Mailgun Setup with SiteGround DNS for Sparkforge

SiteGround's Site Tools panel exposes a clean DNS Zone Editor that handles all five Mailgun records. Plan for 15 minutes plus DNS propagation.

Before you start

1. Sign up at mailgun.com and verify the email address.
2. In Mailgun, click Sending > Add New Domain.
3. Pick a subdomain like mg.companyname.com. Avoid the root domain if it's already in use for email.
4. Set the region to US, not EU. Sparkforge only reads US-region Mailgun domains.
5. Click Add domain and leave the DNS instructions open.

Add DNS records in SiteGround

Log in to SiteGround, open Site Tools > Domain > DNS Zone Editor.

1st TXT record (SPF)

1. Click the TXT tab.
2. Name: subdomain prefix (mg) or @/empty for root.
3. Value: v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all
4. Click Create.

2nd TXT record (DKIM)

1. Click + Add Record, then the TXT tab.
2. Name: copy the host prefix from Mailgun, stripping the root domain. Example: mx._domainkey.helpdesk.
3. Value: paste the long DKIM string from Mailgun.
4. Click Create.

1st MX record

1. Click the MX tab and choose Add your own MX records.
2. Name: subdomain prefix or @ for root.
3. Priority: 10
4. Destination: mxa.mailgun.org
5. Click Create.

2nd MX record

1. Add another MX record.
2. Name: same as the first MX.
3. Priority: 10
4. Destination: mxb.mailgun.org
5. Click Create.

CNAME record

1. Click the CNAME tab.
2. Name: for mg.companyname.com use email.mg; for root domain use email.
3. Value: mailgun.org
4. Click Create.

Verify and test

1. Return to Mailgun and click Verify DNS Settings.
2. If records are still red, wait a few minutes and re-verify. SiteGround propagation is usually fast.
3. Copy the Mailgun API key into Sparkforge.
4. Send a test email from Conversations.

If you also use a Google Workspace account on the root domain for inbound mail, keep Mailgun on a subdomain so the MX records don't conflict.