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@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@ Edit [mailtrain.nginx](setup/mailtrain.nginx) (update `server_name` directive) a
 
 Edit [mailtrain.conf](setup/mailtrain.conf) (update application folder) and copy it to `/etc/init`
 
-## Nitrous Quickstart
-
-You can quickly create a free development environment for this Mailtrain project in the cloud on www.nitrous.io:
-
-<a href="https://www.nitrous.io/quickstart">
-  <img src="https://nitrous-image-icons.s3.amazonaws.com/quickstart.png" alt="Nitrous Quickstart" width=142 height=34>
-</a>
-
-In the IDE, start Mailtrain via `Run > Start Mailtrain` and access your site via `Preview > 3000`.
-
 ## Cloudron
 
 You can easily install and self-host Mailtrain on the Cloudron to send newsletters from your custom domain:
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-# Setup
-
-Welcome to your Mailtrain project on Nitrous.
-
-## Running the development server:
-
-In the [Nitrous IDE](https://community.nitrous.io/docs/ide-overview), start Mailtrain via "Run > Start Mailtrain".
-
-Now you've got a development server running and can see the output in the Nitrous terminal window. You can open up a new shell or utilize [tmux](https://community.nitrous.io/docs/tmux) to open new shells to run other commands.
-
-## Preview the app
-
-In the Nitrous IDE, open the "Preview" menu and click "Port 3000".
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-
-sudo apt-add-respository ppa:chris-lea/redis-server
-
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo -E apt-get -q -y install mysql-server pwgen redis-server
-sudo apt-get clean
-
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=`pwgen -1`
-
-mysql -u root -e "CREATE USER 'mailtrain'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$MYSQL_PASSWORD';"
-mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mailtrain.* TO 'mailtrain'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
-mysql -u mailtrain --password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD" -e "CREATE database mailtrain;"
-
-cat >> config/production.toml <<EOT
-[log]
-level="error"
-[www]
-secret="`pwgen -1`"
-[mysql]
-password="$MYSQL_PASSWORD"
-[redis]
-enabled=true
-EOT
-
-echo "running npm install..."
-npm install --no-progress --production
-echo "npm install done"
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-{
-  "template": "nodejs",
-  "ports": [3000],
-  "name": "Mailtrain",
-  "description": "Self hosted newsletter app.",
-  "scripts": {
-    "Start Mailtrain": "cd ~/code/mailtrain && NODE_ENV=production npm start"
-  }
-}