Demystifying AWS Simple Email Service (SES) with CloudFormation: A Comprehensive Guide

Overview :-

AWS CloudFormation template is designed to create an #AWS Simple Email Service (SES) template with ease. #AWS SES templates allow you to format and structure your email content for various purposes. This template allows you to customize the template name, subject, text part, and HTML part of the email, making it adaptable for different email campaigns, notifications, or communications.

Deployment Steps

Follow these steps to upload and create the CloudFormation stack using the #AWS Management Console:

Create a yaml file in your local system and copy the below Yaml to your local yaml file

1. Sign in to the #AWS Management Console: Log in to your AWS account if you haven’t already.

2. Navigate to CloudFormation: Go to the #AWS CloudFormation service from the #AWS Management Console.

3. Click the “Create stack” button.

4. Upload the CloudFormation template file (YAML).

Yaml File :-

# ses.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: 2010-09-09
Description: AWS SES Template Creation
Parameters:
  TemplateName:
    Type: String
    Description: The name of the SES template.
  SubjectPart:
    Type: String
    Description: The subject of the email template.
  TextPart:
    Type: String
    Description: The plaintext (text) part of the email template.
  HtmlPart:
    Type: String
    Description: The HTML part of the email template.
Resources:
  EmailTemplate:
    Type: 'AWS::SES::Template'
    Properties:
      Template:
        TemplateName: !Ref TemplateName
        SubjectPart: !Ref SubjectPart
        TextPart: !Ref TextPart
        HtmlPart: !Ref HtmlPart
Outputs:
  TemplateNameOutput:
    Description: The name of the created SES email template.
    Value: !Ref TemplateName

• Enter a Stack name for your deployment.

• Provide parameter values as needed.

• Review and acknowledge the capabilities (if required).

• You can set additional stack options or tags if necessary.

6. Review and Create:

• Review the stack details and configuration.

• Click “Create stack” to initiate the deployment.

7. Monitor Stack Creation:

• The CloudFormation stack creation process will begin.

• Monitor the stack events in the #AWS Management Console.

Conclusion :-

With this CloudFormation template, you can easily provision #AWS SES email templates by specifying the desired template name, subject, text content, and #HTML content as input parameters. It simplifies the process of creating and managing email templates within your #AWS environment, ensuring consistent and professional email communications. To use this template, deploy it using #AWS CloudFormation, providing the necessary parameter values to create your #SES email template.