# Configure Mailgun for email when using Digital Ocean for DNS
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590
**Category:** Sysadmins
**Tags:** email, how-to
**Created:** [4 maart 2016 om 19:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590 "2016-03-04T19:57:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@LiveLikeLastDay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LiveLikeLastDay)
#### Post date: [31 oktober 2017 om 03:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/21 "2017-10-31T03:59:16Z")
> [@Steven](#):
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> DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_USER\_NAME: [noreply@yourdomaine.com](mailto:noreply@yourdomaine.com) # (optional)
Thanks for you post, my testing shows that above line is not optional. Should be something like postmaster@[[YourDoamin.com](http://YourDoamin.com)], this is the default SMTP Login in Mailgun.
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### Author:  [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [31 oktober 2017 om 14:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/22 "2017-10-31T14:35:47Z")
With Mailgun it’s mandatary you’re right. You can use postmaster or create a new smtp account in Mailgun with the option `Manage SMTP credentials`
I created a [noreply@mydomain.com](mailto:noreply@mydomain.com) for example.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [11 mei 2018 om 16:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/23 "2018-05-11T16:20:55Z")
Digital Ocean often blocks outgoing SMTP ports (25, 587), so using port 2525 with Mailgun is a way to ensure that you don’t get caught up if they do decide to block you. I use port 2525 for all of my installs to avoid having to worry about whether they decide to block those ports for a given droplet.
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### Author:  [@WebByHoward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WebByHoward)
#### Post date: [5 juni 2019 om 15:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/24 "2019-06-05T15:30:36Z")
I’m having an issue with DKIM and verifying the dns server. When I enter the DNS sending settings from mailgun into the DNS Zone Editor on BlueHost and then try to verify the settings on Mailgun, I see a green checkmark next to everything except the **domainkey**. There is a red ‘x’ there, so i’m assuming this means that it will not be verified or that I cannot even start the process of being verified.
edit: to add to this, I tried using **‘mailo’** instead of **‘k1’** preceeding the ‘.’ for the **domainkey**. I’m still seeing a red x. So i’m not sure what’s happening at this point.
 
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [5 juni 2019 om 16:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/25 "2019-06-05T16:05:41Z")
You need to create the the records required by mailgun. When you do, that checkbox will turn green like the others. It can take a while for those records to propagate.
We can’t guess here what you’ve done wrong. You should ask mailgun for help.
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### Author:  [@WebByHoward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WebByHoward)
#### Post date: [5 juni 2019 om 16:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/26 "2019-06-05T16:19:15Z")
I understand. I’ve added screenshots just for clarification. Everything seems to check out EXCEPT for domainkey.
I guess I will take your advice and contact them about the issue.
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### Author:  [@bacionBOI](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bacionBOI)
#### Post date: [30 september 2020 om 16:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/27 "2020-09-30T16:23:10Z")
> [@Steven](#):
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> - Now, you can change the email adresse you want to use (if you don’t want `postmaster@yourdomain` created by mailgun). In Mailgun \> Domains, you should have this on top of the page :
Do you have an Image to Change the Domain to `noreply@yourdomain.com`?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [14 oktober 2020 om 00:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/30 "2020-10-14T00:26:10Z")
The launcher script does a `git pull`, there is no need for that to be an explicit step any more. Removed.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [14 oktober 2020 om 15:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailgun-for-email-when-using-digital-ocean-for-dns/40590/31 "2020-10-14T15:38:22Z")
FWIW, `./launcher rebuild app` does the pull, but `./launcher bootstrap web_only` does not.
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