<\/span>\u00a0STEP 3: Verify Your Email or Domain<\/span><\/h1>\nBefore sending emails, you must prove ownership.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Option A: Verify a Single Email<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Best for testing<\/li>\n
- Quick setup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Option B (Recommended): Verify a Domain<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- More professional<\/li>\n
- Better deliverability<\/li>\n
- Supports multiple sending addresses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Steps:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Add DNS records (TXT + DKIM) to your domain provider<\/li>\n
- Wait for verification status = \u201cVerified\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>\u00a0STEP 4: Move Out of Sandbox Mode<\/span><\/h1>\nBy default, SES starts in sandbox mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Sandbox limitations:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Can only send to verified emails<\/li>\n
- Limited sending volume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>To go production:<\/span><\/h3>\nRequest:<\/p>\n
\n- SES \u2192 \u201cRequest production access\u201d<\/li>\n
- Explain your use case (transactional emails, app notifications, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>\u00a0STEP 5: Choose Sending Method<\/span><\/h1>\nYou can send emails using:<\/p>\n
<\/span>1. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)<\/span><\/h2>\nBest for:<\/p>\n
\n- WordPress<\/li>\n
- CRM tools<\/li>\n
- Simple integrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You get:<\/p>\n
\n- SMTP server<\/li>\n
- Username & password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>2. AWS SDK (Recommended for developers)<\/span><\/h2>\nBest for:<\/p>\n
\n- Web apps<\/li>\n
- SaaS platforms<\/li>\n
- Backend systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Supports:<\/p>\n
\n- Python<\/li>\n
- Node.js<\/li>\n
- PHP<\/li>\n
- Java<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/span>\u00a0STEP 6: Send Your First Transactional Email (Example)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/span>Example using Python (AWS SDK – Boto3)<\/span><\/h2>\n