Managing MX records

⚠️ DNS is now available in Hetzner Console (see beta FAQ). After beta ended, it is no longer possible to create new zones in the old DNS Console. We recommend that all customers migrate their zones to Hetzner Console by the end of this year (see migration guide).

Adding an MX record

1. Select a zone which you want to add records to.
2. Click on the Records button in the top navigation.
3. Choose the type MX record in the dropdown menu.
4. Enter the Host (use @for root) — the subdomain you want to create the record for, including the domain name.
5. Click on Configure to configure the value. Enter the priority level (low number = high priority) and your mail server address.
6. Choose TTL — the record's time-to-live.
7. Once you are ready, click on the Add record button.
8. The record should now be created and be visible in the record list below.

Update an MX record

You can update the MX record directly in the record list by clicking on the Name, Value, or TTL field.

Delete an MX record

1. Click on the Delete button for the MX record you want to delete.
2. Confirm the deletion. Warning: You cannot undo this step!

Caveats

zone origin

If the target of a CNAME record is outside the current zone, the data must be terminated with a dot. Otherwise the data is considered a subdomain of the current domain and the global DNS scope will append the origin domain.

Example:

fooo  IN  MX  10 example.com
bar   IN  MX  10 example.com.