Any recs for email providers?
I'm working on a simple api just to play with nestjs. Part of that is building auth with passport and I wanted to ask what do you guys use for email confirmation or password resets?
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Check out Amazon SES for a cheap/reliable email API. Waypoint if you don't want to bother building the HTML emails in code.
NetFutility [OP] 1 points · Aug 2023
Doesn't SES have strict requirements for who can use their service? I heard you have to justify your use to support and then they'll activate prod version for you
tango77 4 points · Aug 2023
You won't need prod mode if you're just having a play with nest.js
Dode_ 3 points · Aug 2023
SES still lets you do whatever testing in the free tier. You do need to submit for prod access but it's just to make sure you're not doing anything malicious mostly.
Also just to point out since someone mentioned sendgrid, they do the same, except they lock your account until justification.
Honestly if you're just doing testing though, I'd suggest trying mailtrap, it gives you an smtp provider you can use with nodemailer and an inbox for it, good for getting around all the added hurdles from real providers. But if you do need an actual provider I'd also suggest SES. Their documentation on errors and the SDk itself are much better than others IMO.
purefan 2 points · Aug 2023
AWS is changing the limits on the free tier for SES, I still think the new limit easily accommodates a hobby/small project.
DownfaLL- 1 points · Aug 2023
Nope. They just ask what you’re using it for