I'm a solo developer. what's the easiest way to send password reset emails?

The easiest path is usually:

1) Use an auth provider that already handles reset emails

If you’re solo and want the least friction, pick a service with built-in password reset flows:

• Supabase Auth
• Firebase Auth
• Auth0
• Clerk
• NextAuth / Auth.js if you’re wiring your own UI and just need the flow

These providers typically give you:

• reset request endpoint / UI
• token generation and verification
• email templates
• link expiration and security defaults

If you already use one of these, this is by far the easiest option.

2) If you need to send the email yourself, use an email API

For custom apps, use a transactional email service:

• Resend — very developer-friendly and simple
• SendGrid
• Postmark
• AWS SES — cheapest at scale, but more setup
• Mailgun

Typical flow:

1. User enters email on “Forgot password”
2. You generate a single-use, expiring reset token
3. Store a hashed version of the token server-side
4. Send an email with a link like: https://yourapp.com/reset-password?token=...
5. When the link is opened, verify token + expiry
6. Let the user set a new password
7. Invalidate the token and any active sessions if needed

3) Recommended easiest stack for a solo dev

If you want “works fast, minimal pain”:

• Auth: Supabase or Clerk
• Email: Resend
• App host: Vercel / Netlify / your normal stack

If you’re building auth yourself, Resend + a simple token table is a very easy combo.

4) Important security basics

Even if you keep it simple, do these:

• make reset links expire quickly, like 15–60 minutes
• make tokens single-use
• don’t reveal whether an email exists (“If an account exists, we sent an email”)
• rate-limit reset requests
• send the reset link over HTTPS
• store tokens hashed, not plaintext

5) My practical recommendation

• If you don’t need custom auth: use Supabase/Clerk/Firebase
• If you already have users/passwords in your DB: use Resend and implement a basic token flow

If you want, I can give you:

1. the simplest implementation stack for your framework (Next.js, Django, Rails, etc.), or
2. a copy-paste password reset flow with code.