Mailgun Setup - GoDaddy Domain Setup

Step-by-step Mailgun Setup - GoDaddy Domain Setup

1. Sign up for Mailgun.com

2. Check your email inbox to verify the email address.

3. Login to Mailgun, Click on Sending > Add New Domain.

4. If your domain is companyname.com, you can either set up the main domain or subdomain with Mailgun.

A. Main domain:

• If you are adding the main domain, it should not be used with Gsuite, or any other email provider.

Subdomain:

• To set up the subdomain with Mailgun, you can type ANYTHING_HERE.companyname.com
  Examples:
  • mg.companyname.com
  • replies.companyname.com
  • support.companyname.com

B. Please set up the domain or subdomain under US, not EU.

C. Click on Add domain.

The next screen that you're taken to will ask you to add DNS records to your domain. Leave this screen open for the next step.

5. Now log in to your DNS records based on where you get the domain and add the 5 DNS records.

To add the 1st TXT record

• Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio.
• Click on the three dots for the Domain Edit Options next to your domain.
• Select Edit DNS. You may need to scroll down to see the Edit DNS option.

Click on Add to add a new record.

A. Type: Select TXT from the Type menu options.

B. Host: DO NOT INCLUDE THE ROOT DOMAIN.

Depending on the subdomain you are trying to set up:

• If you are trying to set up mg.companyname.com, the host name will be mg.
• If you are trying to set up replies.companyname.com, the host name will be replies.
• If you are setting up a main domain like companyname.com, the host name will be @.

C. TXT Value: Same for everyone.
Paste the following record: v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all

D. Click on Save.

To add the 2nd TXT record

• Click on Add to add a new record.

A. Type: Select TXT from the Type menu options.

B. Host: Copy everything from the beginning until the subdomain part, DO NOT INCLUDE THE ROOT DOMAIN.

**Everyone's 2nd TXT record host name and value is different

Examples: 

• Subdomain: mx._domainkey.helpdesk as the host name.
• Main domain: mailo._domainkey as the host name.

C. TXT Value: Head back to Mailgun and copy the 2nd TXT record here.

• Paste the 2nd long copied TXT record here.

D. Click on Save.

To add the 1st MX record

Click on Add to add a new record.

If you have a Gsuite account to capture incoming emails for the main domain, make sure you are using a subdomain for Mailgun.

A. Type: Select MX from the Type menu options.

B. Host:

• For mg.companyname.com, the host name will be mg.
• For replies.companyname.com, the host name will be replies.
• For companyname.com, the host name will be @.

C. Points to: Paste the following data: mxa.mailgun.org

D. Priority: Set to 10 for all domains.

E. Click on Save.

To add the 2nd MX record

• Click on Add to add a new record.

A. Type: Select MX from the Type menu options.

B. Host:

• For mg.companyname.com, the host name will be mg.
• For replies.companyname.com, the host name will be replies.
• For companyname.com, the host name will be @.

C. Points to: Paste the following data: mxb.mailgun.org

D. Priority: Set to 10 for all domains.

E. Click on Save.

• To add the CNAME record

Click on Add to add a new record.

A. Type: Select CNAME from the Type menu options.

B. Host: Head back to Mailgun to copy the host name (copy everything from the beginning until the subdomain part, DO NOT copy the main domain).

Depending on the subdomain you are setting up:

• For mg.companyname.com, the host name will be email.mg.
• For replies.companyname.com, the host name will be email.replies.
• For companyname.com, the host name will be email.

C. Points to: Paste the following data: mailgun.org

D. Click on Save.

Now that you have added 5 records, go back to Mailgun and click on Verify DNS Settings.

Click the same button to Verify DNS Settings again if some records are still not showing the green checkmark.

Once you add all the DNS records and verify, you can grab the Mailgun API Key. Then send a test email to see if everything works!