# arithmetric/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder

Serverless email forwarding using AWS Lambda and SES

Repository: https://github.com/arithmetric/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: aws-lambda, aws-ses, email, email-forwarding
Last push: 2025-01-11T15:55:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 1, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3958, "days_push": 599, "days_rel": 599, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1729, forks 439 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.539476+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js script for AWS Lambda that uses AWS Simple Email Service (SES) inbound/outbound capabilities to run a serverless email forwarding service. It receives email via SES, processes it in Lambda, and forwards it to configured destination addresses without needing an email server.

## Use cases
- forward email for a custom domain without running a mail server
- set up info@example.com aliases that redirect to a personal inbox
- replace an EC2 mail server with a serverless forwarding solution
- route SES-received emails stored in S3 to destination addresses
- manage multiple forwarding mappings for a verified domain

## When to choose
- you already use AWS and want low-cost, maintenance-free email forwarding
- your domain is SES-verified and message sizes stay under 10 MB
- you want infrastructure-as-code-free, simple Lambda deployment

## When to avoid
- you need full inbound mailbox storage or IMAP access
- you frequently receive emails over 10 MB with large attachments
- you cannot verify your domain in SES or are restricted by the SES sandbox

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: email, workflow-automation, serverless
- domain: email, self-hosted, cloud-computing
- platform: cloud, serverless
- tags: aws-lambda, aws-ses, email-forwarding, serverless-email, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- arithmetric/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.539476+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:56.658193+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arithmetric/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.539476+00:00, sha 777a96435976)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-lambda-ses-forwarder (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:59.268903+00:00, sha cef440fe279a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.