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Emails are routed through to the IP address which is set in the A-record of the host. The A-record (or address-record) determines which IP address belongs to a domain name. This record 'translates' the domain name to an IP address.

We'll need to create MX records manually: Log in to Cloudflare. Go to Domain list and choose your domain. Go to DNS. Click on "Add new record" Choose MX record. Put @ in "Name" Put ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM in Mail Server. Choose priority = 1.

Essential DNS records for sending and tracking emails TXT record. A TXT record is used to store text data in the DNS database. ... MX record. A DNS MX (Mail Exchange) record directs mail to a mail server by specifying which server is responsible for accepting messages on behalf of a domain. ... CNAME record.

In short, if you want to successfully deliver emails, you need an MX record. MX records are also necessary for the following: Receiving emails through a separate domain from your web server. Load balancing mail flow across multiple servers.

How to set up DNS records? Log in to Control panel. Move to the domain management section (Services/Domains/Domain overview). Choose the domain where you want to set up records. Click on option: Edit DNS. Here you can edit, or add, new DNS records.

To route emails to your mail server, you need to create two DNS records within Cloudflare: An A or AAAA record for your mail subdomain that points to the IP address of your mail server. An MX record that points to that subdomain.

It is not a strict requirement for a domain name to have an A record. An A record is only a requirement when you need your domain name to resolve to an IPV4 address. A quad A IPV6 is also an AAAA record that can be used to resolve a domain name to a server instead of using an A record.