How to manage cPanel Mail Exchanger (MX) records

In this article, we will describe how to manage the Mail Exchanger (MX) records.

Talking about the cPanel, it manages your e-mail using its own mail server. As, you can modify Mail Exchanger (MX) DNS entries to route your website’s e-mail to other mail servers if necessary.

Add an MX record entry.

Follow these steps to add an MX entry in cPanel

1. Log into “cPanel account”.
2. From the Search Tool, click on the “Zone Editor”.
   
3. Find out, the domain for which you want to add an MX record and click on the “MX Record”.
   
4. In the “Add an MX Record” dialog box, type a priority under the “Priority” heading.
5. In the “Destination” text box, type the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the mail server.
6. Now, click “Add an MX Record”. cPanel adds the MX record.
   

Edit an MX record entry

Follow these steps to edit an MX entry in cPanel

1. Log into “cPanel account”.
2. Open “Zone Editor”, from the “Search Tool”.
   
   
3. Search the domain you want to modify, and click on “Manage”.
   
4. Find the MX record entry you want to change and Select “Edit”.
5. Fill out the “Priority” text box with the priority, In the “Destination” text box, enter the mail server’s fully-qualified domain name (FQDN). Hit “Save Record.”

Delete an MX record entry

Follow these steps to delete an MX entry in cPanel

1. Log into “cPanel account”.
2. Click on the “Zone Editor”, from the “Search Tool”.
   
   
3. Find the domain you want to change, then select “Manage”.
4. Find the MX record entry you want to remove and click “Delete”.
5. Click “Continue” to confirm the deletion.

In this way, you can manage cPanel mail exchanger (MX) records.

Also Read: How to Change the MX Record Priority in Plesk