{"id":156907,"date":"2025-11-30T12:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=156907"},"modified":"2025-11-30T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:26:21","slug":"add-an-mx-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-an-mx-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Add an MX record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your domain is set up to receive email you may need to add an MX DNS record. This MX record specifies the mail server responsible for accepting and routing email messages sent to a domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Add an MX server\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZlTUAO51YQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Type<\/strong> dropdown menu to select <strong>MX.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Name<\/strong> field fill in your domain name. For example, <strong>example.com<\/strong>.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"346\" class=\"wp-image-156691\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-name.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-name.png 1088w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-name-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-name-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-name-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the <strong>TTL<\/strong> field, you can fill in a Time-To-Live (TTL) value to replace the default value. TTL is the value (in seconds) that tells DNS resolvers how long they should cache (store) the record before checking the authoritative server for a new update.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"346\" class=\"wp-image-156698\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-ttl.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-ttl.png 1088w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-ttl-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-ttl-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-enter-ttl-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the name of your mail server. For example, <strong>mail.example.com<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-156705\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mx-add-server-name.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mx-add-server-name.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mx-add-server-name-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mx-add-server-name-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mx-add-server-name-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to save the record.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" class=\"wp-image-156712\" style=\"width: 560px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-click-save.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-click-save.png 1086w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-click-save-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-click-save-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MX-click-save-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your domain is set up to receive email you may need to add an MX DNS record. 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