GUDHOST hosts your WordPress website; we don't provide email. To get addresses like you@example.com, sign up with an email provider such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, then add their DNS records where your domain's DNS is managed (usually your registrar).
Your website and your email use different records, so they work side by side: the A records for @ and www point to GUDHOST, and the email records point to your email provider.
Adding the records
- In your email provider's admin console, start the domain setup. It shows the exact records your domain needs.
- Sign in at your registrar and open the DNS settings for your domain.
- Add each record exactly as shown. Typically these are MX records for incoming mail, a TXT record for verification, a TXT record for SPF, and a DKIM record. Microsoft 365 also asks for an
autodiscoverCNAME. - Remove any MX records left from a previous email service, so mail doesn't go to two places.
- Go back to your provider and finish verification.
Many registrars offer a one-click setup for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 that adds these records for you. The records are also listed in the help pages for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
About MX records
An MX record names the mail server that accepts email for your domain. A domain can have several, each with a priority: lower numbers are tried first, and the others act as backups. MX records must point to a host name, never an IP address. With no MX record, email sent to your domain bounces. You don't need an MX record to send email, only to receive it.
Things to avoid
- Don't point the A records for @ or www to your email provider; that would take your website offline.
- Don't delete MX or TXT records when you update your website records.
Changes usually work within a few hours, and can take up to 72 hours. For SPF and DKIM, see "SPF and DKIM records for your email".