How to Setup Email with Amazon Route 53 in 2024

Follow the steps below to setup free email forwarding and send/receive email with Amazon Route 53.

Forward Email Team
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Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
4/1/24
Time to read
Less than 5 minutes
Go to Amazon Route 53

Step 1

Go to Amazon Route 53 → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

Go to Amazon Route 53
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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify
NameTypePriorityValue
NoneMX10mx1.forwardemail.net
NoneMX10mx2.forwardemail.net
NoneTXTNoneforward-email=user@gmail.com
Need a TTL value? Make it as close to 3600 (60 minutes) as possible.
Need to configure more aliases on the free plan?
See Options A to G in our FAQ
Verify

Send emails with your Amazon Route 53 domain

Read our Amazon Route 53 email setup guide to send email with your custom domain name and alias.

Send email with Amazon Route 53 domain

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