Squarespace DNS Setup For ImprovMX

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

1. View Required DNS Records

Go to your ImprovMX dashboard, locate your domain(we'll use pipedpiper.com for this example) and click to modify settings.

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Scroll to the MX entries section. This shows the two DNS MX records you'll need to create on your DNS control panel. Click the value for MAIL SERVER, this will copy to clipboard for later use.

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2. Set MX Records in Squarespace

Visit your Squarespace dashboard, click on your domain, then click the DNS -> DNS Settings navigation on the left side.

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Click Add Record

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For HOST, enter @, for TYPE select MX, for PRIORITY enter 10, leave TTL at 4 hrs, for MAIL SERVER enter mx1.improvmx.com pasted from earlier. Then click SAVE.

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Do the same for a second set of MX records, the difference being mx2.improvmx.com for MAIL SERVER and 20 for PRIORITY.

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3. Set SPF Records in Squarespace

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

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Go to back to Squarespace and add a record like in Step 2. But this time, for HOST enter @, for TYPE select TXT, leave TTL at 4 hrs, for TXT paste v=spf1 include:spf.improvmx.com ~all copied 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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