2025 Email Hosting Guide for Shopify

Learn about how to setup free email hosting for Shopify using Shopify DNS records.

Forward Email Team
Written by
Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
10/24/25
Time to read
Less than 5 minutes
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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
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