Mautic

Overview

Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform deployed as part of the Mondo Open Platform Service (MOPS). This documentation covers the deployment, configuration, and management of Mautic using Docker Compose with Traefik as a reverse proxy.

Service Details

Component	Value
URL	https://outreach.trymondo.com
Image	mautic/mautic:5.2.4-apache
Containers	mautic_web, mautic_cron, mautic_worker, mautic_db
Database	MySQL 8.0
Networks	traefik-net, mautic-net

Architecture

Mautic is deployed as a multi-container application with the following components:

                      ┌─────────────┐
                      │   Traefik   │
                      └──────┬──────┘
                             │ HTTPS
                             ▼
┌─────────────┐      ┌──────────────┐
│ Mautic Cron │◄────▶│  Mautic Web  │
└─────────────┘      └──────┬───────┘
       ▲                    │
       │                    ▼
       │             ┌──────────────┐
       └─────────────┤ MySQL DB     │
                     └──────────────┘
                            ▲
┌─────────────┐             │
│Mautic Worker│◄────────────┘
└─────────────┘

Mautic Web: Main application container serving the UI and API
Mautic Cron: Runs scheduled tasks for email campaigns, etc.
Mautic Worker: Processes queue jobs like email sending
MySQL Database: Stores all Mautic data

Prerequisites

Docker Engine (24.0+)
Docker Compose v2
Traefik reverse proxy configured and running
External networks: traefik-net and mautic-net
DNS configured for outreach.trymondo.com

Deployment Configuration

Directory Structure

/opt/apps/mautic/
├── docker-compose.yml          # Main configuration file
├── docker-compose.override.yml # Resource limits
├── .mautic.env                 # Mautic configuration
├── .env                        # Database credentials
├── mautic/
│   ├── config/                 # Configuration files
│   ├── logs/                   # Log files
│   └── media/                  # Uploads
└── cron/                       # Cron job configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file with the following variables:

MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secure_root_password
MYSQL_DATABASE=mautic
MYSQL_USER=mautic_user
MYSQL_PASSWORD=secure_user_password
MAUTIC_PORT=8001
DOCKER_MAUTIC_LOAD_TEST_DATA=false
DOCKER_MAUTIC_RUN_MIGRATIONS=true

Create a .mautic.env file with additional Mautic-specific configurations (not shown in the provided files).

Docker Compose Configuration

x-mautic-volumes: &mautic-volumes
  - ./mautic/config:/var/www/html/config:z
  - ./mautic/logs:/var/www/html/var/logs:z
  - ./mautic/media/files:/var/www/html/docroot/media/files:z
  - ./mautic/media/images:/var/www/html/docroot/media/images:z
  - ./cron:/opt/mautic/cron:z
  - mautic-docroot:/var/www/html/docroot:z

services:
  db:
    image: mysql:8.0
    container_name: mautic_db
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=${MYSQL_DATABASE}
      - MYSQL_USER=${MYSQL_USER}
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql
    healthcheck:
      test: mysqladmin --user=$$MYSQL_USER --password=$$MYSQL_PASSWORD ping
      start_period: 5s
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 10
    networks:
      - mautic-net
    restart: unless-stopped

  mautic_web:
    image: mautic/mautic:5.2.4-apache
    links:
      - db:mysql
    ports:
      - ${MAUTIC_PORT:-8001}:80
    volumes: *mautic-volumes
    container_name: mautic_web
    environment:
      - DOCKER_MAUTIC_LOAD_TEST_DATA=${DOCKER_MAUTIC_LOAD_TEST_DATA}
      - DOCKER_MAUTIC_RUN_MIGRATIONS=${DOCKER_MAUTIC_RUN_MIGRATIONS}
    env_file:
      - .mautic.env
    healthcheck:
      test: curl http://localhost
      start_period: 5s
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 100
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    networks:
      - traefik-net
      - mautic-net
    labels:
      - 'traefik.enable=true'
      - 'traefik.http.routers.mautic.rule=Host(`outreach.trymondo.com`)'
      - 'traefik.http.routers.mautic.entrypoints=websecure'
      - 'traefik.http.routers.mautic.tls=true'
      - 'traefik.http.routers.mautic.tls.certresolver=production'
      - 'traefik.http.services.mautic.loadbalancer.server.scheme=http'
      - 'traefik.http.services.mautic.loadbalancer.server.port=80'
      - 'traefik.http.routers.mautic.middlewares=cors@file,secureHeaders@file'
    restart: unless-stopped

  mautic_cron:
    image: mautic/mautic:5.2.4-apache
    links:
      - db:mysql
    volumes: *mautic-volumes
    container_name: mautic_cron
    environment:
      - DOCKER_MAUTIC_ROLE=mautic_cron
    env_file:
      - .mautic.env
    depends_on:
      mautic_web:
        condition: service_healthy
    networks:
      - mautic-net
    restart: unless-stopped

  mautic_worker:
    image: mautic/mautic:5.2.4-apache
    links:
      - db:mysql
    volumes: *mautic-volumes
    container_name: mautic_worker
    environment:
      - DOCKER_MAUTIC_ROLE=mautic_worker
    env_file:
      - .mautic.env
    depends_on:
      mautic_web:
        condition: service_healthy
    networks:
      - mautic-net
    restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
  mysql-data:
  mautic-docroot:

networks:
  traefik-net:
    external: true
  mautic-net:
    external: true

Resource Limits (Optional)

For improved stability, add resource constraints using a docker-compose.override.yml file:

services:
  db:
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 512M
          cpus: '0.2'

  mautic_web:
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 384M
          cpus: '0.5'

  mautic_cron:
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 320M
          cpus: '0.2'

  mautic_worker:
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 512M
          cpus: '0.3'

Network Configuration

Before deployment, ensure the required networks exist:

# Create external networks if they don't exist
docker network create mautic-net
docker network create traefik-net

Deployment Instructions

Create the deployment directory structure:

mkdir -p /opt/apps/mautic/{mautic/{config,logs,media/{files,images}},cron}

Create the configuration files:

touch /opt/apps/mautic/.env
touch /opt/apps/mautic/.mautic.env
nano /opt/apps/mautic/docker-compose.yml
nano /opt/apps/mautic/docker-compose.override.yml

Add appropriate content to the .env and .mautic.env files

Deploy the service:

cd /opt/apps/mautic
docker compose up -d

Verify the services are running:
docker compose ps

Traefik Integration

Mautic is configured with the following Traefik settings:

Host Rule: outreach.trymondo.com
Entrypoint: websecure (HTTPS)
TLS: Enabled with production certificate resolver
Backend Port: 80
Middlewares: CORS and secure headers

Webflow Integration

Mautic can be integrated with Webflow forms using JavaScript tracking. Add the following code to your Webflow site:

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
  const form = document.getElementById('leadForm');
  const emailField = document.getElementById('Email-7');
  const firstNameField = document.getElementById('First-Name');
  const lastNameField = document.getElementById('Last-Name');

  form.addEventListener('submit', function (event) {
    const email = emailField.value;
    const firstName = firstNameField.value;
    const lastName = lastNameField.value;

    // Identify contact in Mautic
    mt('send', 'pageview', {
      email: email,
      firstname: firstName,
      lastname: lastName,
    });

    // Let the form submit normally
    setTimeout(function () {
      form.submit();
    }, 300); // short delay to ensure tracking call completes
  });
});

Maintenance

Backup Strategy

Back up Mautic regularly:

# Stop the services
docker compose stop

# Backup the database
docker compose exec db mysqldump -u root -p${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD} ${MYSQL_DATABASE} > mautic_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).sql

# Backup volumes
tar -czf mautic_data_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz -C /opt/apps/mautic mautic

# Restart the services
docker compose start

Updates

To update Mautic:

Update the image tag in docker-compose.yml

Apply the update:

cd /opt/apps/mautic
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Check logs for any issues:
docker compose logs

Always back up your data before updating Mautic to a new version.

Troubleshooting

Database Connection Issues

If Mautic can’t connect to the database:

Verify MySQL container is running:
docker compose ps db
Check database logs:
docker compose logs db
Verify credentials in .env file match what Mautic is using

Email Configuration Problems

If emails are not being sent:

Check worker logs:
docker compose logs mautic_worker
Verify SMTP settings in Mautic’s configuration
Ensure the worker container has proper network access to the SMTP server

Web Interface Not Accessible

If you can’t access the Mautic interface:

Check container health:
docker compose ps

Verify Traefik routing:

docker compose logs mautic_web | grep -i "traefik"

Check for any error logs:
docker compose logs mautic_web

Performance Optimization

For improved performance:

Increase Memory Limits: Adjust values in docker-compose.override.yml if needed
Database Tuning: Consider adding MySQL configuration for better performance
Caching: Enable Redis if needed for larger installations

Additional Resources

Integration Examples

Mautic Forms

Example of embedding a Mautic form on a website:

<script type="text/javascript">
  (function (w, d, t, u, n, a, m) {
    w['MauticTrackingObject'] = n;
    (w[n] =
      w[n] ||
      function () {
        (w[n].q = w[n].q || []).push(arguments);
      }),
      (a = d.createElement(t)),
      (m = d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0]);
    a.async = 1;
    a.src = u;
    m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m);
  })(window, document, 'script', 'https://outreach.trymondo.com/mtc.js', 'mt');

  mt('send', 'pageview');
</script>

<form
  id="mauticform_webformlead"
  data-mautic-form="webformlead"
  method="post"
  action="https://outreach.trymondo.com/form/submit?formId=1"
>
  <div class="mauticform-page-wrapper">
    <div class="mauticform-row">
      <label for="mauticform_input_webformlead_email">Email</label>
      <input
        id="mauticform_input_webformlead_email"
        name="mauticform[email]"
        type="email"
        required="required"
      />
    </div>
    <div class="mauticform-row">
      <button type="submit" name="mauticform[submit]">Submit</button>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

Introduction

Applications

Infrastructure

Overview

Service Details

Architecture

Prerequisites

Deployment Configuration

Directory Structure

Environment Variables

Docker Compose Configuration

Resource Limits (Optional)

Network Configuration

Deployment Instructions

Traefik Integration

Webflow Integration

Maintenance

Backup Strategy

Updates

Troubleshooting

Database Connection Issues

Email Configuration Problems

Web Interface Not Accessible

Performance Optimization

Additional Resources

Integration Examples

Mautic Forms

​Overview

​Service Details

​Architecture

​Prerequisites

​Deployment Configuration

​Directory Structure

​Environment Variables

​Docker Compose Configuration

​Resource Limits (Optional)

​Network Configuration

​Deployment Instructions

​Traefik Integration

​Webflow Integration

​Maintenance

​Backup Strategy

​Updates

​Troubleshooting

​Database Connection Issues

​Email Configuration Problems

​Web Interface Not Accessible

​Performance Optimization

​Additional Resources

​Integration Examples

​Mautic Forms

Overview

Service Details

Architecture

Prerequisites

Deployment Configuration

Directory Structure

Environment Variables

Docker Compose Configuration

Resource Limits (Optional)

Network Configuration

Deployment Instructions

Traefik Integration

Webflow Integration

Maintenance

Backup Strategy

Updates

Troubleshooting

Database Connection Issues

Email Configuration Problems

Web Interface Not Accessible

Performance Optimization

Additional Resources

Integration Examples

Mautic Forms