BigCommerce DNS Email Setup 2026

Learn how to configure email for your BigCommerce domain. Free email hosting with unlimited aliases. Complete DNS setup guide with screenshots and video.

Written byForward Email Team
Published9/12/26
Time to readLess than 5 minutes

Go to DNS settings

Step 1

Go to your domain provider → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify

(Scroll to the right to see entire table)

Name/Host/Alias	Type	Priority	Answer/Value
"@", ".", or leave empty/blank if allowed.	MX	`0`	`mx1.forwardemail.net`
"@", ".", or leave empty/blank if allowed.	MX	`0`	`mx2.forwardemail.net`
"@", ".", or leave empty/blank if allowed.	TXT		Edit user@gmail.com to your email:`forward-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

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