testdrivenio / flask-ses-rq

Send confirmation emails to newly registered users with Flask, Redis Queue, and Amazon SES

Sending confirmation Emails with Flask, Redis Queue, and Amazon SES

Send confirmation emails to newly registered users with Flask, Redis Queue, and Amazon SES

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Want to use this project?

1. Fork/Clone

2. Sign up for AWS (if necessary), verify an email for SES, and update the following environment variables for the worker service in docker-compose.yml:

   - SES_REGION=us-east-2
   - SES_EMAIL_SOURCE=your_email
   - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_access_key_id
   - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_secret_access_key

3. Spin up the containers and update the database:

   $ docker compose up -d --build
   $ docker compose run users python manage.py create_db

4. Open your browser to http://localhost:5003 to view the app.