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Email DNS records at DreamHost

Web host with its own DNS. MX records are set on a separate Custom MX page.

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Find the DNS editor

  1. In the DreamHost panel, go to Manage Websites.
  2. Select the three-dot button under your domain, then DNS Settings.

What goes in each field

Record Host field Value field
MX Host Custom MX Records (priority first, then the server)
TXT Host TXT Value
CNAME Host Points to
  • For your bare domain, leave Host empty.
  • For other names, type only the part before your domain (for example _dmarc). DreamHost adds your domain automatically.

Adding a record at DreamHost

MX record

  1. Open the Custom MX page in the panel and click Edit to the right of your domain.
  2. In Custom MX Records, enter each record as the priority, a space, then the server (for example 1 ASPMX.GOOGLE.COM). Don't add @ or a final dot.
  3. Click Change this domain to use custom MX records now!

TXT record

  1. On the DNS Settings page, click Add Record.
  2. Hover over the TXT section and click ADD.
  3. Fill in Host (leave it blank for your bare domain) and TXT Value.
  4. Click Add Record to save.

CNAME record

  1. On the DNS Settings page, click Add Record.
  2. Hover over the CNAME section and click ADD.
  3. Fill in Host (a subdomain, never the root) and Points to.
  4. Click Add Record to save.

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