Simple Email Setup for IONOS in 2025

Simple and painless email setup guide for IONOS, which will let you setup email forwarding in minutes.

Forward Email Team
Written by
Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
6/11/25
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