feat: use ses as production email provider (#334)

freeCodeCamp · Nov 29, 2023 · 8d1a173 · 8d1a173
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diff --git a/apps/backend/config/env/production/plugins.js b/apps/backend/config/env/production/plugins.js
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
     config: {
       provider: "nodemailer",
       providerOptions: {
-        host: env("NODEMAILER_HOST", "localhost"),
-        secure: false,
-        port: 1025,
+        host: env("AWS_SES_HOST"),
+        secure: true,
+        port: 465,
         auth: {
-          user: "test",
-          pass: "test",
-        },
-        tls: {
-          rejectUnauthorized: false,
+          user: env("AWS_SES_KEY"),
+          pass: env("AWS_SES_SECRET"),
         },
       },
+      settings: {
+        defaultFrom: "[email protected]",
+      },
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/apps/backend/sample.env b/apps/backend/sample.env
@@ -29,8 +29,14 @@ DATABASE_SSL_CA=
 # Environment
 NODE_ENV=development
 
+# URL of the frontend app:
+DASHBOARD_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
 # Email
-DASHBOARD_URL=http://localhost:3000 # URL of the frontend app
+# Required in production:
+AWS_SES_KEY=
+AWS_SES_SECRET=
+AWS_SES_HOST=
 
 # Data migration
 DATA_MIGRATION=false