Setting up an MX record ensures that your emails are delivered reliably. This page explains how to set up your own MX record, and how to set up Scaleway’s blackhole MX if you do not have your own MX server.
To complete the actions presented below, you must have:
We recommend you use your own MX server if you have one. If you do not have an MX server, we recommend you use Scaleway’s blackhole MX, as it allows you to avoid email rejection. However, this also means that the emails sent back to the Scaleway blackhole MX, will be lost and unrecoverable.
10 as a priority for your MX record.
Priority indicates the order in which your mail servers should be tried by a mail server that is attempting to deliver emails.
Add an MX record type in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
Enter a name of your choice in the Name field.
Set 10 as a priority for your MX record.
Priority indicates the order in which your mail servers should be tried by a mail server that is attempting to deliver emails.
Enter blackhole.scw-tem.cloud. in the Hostname field. Make sure you add the trailing dot at the end of the value.
Save your changes.
Your changes might take up to 48 hours to apply.