Easy Email Forwarding for IONOS (2025)

The easiest to follow guide for setting up email forwarding and hosting for IONOS.

Forward Email Team
Written by
Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
9/28/25
Time to read
Less than 5 minutes
Go to IONOS

Step 1

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

Go to IONOS
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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify
NameTypePriorityValue
@MX10mx1.forwardemail.net
@MX10mx2.forwardemail.net
"@", ".", or leave empty/blank if allowed.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