Configuration

Mly.fyi uses AWS SES to send emails. You can follow the steps below to configure the AWS credentials in the .env file of the project.

Create an AWS account if you don’t have one.
Create an IAM user with the following permissions:
- AmazonSESFullAccess - To be able to send emails using Amazon SES.
- AmazonSNSFullAccess - To be able to send bounce and complaint notifications to an SNS topic.
- AmazonS3FullAccess - To store the database backups in an S3 bucket. We will be using Litestream for backups, and restoring the database from the backups (mainly for production).
After creating the IAM user, open the user and go to the Security credentials tab. Now Create access key and download the Access key ID and Secret access key.
Update the .env file with the following environment variables:
```
# Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) Configuration
AWS_SES_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
AWS_SES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
AWS_SES_REGION=
AWS_SES_FROM_EMAIL=
```
The AWS_SES_REGION is the region where you created the IAM user. You can find the region in the Security credentials tab of the IAM user. The AWS_SES_FROM_EMAIL is the email address from which the transactional emails for the app will be sent.

[ONLY PRODUCTION] - Now go to the S3 service and create a new bucket. Update the .env file with the following environment variables:

# Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Configuration
REPLICA_ACCESS_KEY_ID= # SAME AS AWS_SES_ACCESS_KEY_ID (Step 4)
REPLICA_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= # SAME AS AWS_SES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (Step 4)
REPLICA_REGION= # SAME AS AWS_SES_REGION (Step 4)
REPLICA_BUCKET_NAME=

The AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME is the name of the bucket you created in the S3 service. This is where all of the database backups will be stored.

Now you are good to go! Follow the guide in Self-hosting to deploy the app to a server.

You can start the local development server by following the steps from the Contributing guide. If you have any questions or need help, feel free to reach out to me on X.