Discourse SES AWS working app.yml file example please

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Can someone please post an AWS SES working app.yml file example? I mean literally copy and paste it. Been fighting this set up for days and its got to be something minor in the config settings.

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Below is an example of a working app.yml file configuration for AWS SES (Amazon Simple Email Service) in a Discourse deployment. Replace placeholders with your actual AWS SES configuration details.

Example app.yml for AWS SES with Discourse

templates:
  - "templates/postgres.template.yml"
  - "templates/redis.template.yml"
  - "templates/web.template.yml"

expose:
  - "80:80"   # HTTP
  - "443:443" # HTTPS

params:
  db_default_text_search_config: "pg_catalog.english"
  db_shared_buffers: "128MB"
  #
  # Uncomment these lines to set the SMTP mail server for outgoing emails.
  #
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 587
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: YOUR_AWS_SES_SMTP_USERNAME
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: YOUR_AWS_SES_SMTP_PASSWORD
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true
  DISCOURSE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL: "no-reply@example.com" # Replace with verified SES sender email
  DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME: "forum.example.com" # Your Discourse forum hostname
  DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS: "admin@example.com" # Admin email(s)

volumes:
  - volume:
      host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone
      guest: /shared
  - volume:
      host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone/log/var-log
      guest: /var/log

hooks:
  after_code:
    - exec:
        cd: $home/plugins
        cmd:
          - git clone https://github.com/discourse/docker_manager.git

run:
  - exec: echo "Beginning of custom commands"

Key Points:

  1. Replace Placeholders:
  • Replace YOUR_AWS_SES_SMTP_USERNAME and YOUR_AWS_SES_SMTP_PASSWORD with the SMTP credentials generated in AWS SES.
  • Update DISCOURSE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL with an email address verified in AWS SES.
  • Update DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME with your forum’s domain name.
  • Replace admin@example.com in DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS with the email(s) of your Discourse administrators.
  1. Verify Your SES Configuration:
  • Ensure the sending email address (DISCOURSE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL) is verified in AWS SES.
  • If your SES is in a sandbox environment, verify recipient email addresses.
  1. Test Your Configuration:
  • After saving the file, rebuild your Discourse instance:
cd /var/discourse
./launcher rebuild app
  • Check the Discourse logs for any email-related errors:
./launcher logs app
  1. AWS SES Region:
  • Update the DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS with the appropriate endpoint for your AWS region (e.g., email-smtp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com).

If emails still don’t send, review the Discourse error logs and SES sending statistics for clues.