Dear All,
Im trying to migrate from Siteground to Digital Ocean Droplets
however I encounter the mail server issue ( I cant receive any incoming emails)
I have change the nameserver in my domain provider I have added MX record , CNAME , SPF and DKIM, not sure what else Im lacking.
Right now, Im able to send email to hotmail (but not gmail) and not receiving any incoming email
Thank you
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Hi @pikerr18,
Have you configured any mail service on your droplet? It order to send and receive messages, you’ll need to install one. I’ll recommend using Postfix. Luckily, DigitalOcean have a pretty good tutorial on the installation and configuration of the service - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-on-ubuntu-18-04
If you’ve configured one but you still can’t send out e-mails to gmail, it’s possible you’ve been rate-limited based on some factors. I’ll recommend using this website - https://www.mail-tester.com/ . It’s a really good e-mail tester which will show you all your areas you need to work on.
Regards, KDSys
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