Use your own domain in three steps
Any domain you own can receive mail right here, on this site. You add one DNS record, and after that every address on your domain — anything@your-domain — opens as a mailbox, without creating it first.
Before you start: two things to know
- These mailboxes are public. Anyone who types the same address sees the same letters. Use your domain for sign-ups and tests, not for passwords, banking or private mail.
- Mail goes to one place only. If your domain already receives real mail, pointing it here stops that. Use a subdomain instead — for example
test.your-domain.com— and your normal mailbox keeps working.
Step 1. Open the DNS settings of your domain
Sign in where you bought the domain (or where its DNS is managed) and find the list of DNS records for it.
Step 2. Add one MX record
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Type | MX |
| Host / Name | @ for the domain itself, or the subdomain part (e.g. test) |
| Mail server / Value | mail-fake.com |
| Priority | 10 (any number works if this is the only MX record) |
| TTL | leave the default |
Remove other MX records for the same host, otherwise part of the mail may still go to the old server.
Step 3. Wait, then open an address
DNS changes usually take from a few minutes to a few hours, rarely up to two days. Then go to the home page, type any name with your domain into the address field — for example hello@your-domain.com — and keep the page open.
Check that it works
Send a short letter to that address from your usual mailbox. When it appears on the page, you are done. If nothing arrives after a few hours, check that the record is of type MX (not CNAME or A) and that the mail server value is spelled exactly as above.