I'm moving to GCP from a shared hosting company. I merely needed to create a new email address in the directadmin panel and use squirrelmail to send and receive emails on the shared hosting because I have a domain name (domain.com).
The issue is that I am unsure of how to accomplish this on GCP.
I have updated the nameservers for the domain name at my hosting provider and added a new zone in the cloud DNS for the domain name (where the domain name is parked).
I'm now seeking for a solution that would allow me to use the domain name (connected to a VM) while still sending and receiving emails conveniently.
Can you recommend a (paid or free) option that isn't too complicated to setup and maintain? I had considered setting up a mailserver using postfix and postfixadmin, however GCP bans outgoing mail, so I must use a service like sendgrid or mailgun to send emails. Additionally, I must install postfix in order to receive emails. To be completely honest though, I've never done this before, and I can't seem to find any helpful tutorials online.
I tried using this instruction (
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailgun) to send emails using my mailgun account, but they are not delivered.
Is there a website or similar service that I can link my domain name to in order to send and receive emails? I attempted to find out more by searching for "external mail server" and I searched for "free mail server," but I came up empty-handed.