Managing MX Records
MX records (Mail Exchange records) are used to specify the servers that handle email messages for your domain.
Purpose of MX Records:
Email Routing: MX records indicate which servers will receive mail for a domain.
Redundancy: You can specify multiple MX records with different priorities.
Examples of MX Record Usage:
Setting Up Domain Email: If you own the domain example.com and want to set up an email server, such as through Gmail, you need to add MX records to your domain's DNS settings. Example:
| Host | Priority | Exchange |
example.com | @ | 10 | aspmx.l.google.com |
example.com | @ | 20 | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com |
Email Forwarding Through a Third-Party Provider: If you use email services from a third-party provider, like Microsoft 365 or Yahoo, you need to specify their mail servers in your MX records.
Situations Where MX Records Are Used:
Setting Up Corporate Email
Migrating Mail Servers
Failover Protection
Adding MX Records
Adding MX Records
Go to the Domains section
Next, click the Actions section.
Open the DNS Records (Regery) section on the left.
In the Manage DNS Records section, select the DNS record type: MX.
Notes: If your domain is directed to another provider through name servers (e.g., Cloudflare), you can manage the DNS zone from that provider's panel.
Fill in the fields:
Name (Host): Enter @ for the main domain or the subdomain name (e.g., support for support.domain.tld).
Mail Server (Points to): Enter the mail server address provided by your mail provider (e.g., mx1.example.com, mx2.example.com).
Priority: Set the priority value. The lower the number, the higher the priority (e.g., 5 for mx1.example.com and 10 for mx2.example.com).
TTL: The recommended default value is (24 hours).
Save the changes.
Editing and Deleting MX Records
Go to the Domains section.
Click Manage next to the desired domain.
Open the DNS / Name Servers section on the left.
Scroll down to find the necessary MX records, or use the search bar.
Use the Delete or Edit options next to each record.
After making any changes to the DNS zone of the domain, the DNS propagation process will begin. This may take some time, so you need to wait for your email service to start working properly.
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