Email Service Setup

Service

AWS SES (Simple Email Service) via Django SMTP backend.

Configuration

Set these environment variables in .env file:

EMAIL_HOST=email-smtp.REGION.amazonaws.com
EMAIL_PORT=587
EMAIL_HOST_USER=YOUR_SES_SMTP_USERNAME
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=YOUR_SES_SMTP_PASSWORD
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL="UMIL <**@**.linkedmusic.ca>"

AWS SES Setup

1. SES SMTP Endpoint: Replace REGION with AWS region
2. SMTP Credentials: Create SMTP credentials in AWS SES Console
   • We use the same credentials as Rodan, same for staging and production
   • The IAM User used: ses-smtp-user.20230614-******
3. Verified Email: linkedmusic.ca is verified in SES identity

Settings

• Port: 587 (TLS)
• Backend: Automatically uses SMTP when EMAIL_HOST is set, otherwise console backend for development