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[justin (Justin DiRose)]

Configure Mailgun for email when using Digital Ocean for DNS

I had a little bit of trouble to connect Mailgun and Digital Ocean (espacially the DNS configuration in Digital Ocean), so I’ve decided to create a little guide to help others : Connecting Mailgun with Digital Ocean Initial configuration in Mailgun Sign up on Mailgun Activate your account (you may have to wait 5-10 minutes to receive your activation mail) In Mailgun, do to Domains, Add a New domain. In my example I didn’t use a subdomain as they recommended, I wanted my emails to be noreply@…

This howto gives a general understanding of the MailGun setup process. While it may not be the same for using Digital Ocean as a DNS provider, the general steps are very similar.