This guide will show you how to connect your Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) account to Shopibx, allowing you to send order confirmations, customer notifications, and other emails directly from your store using Amazon’s email delivery service.
Step-by-Step Guide to Connect Amazon SES with Shopibx #
- Create an Amazon SES Account
- If you don’t have an Amazon SES account, you can create one at AWS SES website.
- Once your account is created, log in to the AWS Management Console.
- Set Up Amazon SES
- Navigate to the SES section in the AWS Console.
- In the SES dashboard, ensure that your SES account is out of the sandbox environment and into production mode. This will allow you to send emails to recipients outside of the verified email list.
- Get Your Amazon SES SMTP Credentials
- In the SES dashboard, click on SMTP Settings on the left-hand side.
- Click Create My SMTP Credentials to generate an SMTP username and password.
- Copy these credentials as you’ll need them for your Shopibx configuration.
- Navigate to Email Settings in Shopibx
- Log in to your Shopibx dashboard.
- Go to
Settings>Email Settings.
- Select Amazon SES as Your Email Provider
- From the dropdown menu in the
Email Settingssection, choose Amazon SES as your email provider.
- From the dropdown menu in the
- Fill in the Required InformationFor Amazon SES, fill out the following fields:
- Mail Driver:
- Set this to
smtp.
- Set this to
- Mail Host:
- Enter
email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com(replaceus-east-1with your SES region if needed).
- Enter
- Mail Port:
- Use
587for TLS or465for SSL.
- Use
- Mail Username:
- Enter the SMTP Username you generated in the SES dashboard.
- Mail Password:
- Enter the SMTP Password you generated in the SES dashboard.
- Mail Encryption:
- Set this to
tlsfor secure email sending.
- Set this to
- Mail From Address:
- Enter the email address you’d like to send from (e.g.,
your-email@domain.com). Make sure the email is verified in your SES account.
- Enter the email address you’d like to send from (e.g.,
- Mail From Name:
- Enter the name you want your customers to see (e.g.,
Your Store Name).
- Enter the name you want your customers to see (e.g.,
- Mail Driver:
- Test Your Configuration
- After entering all the required information, click the Test button to verify that the connection works. This will send a test email to check the configuration.
- Save Your Settings
- Once the test is successful, click Save to apply the settings.
What to Do if You Encounter Issues #
- Verify Email Address: Ensure that the “Mail From Address” is a verified email in your Amazon SES account. Amazon requires email addresses to be verified before they can be used for sending emails.
- Check SES Region: Ensure you are using the correct SMTP host for your SES region. The default host is
email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, but if you’re using a different AWS region, replace the region part accordingly (e.g.,email-smtp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com). - Monitor SES Sending Quotas: If you’re hitting sending limits, check your SES account’s sending limits and ensure you’re not exceeding them.
By following these steps, you’ll be able to integrate Amazon SES with your Shopibx store and start sending emails to your customers with a reliable and scalable service.
