Hey there, Cloud enthusiast! If you’ve ever wanted to send emails through Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) using Laravel, you’re in the right place. Amazon SES is reliable, scalable, and integrates beautifully with Laravel. Let’s dive into the steps to get it up and running in no time!

Step 1: Install the Required Package

To start, you’ll need to install the aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel package. This package provides an easy way to interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, including SES.

composer require aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel

Step 2: Configure Your AWS Credentials

Next, you’ll need to configure your AWS credentials. Open your .env file and add the following lines:

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key-id
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-access-key
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=your-default-region

Replace your-access-key-id, your-secret-access-key, and your-default-region with your actual AWS credentials.

Step 3: Configure the Mail Driver

While you are in the .env file, make sure you have the following lines set up:

MAIL_MAILER=ses
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=[your verified email address]
Note: The MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS must match an email address verified in your AWS SES console. If it’s not verified, Amazon SES won’t let you send emails.

No extra setup is required in your config/mail.php file—it’s already set up to read from your .env file.

Step 4: Send an Email

Now you should get a good handle on how to send emails using Amazon SES in Laravel. We didn’t cover here how to configure Amazon SES itself in AWS Console, but you can find a detailed guide in the official documentation . Although, I will try to put together a guide on that in the future. Stay tuned!