# Set up SMTP with AWS SES

**URL:** https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [March 30, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349 "2020-03-30T17:57:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![gregbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gregbo](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/gregbo)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349/1 "2020-03-30T17:57:01Z")

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#### Summary

When I try to set up SMTP with AWS SES, it gives a 501 error

#### Steps to reproduce

Log in, go to System Console, go to SMTP, enter info for SES (username is just a string, not an email address), click on Test Connection

#### Expected behavior

Test Connection should respond with success

#### Observed behavior

Connection unsuccessful: Connection unsuccessful: SendMail: Error setting “From Address”, 501 Invalid MAIL FROM address provided

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### Author: ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349/2 "2020-03-31T12:18:25Z")

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What are your SMTP settings set to?

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### Author: ![gregbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gregbo](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/gregbo)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349/3 "2020-03-31T18:49:40Z")

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### Author: ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/set-up-smtp-with-aws-ses/9349/4 "2020-04-02T13:11:30Z")

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@paulrothrock Would the support team know about this issue?