GoDaddy DNS Setup for ImprovMX

Quickly and easily set up your domain's DNS records in GoDaddy for ImprovMX email forwarding.

1. View Required DNS Records

Go to your ImprovMX dashboard and find your domain (we will use piedpiper.com for this example) and click to modify settings.

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Scroll to the MX entries section. This shows the two MX records you will need to create on your DNS control panel. Click the value on the right, this will copy it to clipboard for use in the next step.

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2. Set MX Records in GoDaddy

Log in to GoDaddy. You will be redirected to the Product page. Scroll down to the All Products and Services section. You will see a Domains sub-section. Locate the domain you are using with ImprovMX and click DNS.

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Click Add New Record

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Click the Type dropdown and choose MX.

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For Name enter @, for Priority enter 10, for Value paste mx1.improvmx.com. from earlier. Then click Save.

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Now do the same, but for Value use mx2.improvmx.com. and for Priority use 20.

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3. Set SPF Records in GoDaddy

Now go back to the ImprovMX dashboard in step 1, and look for the SPF records section. Click the Recommended Value to copy to clipboard.

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Back on GoDaddy, add a new record, but choose TXT for TYPE.

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For Name enter @, for Value paste v=spf1 include:spf.improvmx.com ~all from earlier. Then click Save.

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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!

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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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