Don't want to pay $35 for sending out a few dozen emails a month? Me neither! Follow this step by step guide to downgrade to Mailgun's (very well) hidden Pay-As-You-Go plan
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What the heck is Mailgun?
Mailgun is a powerful email service provider that offers advanced features for sending, receiving, and tracking emails. Integrating Mailgun (or any other E-Mail service provider) with Self-Hosted Ghost CMS is necessary to let users sign up to your blog and send newsletters.
Mailgun is a powerful email service provider that offers advanced features for sending, receiving, and tracking emails. Integrating Mailgun (or any other E-Mail service provider) with Self-Hosted Ghost CMS is necessary to let users sign up to your blog and send newsletters.
- Go to the Billing section in Mailgun or click on the big red Upgrade button (which will also take you to the Billing section).
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2. In the Billing section, click on the cog next to the big green Upgrade button. Then click Unsubscribe.
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3. You will be asked once again, if you're really sure to unsubscribe. Yes, we are! Unsubscribing may take a while.
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4. After unsubscribing, you should see something like this. If you don't see this dialogue, try reloading the page where you pressed the red Unsubscribe button.
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5. Confirm by looking once again at the Billing dashboard, that your downgrade worked.
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