> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usesend.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create AWS credentials > Step by step guide to create AWS credentials to self-host useSend. Login to your AWS console and go to IAM > Users > Create user. Type in user name, in this case `unsend` create user Search for `AmazonSNSFullAccess` and `AmazonSESFullAccess` and check the checkboxes. Then proceed to create the user. set permission Click on the created user and click on the `Create access key` button. create access key option and create description Copy the access key ID and secret access key to your `.env` file. ```env theme={null} AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= ``` create access key