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Setup Flockmail MX for AWS Route 53

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In this article, we will walk you through how you can configure an MX and SPF records for your domain in AWS route53.

  1. Log in to your AWS account  (click here)
  2. Go to Services and click on Route53
  3. Click on Hosted Zone to find your hosted domain.
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  4. Select the domain you want to use to send emails and click on Go to Records Sets.
  5. Click on Create Record set and select MX mail exchange to create an MX record
  6. Fill in the values mentioned below and hit Save Record Set.
    1. Value: 10 mx1.flockmail.com
                 20 mx2.flockmail.com
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      Once that's done, it's time to add the SPF records.
  7. Click on Create Record set  again and select SPF to create an SPF record
  8. Fill in the values mentioned below and hit Save Record Set. 
    1. TTL: 1800
    2. Value: "v=spf1 include:spf.flockmail.com ~all"
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Done! You're all set to send and receive emails from your AWS route53 using Flockmail! 

Feel free to knock on our door by writing to us at support@flockmail.com in case you need any assistance with configuring these records.

We look forward to having you onboard!

 

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