Can Amazon SES replace SendGrid functionality?

Question

I currently use SendGrid in my asp.net core web app to send out emails -- I don't need to receive emails into the app.  Is it pretty simple to replace that with SES?  Is there a tutorial or guide on how to do that?  I am having trouble debugging my SendGrid plugin in my Elastic Beanstalk instance and am looking for an easier emailing solution.  
  
Thanks!  
Bryan  
  
Edited by: cassb on Jul 11, 2019 5:19 AM

Answer

I copied the .aws folder with the credentials file from my local PC where it's working to the C:\Users\Administrator folder in my EC2 instance, then restarted the app.    I also tried terminating the instance and created a fresh instance and made sure the service role had permission for SendEmails and SendRawEmails.  Still no emails going out.  
  
Help!  
  
Edited by: cassb on Aug 1, 2019 7:39 PM

Answer

Hello,   
  
Here are few links that might help.   
  
Sending Email with Amazon SES -   
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/sending-email.html  
  
Send an Email by Accessing the Amazon SES SMTP Interface Programmatically  -  
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/send-using-smtp-programmatically.html  
  
Integrating Amazon SES with Your Existing Email Server  -   
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/send-email-smtp-existing-server.html  
  
Regards,  
Gaurav @ AWS

Answer

OK, I have installed the AWS SDK and SimpleEmail packages to my ASP.NET Core project and tested sending some emails.  It works great from my local PC.   
  
I have deployed the app from my PC to my ElasticBeanstalk instance on Amazon AWS.  The same app running in that instance is not sending emails.  Am I missing something I need to copy over to the Windows instance so it will send emails from there now?  
  
Thanks!  
Bryan

Can Amazon SES replace SendGrid functionality?

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