MX (Mail Exchange) records are like postal addresses for emails. Their purpose is to tell email servers where to deliver emails for a domain, helping to ensure that emails reach the correct destination.
If you use Hostinger Email with your domain, the following MX records should be present in your domain's DNS zone:
Name | Priority | Value (Mail server) | TTL |
@ | 5 | mx1.hostinger.com | default |
@ | 10 | mx2.hostinger.com | default |
For subdomains, instead of the @ in the name field, enter the name of your subdomain; e.g. the subdomain shop.domain.tld, will require the following records:
Name | Priority | Value (Mail server) | TTL |
shop | 5 | mx1.hostinger.com | default |
shop | 10 | mx2.hostinger.com | default |
You can also find the values Hostinger Email MX records on the Emails section of your hPanel:
Click on the Manage button next to the preferred email account
Select Connect Domain on the left sidebar
Check the Receive Emails tab where the Expected records will be displayed:
To add these records to your domain, follow the steps depending on where your domain is pointing:
If your domain is pointing to Hostinger by nameservers, click on Connect automatically:
If your domain is pointing elsewhere by nameservers, you will need to add them manually, making sure to delete any existing MX records before adding the new values. Check our guides for some popular domain registrars here: How to Change DNS Records in Other Registrars
After making any changes to your domain's DNS zone, DNS propagation may require a few hours, during which your email service may be temporarily out of service. Once completed, your email service will be up and running smoothly 💡