How to Customize Amazon SES and Remove amazonses.com From Your Email Address
How to Customize Amazon SES and Remove amazonses.com From Your Email Address
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) provides a flexible, cost-effective, and scalable email solution for businesses. However, many users prefer to have their company’s domain instead of the default “amazonses.com” in their email addresses. This post will guide you through the process of customizing Amazon SES and removing “amazonses.com” from your email address.
What is Amazon SES?
Amazon SES is a cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. It is a reliable, cost-effective service for businesses of all sizes that need to send emails to their customers.
Why Remove amazonses.com?
While Amazon SES is an effective tool, a common concern is the default email address domain “@amazonses.com”. It’s important to use your business’s domain for a more professional appearance and to increase the credibility of your emails.
Prerequisites
Before we start, ensure that you have the following:
- An AWS account
- A verified domain in Amazon SES
- Access to the DNS records of the domain
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Initiate the Verification Process
First, log in to your AWS Management Console, navigate to the SES console, and select “Domains” in the Identity Management section. Click on “Verify a New Domain” and enter your domain name.
Step 2: DNS Record Update
AWS will provide you with a set of DNS records (TXT and CNAME) to add to your domain’s DNS settings. These records enable Amazon SES to confirm that you own the domain and authorize Amazon SES to send emails from this domain.
Step 3: Verification
Once you’ve added the DNS records to your domain’s DNS settings, return to the SES console. Your domain’s status should change from “pending verification” to “verified” within 72 hours.
Step 4: Configure the MAIL FROM domain
Next, in the SES console, choose your verified domain and then choose “Set MAIL FROM Domain”. Enter a subdomain (for example, mail.yourdomain.com), and choose “Use default MAIL FROM domain”.
Step 5: Update MAIL FROM Domain DNS Settings
Amazon will provide you with an MX record and a TXT record to add to your MAIL FROM domain’s DNS settings. After updating these records in your DNS settings, the verification process can take up to 72 hours.
Step 6: Send Test Email
Once your MAIL FROM domain is verified, send a test email to confirm that your domain has been successfully configured. The email address should now display as “email@yourdomain.com” instead of “email@amazonses.com”.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can effectively customize Amazon SES and remove “amazonses.com” from your email address. This change not only enhances the professionalism of your emails but also increases their credibility, which can boost open rates and overall engagement.
Remember, it’s essential to regularly monitor the reputation of your email sending to ensure high deliverability rates. Amazon SES has built-in features to track bounce and complaint rates, which can help maintain a good sender reputation.
By leveraging AWS and Amazon SES, you can create a customized, trusted email service that suits your business needs, without the need for extensive coding or infrastructure management. Happy emailing!
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