How to Change the MX Record Priority in Plesk

January 14, 2020 / Plesk

An MX record specifies the mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a domain name. 

Suppose, If you have your own domain name called “yourdomainname.com” and you want to setup your own email address like [email protected] Now, when someone sends an email to this particular email address, the sending mail server needs to know where to deliver that mail.  Here, MX Records comes into play.  

This article explains how to change the mail exchanger (MX) records using Plesk. 

For other Plesk accounts, follow these instructions.

1. Log in to your Plesk account.

2. Click on Websites & Domains in the left-hand panel.

Website and domains

3. In the main screen, click on and expand the section for the domain whose MX record you wish to change.

select domain

4. Then click on the Hosting & DNS tab in the menu.

5. Under Hosting & DNS, click on DNS Settings.

DNS setting

6. Under DNS Settings you will see a list of your records. Click on the record you wish to change. The Edit the Resource Record screen will then open.

7. On the Edit the Resource Record page, click on the Record Type dropdown box and select the MX option.

Record Type

8. A new set of fields will now appear. Enter the details of your mail server (e.g. mail.example.com) in the Name Server field.

MX Record Priority

9. Click on the dropdown box at the side of Specify the priority of the mail exchange server. Select the priority you wish. These range from 50 (lowest priority) to 0 (highest priority).

10. Finally, click on OK to save your changes. 

 

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