---
title: Create AWS credentials
description: Step by step guide to create AWS credentials to self-host useSend.
---

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new user">
    Login to your AWS console and go to IAM > Users > Create user. Type in user name, in this case `unsend`

    ![create user](/images/aws/key-1.png)

  </Step>
  <Step title="Set permission and create">
    Search for `AmazonSNSFullAccess` and `AmazonSESFullAccess` and check the checkboxes. Then proceed to create the user.

    ![set permission](/images/aws/key-2.png)

  </Step>
  <Step title="Create access key">
    Click on the created user and click on the `Create access key` button.

    ![create access key](/images/aws/key-3.png)
    ![option and create](/images/aws/key-4.png)
    ![description](/images/aws/key-5.png)

  </Step>
  <Step title="Retrieve access key">
    Copy the access key ID and secret access key to your `.env` file.

      ```env
    AWS_ACCESS_KEY=<access-key-id>
    AWS_SECRET_KEY=<secret-access-key>
    ```

    ![create access key](/images/aws/key-6.png)

  </Step>
</Steps>
