarter, you might want to explore these related features:

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