Amazon Route53 DNS Setup for ImprovMX

1. View Required DNS Records

Go to your ImprovMX dashboard at https://app.improvmx.com then locate the domain in question (we will use piedpiper.com for this example) and click on it to enter the domain settings menu.

Scroll down to the MX entries section. This shows the two DNS MX records you will need to add on your DNS control panel. Click on the value at the right hand side - this will copy it to the clipboard for use in the next step.

2. Set MX Records in Amazon Route53

From the Route53 Dashboard, go to your Hosted zones. Then, click on the domain you wish to configure to open the DNS configuration.

Click on the Create record button.

From the Record type dropdown, select MX. Then, in the Value field, enter 10 and paste the value mx1.improvmx.com you copied earlier.

Then, on a new line, enter 20 followed by mx2.improvmx.com. After doing so, click on the Create records button.

3. Set SPF Records in Amazon Route53

Go back to the ImprovMX dashboard and look for the SPF records section. Click the value in Recommended Content value to copy to clipboard.

Go back to Amazon Route53 and click Create record. Set the Record Type to TXT. Then, in the Value field, paste the value you copied earlier and click on the Create records button.

4. Verification

That's it! Now wait for the DNS changes to propagate, which can take up to 48 hours—although normally much sooner. Once we detect the DNS changes we'll notify you and you'll be ready to go!

If you're feeling lucky you can go back to the ImprovMX dashboard and click Check Again in case the changes are picked up right away!

The domain will show Email forwarding active when the DNS changes have propagated successfully.

Still have questions? Feel free to reach out to our support team!

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