Setup Custom Domain Email with Hover 2026

Setup custom domain email with Hover in minutes. Free email forwarding, SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 configuration. Includes video walkthrough and DNS verification tool.

Forward Email Team
Written by
Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
12/17/25
Time to read
Less than 5 minutes
Go to Hover

Step 1

Go to Hover → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify
NameTypePriorityValue
@MX10mx1.forwardemail.net
@MX10mx2.forwardemail.net
@TXTNoneforward-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