Sending SNS messages from ubuntu

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Create an SNS topic

• Longin to the AWS console

• Open SNS (Simple Notification Service)

• Create a standard topic

• Enter a name

• Click "create topic"

• Copy down the ARN for the topic

• Subscribe your email to the topic for testing.

Install the tools

Installing AWS CLI

try the test script

here's a simple test script:

SNS_ARN="arn:aws:sns:your_ARN_goes_here"
SUBJECT="$1"
MESSAGE="$2"

sns_publish(){
  response=$(
    aws sns publish \
      --topic-arn "$SNS_ARN" \
      --subject "$1" \
      --message "$2"
  )
  echo $response
}