How to configure your sending domain with Transactional Email

This page shows you how to configure your sending domain to start sending transactional emails.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• A domain name

Automatic configuration for a Scaleway domain

When you use a domain name registered with Scaleway Domains and DNS, you can benefit from DNS autoconfiguration. We can automatically configure SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX on your behalf so your domain name can be validated automatically and you can focus on sending emails and observing the reputation status of your domain.

1. Click Transactional Email in the Managed Services section of the console side menu. The Transactional Email overview page displays.
2. Click Add domain. The domain creation wizard displays.
3. Add your domain. Select Use Scaleway domain and choose your Scaleway domain from the drop down list.
4. Optionally, tick the checkbox Add a domain prefix to configure a subdomain for use with the Transactional Email service.
5. Tick the checkbox Configure my Transactional Email DNS records automatically.
6. Tick the checkbox to confirm that you agree to Scaleway’s antispam policy, then click Validate domain name to confirm.

Manual configuration for an external domain

If your domain is registered with an external registrar, you can use it with the Transactional Email service by configuring the required DNS records manually. Validation time of domain ownership may be extended.

1. Click Transactional Email in the Managed Services section of the console side menu. The Transactional Email overview page displays.
2. Click Add domain. The domain creation wizard displays.
3. Enter the domain name you want to use with Transactional Email.
4. Tick the checkbox to confirm that you agree to Scaleway’s antispam policy, then click Validate domain name to confirm.