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# SMTP server

Fabricate sends email messages when users are invited to an account or need to reset their password.

## Setting up Amazon SES

To use Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) to send email messages:

1. Under **Identity Management > Domains**, add the domain where Fabricate will be hosted.\
   You later set this as the value of  `FABRICATE_DOMAIN`.
2. Under **Identity Management > Emails**, add a `no-reply@(your domain)` email address.
3. Under **Email Sending > SMTP Settings**, create your SMTP credentials.

## Configuring the email service

In `.env`, configure the following:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
FABRICATE_MAIL_ADDRESS=  # Email host. Typically similar to "email-smtp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com"
FABRICATE_MAIL_PORT=587

FABRICATE_MAIL_USER_NAME=  # Email username. Typically similar to "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE"
FABRICATE_MAIL_PASSWORD=  # Email password. Typically similar to "wJarXUtnFMI/K7MDNG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY"
FABRICATE_MAIL_FROM=no-reply@(your domain)
```

{% endcode %}


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