# Struggle to connect Amazon SES to Mautic 5.1
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829
**Category:** Mautic 5 Install/Upgrade Support
**Created:** [July 20, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829 "2024-07-20T17:10:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@gbonato](https://forum.mautic.org/u/gbonato)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/1 "2024-07-20T17:10:51Z")
**Your software**
My Mautic version is: v5.1.0
My PHP version is: PHP 8.1.29
My Database type and version is: mysql
**Your problem**
My problem is: As a no-code enthusiast of Mautic, it’s been a bit hard to create a fresh install of Mautic 5.1.
I have Mautic 4 installed on another server, but I figured I should create this new one with V5.
It’s not really clear the path to install plugin or whatever is necessary to connect it to Amazon SES API and/or SMTP.
I have checked Joey Keller’s guide, but I could not understand much.
A newbie question here… Isnt’t possible just to add Amazon SMTP credentials to the email settings?
Like this:
These errors are showing in the log:
Failed to authenticate on SMTP server with username “AKIAXBSUHXXKEEGP723C” using the following authenticators: “LOGIN”, “PLAIN”. Authenticator “LOGIN” returned “Expected response code “235” but got code “535”, with message “535 Authentication Credentials Invalid”.”. Authenticator “PLAIN” returned “Expected response code “235” but got code “535”, with message “535 Authentication Credentials Invalid”.”.
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### Author:  [@itnavigate](https://forum.mautic.org/u/itnavigate)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/2 "2024-07-21T04:40:35Z")
@gbonato You probably want to follow [this](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-5-0-3-aws-sns-endpoint-is-not-working-give-a-solution-to-handle-bounce-and-complaint-emails/31334) thread.
I’m close - really close to having a solution, and I expect to post another reply to the linked thread within 6 hours (It is Sunday and all that … )
I know it says 5.0.3, but the same will be true for 5.1.0 (That’s what I’m using)
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### Author:  [@edsonmoreira](https://forum.mautic.org/u/edsonmoreira)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/3 "2024-07-30T22:00:50Z")
Please, any updates about this? I’m having the same issue…
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### Author:  [@itnavigate](https://forum.mautic.org/u/itnavigate)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/4 "2024-08-15T01:14:03Z")
OK, So I have it working.
I have a default docker install of Mautic 5.1.
for my mail settings I have changed:
- Name to send mail as
- E-mail address to send mail from ([MyMauticUser@MyDomain.com](mailto:MyMauticUser@MyDomain.com))
- Host ([email-smtp.MyAwsRegion.amazonaws.com](http://email-smtp.MyAwsRegion.amazonaws.com))
- Port (587)
- User (MySmtpUsername - from AWS SES - starts with AKI…)
- Password (MySmtpUsernamePassword)
I left the following as the defaults:
- Scheme (smtp)
- Path (Empty)
After clicking `Save`, I could then come back on click on `Send Test Email` and it worked.
Let me know how you go.
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### Author:  [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/5 "2024-08-20T15:10:34Z")
So you are not using the API, but SMTP?
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### Author:  [@jason\_nyc](https://forum.mautic.org/u/jason_nyc)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/6 "2024-10-03T02:46:27Z")
password need to correct
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### Author:  [@edsonmoreira](https://forum.mautic.org/u/edsonmoreira)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/7 "2024-11-14T13:04:26Z")
It worked like a charm! Thanks!
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### Author:  [@MackAl1](https://forum.mautic.org/u/MackAl1)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/struggle-to-connect-amazon-ses-to-mautic-5-1/32829/8 "2025-03-07T14:01:30Z")
Thanks so much. It worked right away. This was really helpful.