DNS records are essential for setting up and managing email services for your domain. Here's how to configure the main types of email-related DNS records:

MX Records (Mail Exchange)

• Direct email traffic to your mail servers
• Multiple MX records can be added with different priorities (0-255)
• Lower priority numbers indicate preferred servers
• Format: Host: @ | Priority: [number] | Data: [mail server URL]

DKIM Records (DomainKeys Identified Mail)

• Authenticate your email and prevent unauthorized sending
• Added as TXT or CNAME records
• Format: Host: [provider info or @] | Type: TXT/CNAME | Data: [DKIM value]

SPF Records (Sender Policy Framework)

• Authenticate legitimate email servers
• Added as TXT records
• Start with "v=spf1"
• Multiple SPF records are automatically merged

DMARC Records (Domain-based Message Authentication)

• Verify domain ownership for email marketing
• Added as single TXT record
• Format: Host: _dmarc | Type: TXT | Data: [provider value]
• Multiple records can be merged by separating email addresses with commas

SRV Records (Service Records) Required components:

• Service name (starts with _, e.g., _smtp)
• Protocol (starts with _, e.g., _tcp)
• Priority (optional)
• Weight (single digit)
• Port number
• Target (host URL) Format: Host: _service._protocol | Priority: [number] | Data: [weight port target]

When adding preset records, options are available for:

• Google Workspace
• Microsoft 365
• Fastmail
• Proton Mail
• Neo
• Titan
• iCloud
• Zoho Mail

For custom implementations, add records manually through your DNS settings panel under Custom Records.

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