{"id":5413,"date":"2021-10-24T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=5413"},"modified":"2022-12-18T00:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T16:22:25","password":"","slug":"how-to-update-mx-records","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/how-to-update-mx-records\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update MX Records in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An MX (mail exchanger) record allows you to route the emails you receive from your domain, to another web domain or email hosting service that you have.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>On your cPanel homepage, go to <em>Zone Editor<\/em> (under Domains).<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"135\" class=\"wp-image-5414\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_homepage-domains-zone-editor.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_homepage-domains-zone-editor.png 1065w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_homepage-domains-zone-editor-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_homepage-domains-zone-editor-1024x230.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_homepage-domains-zone-editor-768x172.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>Select the domain you will add an MX record for, and click <strong>+ MX Record<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"255\" class=\"wp-image-5415\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record.png 624w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>The rest of the screen will be grayed out, and this window will appear:<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"184\" class=\"wp-image-5416\" style=\"width: 320px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-priority-destination.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-priority-destination.png 379w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-priority-destination-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><br \/><br \/>Type in the <em>Priority <\/em>number (the lower the number, the higher priority level), and the <em>Destination<\/em> (the domain where your emails will be routed to).<br \/><br \/>You can now click on <strong>Add An MX Record<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>A message will appear to confirm that the MX record was added successfully.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"261\" class=\"wp-image-5417\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-successful.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-successful.png 624w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/cpanel_change-mx-records_add-mx-record-successful-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To proceed, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/how-to-configure-email-routing-in-cpanel\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">this article<\/span><\/a> to know how to configure email routing via cPanel.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; An MX (mail exchanger) record allows you to route the emails you receive from your domain, to another web domain or email hosting service that you have. &nbsp; On your cPanel homepage, go to Zone Editor (under Domains). Select the domain you will add an MX record for, and click + MX Record. 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