Step-by-step Mailgun Setup - Google Domains

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. not EU. not EU. 

C. Click on Add domain

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

• Log in to domains.google.com
• Click into the domain you are trying to set up
• Click DNS on the left panel, we are going to add 5 DNS records

Copy the first TXT record here v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all

To add the 1st TXT record

Host name:

• 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
  • 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 @

Type: Select TXT from the dropdown

Data: we will paste the first copied TXT record here v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all

Don't click save yet, 4 more new records to add

Once you are done with the 1st record, click Create new record

To add the 2nd TXT record

Host name:

it's a bit tricky but the key here is to copy everything from the beginning until the subdomain part, do not copy the main domain

Examples: copy the highlighted part

Example 1 using subdomain

Example 2 using main domain:

Type: Select TXT from the dropdown

Data: we will paste the second long TXT record here 

To add the MX records, click Create new record

Host name:

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

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 @

Type: Select MX from the dropdown

Data: paste the following data

• Copy and paste 10 mxa.mailgun.org
• Click +Add more to this record
  • Copy and paste 10 mxb.mailgun.org

To add the CNAME record, click Create new record

Host name:

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 email.mg

replies.companyname.com The host name will be email.replies

If you are setting up a main domain like companyname.com, the host name will be email

Type: Select CNAME from the dropdown

Data: copy and paste mailgun.org

Now that you have added 5 DNS records, click SAVE!

Go back to Mailgun and click 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 - Where to Find in Mailgun & Put in HighLevel

Then we could send a test email to see if everything works! Click here to learn How to send a test email in the Conversation